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‘Toxic’ is living up to its name. ‘Ladies & Ladies’ teaser fails women

For possibly the first time ever, I will be switching sides in the never-ending tug-of-war between filmmakers and the CBFC. 'Toxic' needs a long, hard pass through the editing room.

The ‘Ladies & Ladies’ teaser for Yash’s ambitious film Toxic isn’t so much a promotional video as it is a glorified AXE deodorant ad. I wonder how the censor board will react to these 101 seconds of misogyny—and the hours to come soon.

The video sets out to introduce the women stars of Geetu Mohandas’s dark universe, but ends up becoming a cringefest loaded with flashes of awkward intimate scenes full of Yash’s biceps, triceps, and all other ’ceps. Just when you think it can’t get more baffling, the teaser drops its final excruciating line, as the voiceover reminds ladies not to forget “the predictable spectacle of men and their c**ks.” Truly, poetry. I had to rewatch the teaser a couple of times to make........

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