Viral Toxic teaser actress Beatriz Taufenbach deletes Instagram amid backlash over intimate scene

In the glitzy and glamorous world of cinema, teasers are meant to build excitement and curiosity ahead of a film’s release. However, sometimes, instead of keeping the audience hooked on what’s coming next, a few seconds of footage can spark debates far beyond cinema halls. One such similar situation happened after the release of the teaser of Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown Ups, starring Yash in the lead. What was intended to create buzz has now landed the film and its makers in the middle of a growing controversy, drawing sharp reactions from political groups and social activists.

After Yash’s Toxic teaser was released, it quickly created a buzz, but this for facing scrutiny after complaints were raised over a graphic scene featuring Yash and a woman inside a car outside a cemetery. Several groups objected to what they described as obscene and sexually explicit content. Social activist Dinesh Kallahalli filed a formal complaint with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), objecting to the scenes in the teaser. While this created a lot of buzz, the makers did not issued any official response to the complaints yet.

Quoting from the letter, AAP state secretary Usha Mohan claimed, “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.”