Toxic song Tabahi: Yash lifts Kiara Advani, duo lock lips, kiss and hug in pristine locales; fans gush over sensuous chemistry

After a long wait, the makers of Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups has officially unveiled the film's first song, Tabaahi, featuring Yash and Kiara Advani. The action drama, laced with sensuality and sexual tension, promises to keep audiences hooked.

More than the song, fans are smitten by the on-screen dynamic and chemistry between Yash and Kiara that is grabbing eyeballs.

The 4-minute-26-second music video unfolds like a dark romantic tale, blending passion and longing. The video opens with a quote by 13th-century Persian poet Rumi: "Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there."

From passionate lip-locks to sensual moments between Yash and Kiara Advani, the visuals set the tone for the song. Be it kissing on a serene beach, sharing intimate moments inside a vintage car, or driving through picturesque landscapes in a red retro convertible, the visuals are visually appealing.

One sequence shows the couple inside the backseat of a vintage car making out on the backseat of the car; another sees them sharing a rain-soaked embrace inside a Ferris wheel cabin high above a carnival.

The song is shot beautuflaly and th locations will keep you hooked: the vintage European-inspired architecture, retro streets, classic cars, carnival rides and the mood lighting that sets the tone to create an immersive cinematic atmosphere.

Yash and Kiara's passionate kiss 

Yash sports a rugged look with long hair, a thick beard and leather jackets, while Kiara complements the film's vintage aesthetic in elegant outfits.

Nayanthara appears briefly and seems to be playing Yash's trusted aide, while Tara Sutaria makes a dramatic appearance later in the song. In a balcony scene, Tara asks Yash, "Tumhare jaise khudgarz insaan ko bhi kabhi kisi se pyaar ho sakta hai?" Yash simply replies, "Chance hi nahin." ("Can a selfish person like you ever truly fall in love?" "No chance.")

Soon after its release, the song sparked conversations across social media, with viewers sharing mixed reactions to the music video. However, there is no denying that Tabaahi is packed with drama, glamour, passion and love.

Interestingly, during an appearance on actor Ramesh Aravind's talk show Weekend With Ramesh, Yash admitted that romance has always been one of the most challenging aspects of acting for him.

"I feel surprised when people tell me that I pull off romantic scenes so well. I used to get extremely nervous while doing such scenes. People, including Radhika, would laugh at me while I performed a romantic scene," he said.

Yash also spoke about a personal boundary he has maintained throughout his career.

"Till date, I follow this. If I am not comfortable watching a particular scene with my parents in the same room, then I won't do a scene like that. Mostly because it would get uncomfortable for many viewers."

Vishal Mishra calls Tabaahi 'love as wreckage'

Tabaahi has been composed and sung by Vishal Mishra, while Raj Shekhar has penned the Hindi lyrics. The song has been released in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam, with lyrics adapted by Yogaraj Bhat (Kannada), Ramajogayya Sastry (Telugu), Vignesh Shivan (Tamil) and Rafeeq Ahammed (Malayalam).

Describing the track, Vishal Mishra said, "Tabaahi isn't a love song in the conventional sense, it's love as wreckage, as surrender, as fire that doesn't ask permission. Toxic demanded music that could hold that intensity: epic and intimate at once. Yash Bhai brings a rare conviction to the screen that I tried to match note for note. Tabaahi, for me, was about chasing that raw, unfiltered pulse of love, the kind that consumes before it comforts."

About Toxic

Directed by Geetu Mohandas and co-written by her with Yash, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is mounted as a large-scale period gangster drama.

The film stars Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, Rukmini Vasanth, Tovino Thomas, Akshay Oberoi, Darrell D'Silva, Sudev Nair, Balaji Manohar, Kyle Paul, Beatriz Taufenbach, Surjith Gopinath and Amit Tiwari, among others.

Shot simultaneously in Kannada and English, the film will also be released in dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and several other languages. Produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups is scheduled to release in theatres on August 26.