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Actors Challenge Double Standards Over Kiara Advani’s Toxic Scenes

Actors Challenge Double Standards Over Kiara Advani’s Toxic Scenes
Swastika Mukherjee On Kiara Advani Getting Trolled For Intimate Toxic Scenes With Yash: 'Did She Sign Up For Mother Teresa Roles?' · NDTV

Kiara Advani acted in romantic and intimate scenes with Yash in the film Toxic.

Some people online criticized her because she is married and has a child.

They praised Yash for similar scenes instead.

Swastika Mukherjee said this is unfair and that people should watch a film before judging it.

She also said intimacy is a normal part of life and relationships.

Benedict Garrett made a similar point about the different treatment of the two actors.

He said actors play characters and do not live those characters’ lives on screen.

The debate is about whether actors should be judged by their work or by their personal lives.

Toxic is a story about a gangster’s rise and fall.

Key facts

Film
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups
Director
Geetu Mohandas
Release
Released in theatres on August 26
Actors in intimate scenes
Kiara Advani and Yash
Story setting
Goa during the period of Portuguese rule
Plot
A gangster’s rise and eventual fall from power
Production
Produced by Venkat K Narayana and Yash under KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations LLP

Quotes

Swastika Mukherjee

Actor who criticized the backlash against Kiara Advani

“Did Kiara, or the other actor, sign an MOU or publish pamphlets to the entire audience fraternity saying, 'I'm only going to play Mother Teresa-type roles'?”
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“But children don't fall into our laps. We become mothers because we are intimate with our partners.”
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Benedict Garrett

British actor and Toxic co-star who challenged the perceived double standard

“Why is Kiara Advani being attacked for doing her job, while Yash is being praised for doing exactly the same thing?”
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