Mumbai: Geetu Mohandas’s Toxic is one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. Until recently, not much was known of this movie, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, starring Yash in the lead. However, a film’s UAE distributor, Phars Film, detailed the story of the movie on its website, taking away the suspense of the much-talked-about film.
The movie, according to the website, is set in Goa between the 1940s and the 1970s. Yash plays the role of a gangster who builds an empire with fear and bloodshed. “Set in Goa between the early 1940s and the 1970s, Toxic is a savage action-thriller saga that plunges into the rot festering beneath paradise. In this coastal land of fading colonial shadows and rising crime syndicates, a man forges his empire through blood, fear, and betrayal,” said the website.
It added, “Power is not granted – it is seized, and it always demands repayment. As smuggling routes become battlegrounds and loyalties unravel into suspicion, paranoia turns into a means of survival. In the end, the only force more powerful than the consequences of his choices is the abyss within him.” The film was rated 18 TBC (18+ To Be Confirmed) on the website.
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups
The movie, produced by Venkat K Narayana and Yash under their respective banners, KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, features Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth. This is Yash’s first film after the successful KGF sequels. Toxic was filmed in Kannada and English simultaneously. It will be released in Hindi and also other South Indian languages.
A teaser of the film, unveiled on Yash’s birthday, created a lot of buzz. The explicit scenes in the teaser were objected to by many. The Women’s wing of the Aam Aadmi Party filed a complaint to the Karnataka State Commission for Women.