Kannada actor Risheekaa Ssingh stirred up a storm across the regional film industry after publicly slamming Yash and director Geetu Mohandas over the creative choices in their upcoming gangster drama Toxic. Taking to social media to share her frustration, she openly questioned the trailer's intimate sequences and targeted a controversial scene involving Kiara Advani.
Risheekaa argued that leaning on provocative, revealing visuals to build cinematic grit ends up degrading women rather than telling an authentic story, pointing out that female characters should be given real depth instead of being reduced to sensationalized moments on screen.
Risheekaa Singh Calls Out Yash Over Bold Scenes in Toxic Trailer Row Her sharp words took a harsher turn when she warned that local audiences would push back against projects that cross cultural lines for mere shock value, bluntly suggesting that anyone disrespecting women could find themselves unwelcome in Karnataka. The video quickly caught fire online.
sparking fiery arguments between long-time Sandalwood followers and Yash's vocal fanbase. While several cinephiles agreed with her take on the objectification of actresses in big-budget movies, loyal supporters of the KGF star hit back hard, pointing out that Toxic is clearly pitched as mature cinema and arguing that filmmakers should be free to explore dark themes without facing moral policing ahead of release.