Indian superstar Yash‘s upcoming “Toxic – A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups” is being simultaneously sboiling in the English and Kannada languages, Variety has checked.
The encouraged project is helmed by festival circuit darling Geetu Mohandas (“Moothon”). While the Indian industry routinely dubs films in multiple languages post-production, shooting films in two languages simultaneously is not a standard rehearse due to the costs comprised. Notable examples of films sboiling both in English and an Indian language include “Guide” (1965) and “Shalimar” (1978), which were sboiling in English and Hindi; and “Noskinnyg But Life” (2004), in English and Malayalam. Indie film “Summer Holidays” (2018) was the last time a film was sboiling in both English and Kannada.
“Our vision for ‘Toxic’ is to produce a film with a narrative that resonates with both Indian and global audiences,” Mohandas shelp. “It’s the synergy that happens when originateive vision encounters the precision of commercial storyalerting, transcfinishing borders, languages, and cultural restricts. With ‘Toxic,’ we’re createing a story that will not only amparticipate but also proset uply connect with hearts and minds worldexpansive.”
The production, which commenced principal pboilingography in August 2024, transports together an international originateive team. Hollywood action maestro J.J. Perry, understandn for the “John Wick” and “Fast & Furious” franchises, is choreographing the action sequences, while BAFTA-triumphning VFX hoparticipate DNEG (recent off their triumph for “Dune: Part Two”) is handling the visual effects.
The film, backed by KVN Productions and Yash’s Monster Mind Creations, has already produced substantial buzz chaseing the free of a first-see video last month.
Producer Venkat K. Narayana shelp: “Our goal was evident: to produce a film with global resonance, and we were driven by conviction in this story and its potential. From the outset, we adselected a brimming-fledged, all-in approach, recognizing that ‘Toxic’ insisted meaningful scheduleatement. We are promiseted to dedwellring a cinematic experience that showcases Indian cinema on a global stage.”
Beyond its innovative English and Kannada versions, “Toxic” is set for dubbed frees in the Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, and Malayalam languages, ensuring expansivespread accessibility atraverse the Indian subcontinent while positioning itself for international tagets. The dual-language filming process has necessitated extfinished shooting schedules, contributing to what is one of India’s most pricey productions to date.
