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Yash’s Toxic teaser hasn’t been submitted to CBFC, despite AAP complaining about its ‘obscene and explicit’ content; doesn’t require clearance

CBFC has clarified that they are yet to receive any promotional material for Yash's Toxic, as per reports. The teaser released previously was streamed on social media.

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 13, 2026 04:32 PM IST

Yash's character Toxic releases on March 19.

The release of Yash-starrer Toxic’s teaser on his birthday raised a lot of eyebrows and created some controversy for its explicit scenes. The scene that shows Yash’s character Raya engaged in sexual activities with a female character had the Aam Aadmi Party’s Women’s Wing submit a formal complaint to the Karnataka State Women’s Commission. Now, a report in India Today states that the team of Toxic is yet to submit any assets to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

CBFC certifies the content that is played in theatres or television, and anything that is streamed on YouTube or other social media platforms does not require any clearance from them. The report stated that sources from CBFC have shared that they are yet to receive any trailer, teaser, or any other clip from the film. The film, starring Yash, is due for release on March 19.

On Monday, AAP state secretary Usha Mohan said in a letter to the Women’s Commission that Toxic’s teaser contains “obscene and explicit” content, which could harm the “social well-being of women and children”. She also said it was released on YouTube without any age-related warning, and claimed it “degrades the dignity of women” and “insults Kannada culture.”

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Previously, the release of the teaser had many from the film industry cheering for the film. Sandeep Reddy Vanga, known for films like Animal and Kabir Singh, shared on X, “TOXIC teaser just knocked me out. Style. Attitude. Chaos.” Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma shared on X, “After seeing the @TheNameIsYash starring trailer of #Toxic, I do not doubt that @GeethuMohandas_ is the ultimate symbol of Women Empowerment. No Male director is Man enough in comparison to this Woman. I still can’t believe she shot this.”

Directed by Geetu Mohandas, Toxic is Yash’s first release since the end of the KGF franchise. The KGF films are two of the biggest grossers in the history of Indian cinema. KGF 2 made Rs 860 crore in India, and collected Rs 1215 crore worldwide, as per trade tracker Sacnilk. The first film made Rs 237.75 crore worldwide, and earned Rs 185 crore in India.

Toxic will clash against the sequel of Dhurandhar on March 19. Dhurandhar’s first part, which released in December, collected Rs 1258 crore worldwide, and in India, it earned Rs 808 crore, as per Sacnilk.

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