Can a star vehicle be both mass entertainment and meaningful cinema? In FMM 29, The Balancing Act, we use Geetu Mohandas’ Toxic, starring Yash, to explore the eternal battle between art and commerce, star and character, class and mass.

Geetu Mohandas’ ambitious ideas struggle to survive in Toxic, a film dominated by Yash’s star image and visual excess

Toxic had all the ingredients of a big, ambitious cinematic event — scale, stars, style and the promise of something different. But does ambition alone make a great film?

Maverick Kannada filmmaker Suri weighs in on Yash’s complex performance in ‘Toxic’ and urges those who didn’t connect with the film to watch it again

Can a star vehicle be both mass entertainment and meaningful cinema? In FMM 29, The Balancing Act, we use Geetu Mohandas’ Toxic, starring Yash, to explore the eternal battle…