As anticipation builds for ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups’, the lead actor Kiara Advani He talks about what it was like to shoot Yash as the lead. The actor revealed the director Geetu Mohandas He had a strict no-foul rule on set and shooting in Kannada for the first time took him out of his comfort zone.
Kiara Advani explains Geetu Mohandas’ ‘no hello, hello’ rule on set
In an interview with Bombay Times, Kiara Advani, known for her warm and chatty presence on film sets, said that the director asked her to completely drop her usual salutations to stay locked in her character’s headspace.She said, “Geetu is like, okay, when you come on set tomorrow, I want you to be me, and I’m a person; when I walk on set, I’m always like, ‘Hi, what? Good morning.’
Kiara Advani talks about shooting in Kannada for the first time
Kiara Advani also described the bilingual shoot as one of the most challenging experiences of her career, especially as she had to act all the scenes twice – one in English and one in Kannada.He said, “Working in Kannada, I guess I would say ‘Toxic’ was a challenge because it was the first time we shot in English and Kannada. We would do the same scene. So this shot was an English shot first and until we got it right. Then we do Kannada because you, at least for someone like me, Kannada is speaking verbatim before my language.Despite being shot in English and Kannada, Toxic will release in multiple languages, including Hindi.
Kiara Advani talks about language differences
Despite the language barrier, Kiara says the experience of working in the Kannada film industry is not entirely different from Hindi or Telugu productions.He added: “I think at the end of the day there can be small cultural differences, but at the end of the day I feel like we’re all Indians, so there’s a similarity; there’s a familiarity. Sometimes even the style of working, the bigger the stars and the sponsorship, which is great there. But other than that, I feel like I’ve had a pretty similar experience working in Hindi and Telugu.”
More about ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’
‘Toxic’ includes an ensemble cast Yash, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Rukmini Vasanthand Tara the Flame. The film was originally slated for release on June 4, 2026, but has since been pushed back. A new release date has yet to be announced.
