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Kiara Advani says Sidharth Malhotra was unbothered by Toxic backlash
Kiara Advani said Toxic’s opening-weekend response left her heartbroken during an appearance on Koffee With Karan Season 9.
The film, directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring Yash, received largely negative reviews and performed below expectations at the box office.
It grossed 342.26 crore rupees worldwide, according to an industry tracker cited in coverage of the interview.
Kiara said she also received praise for taking on a role outside her comfort zone, which she described as defining in her career.
She faced criticism over intimate scenes with Yash, with some people bringing her marriage and motherhood into the discussion.
Sidharth Malhotra was not bothered by the scenes, Kiara said, adding that they had never discussed them.
She said people online had called out what they saw as hypocrisy in the backlash, and she did not feel a need to justify her choices.
Kiara Advani said her husband, Sidharth Malhotra, was not bothered by backlash over her intimate scenes with Yash in Toxic.
She said the film’s opening-weekend response left her feeling very low, despite its strong opening.
Kiara discussed the criticism and the film’s reception on Koffee With Karan Season 9, where she appeared with Sidharth.
She said she did not feel the need to justify her choices after people online called out what she described as hypocrisy.
The film, directed by Geetu Mohandas, is set in post-independence Goa.
- Who
- Kiara Advani discussed the film and the backlash. She said Sidharth Malhotra was not bothered by her scenes.
- What
- Kiara spoke about the criticism of her intimate scenes with Yash in Toxic and the film’s initial response.
- When
- She spoke on Koffee With Karan Season 9; the articles were published on November 11, 2026.
- Where
- The discussion took place on Koffee With Karan Season 9. The film is set in post-independence Goa.
- Why
- Kiara was asked about the film’s reception and the backlash over her scenes.
Kiara Advani and supporters calling out gender bias
Social media critics
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Kiara Advani and supporters calling out gender bias
Kiara said Sidharth was not bothered and she did not feel the need to justify her choices; supporters called out hypocrisy in the criticism.
Social media critics
Some social media users criticised Kiara’s intimate scenes with Yash and questioned her choices because she was married and a mother.
Gender bias
Kiara Advani and supporters calling out gender bias
Karan Johar highlighted that married male actors are rarely subjected to similar scrutiny for intimate scenes.
Social media critics
The articles do not report a response from the critics on this point.
Kiara and Sidharth announced they were expecting their second child.
Toxic received a response that Kiara said left her very low.
Articles reported Kiara’s comments about the film’s reception and the backlash over her scenes.
- Film
- Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups
- Director
- Geetu Mohandas
- Setting
- Post-independence Goa
- Koffee With Karan
- Season 9
- Announcement
- Kiara and Sidharth said in early October 2026 that they were expecting their second child
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Kiara says Sidharth was unbothered about her intimiate scenes with Yash in Toxic
Kiara Advani says Sidharth Malhotra was unbothered by her intimate scenes with Yash in Toxic, admits film's negative response left her ‘very low’
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What people are saying
He had not cared about it. He has never brought it up. We have never spoken about it. It did not affect him, he was not bothered
On day one, it is heartbreaking. Especially for this film, because as a team in totality any of us saw this coming. When it misfired despite it opening to what it did. It was heartbreaking for me that first weekend. I was very low about it
I really didn’t feel the need to justify it
It has been happening now for donkey years, for decades. From Aishwarya to so many wonderful actors