Mumbai: Amid the ongoing controversy over obscene and explicit scenes in ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups’, lead actor Yash is getting trolled for an old interview in which he said he would never do films which he can’t watch with his parents.
In a chat with host Ramesh Aravind, Yash had said, “I won’t do any movie scenes that I wouldn’t feel comfortable watching with my parents.”
As the video of the interview went viral, netizens took a dig at the actor for his hypocrisy.
One user commented, “People change, their perspectives grow.”
Another netizen stated, “I mean humans evolve….. He may believe that at the time and now his ideals have changed.”
Some users defended the actor. “People change yar over the time. rejecting movie based on one scene in this cut throat industry is not someone will do. everyone sounds pick me at one point.”
Another netizen shared, “If you don’t like yash’s movies, thats ok, dismiss those off. I didnt like KGF so much that I stopped the part 1 early off and havent watched any of yash’s other movies. But this where in early career someone might have a different opinion and will change it 15 years later.. we all do this. And It is only acting in scene. It isnt anything illegal/sinful, just acting.”
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The makers of ‘Toxic’ dropped the teaser of the film on Yash’s birthday last week.
The teaser video begins in a graveyard, where Yash gatecrashes a funeral. Before the actor is introduced as Raya, he is seen making out with a woman in a car, followed by high-octane action.
The car sequence did not go down well with a section of audience, who criticised Yash and the makers for the explicit content in the film.
Following this, the women’s wing of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lodged a complaint with the Karnataka State Commission for Women, against the ‘obscene scene’ in the ‘Toxic’ teaser.
“The obscene and explicit content in the teaser of this movie is causing serious harm to the social well-being of women and children. These scenes, released in the public domain without any age-related warning, degrade the dignity of women and insult Kannada culture,” AAP state secretary Usha Mohan stated.
Set to be released in theatres on March 19, the film also stars Kiara Advani, Tara Sutaria and Nayanthara in key roles.
