The Indian Express ·
‘Yash only believes in himself, doesn’t wait for anybody’: Akshay Oberoi on Toxic failure
Akshay Oberoi has addressed reports that Yash dominated the making of Toxic and Geethu Mohandas was merely a namesake director. 'I was directed only by one person, Geetu,' he said.
Yash’s much-anticipated film Toxic, which arrived after the massive success of KGF, has underperformed at the box office and faced criticism from audiences and critics. The Geethu Mohandas directorial, which opened to over Rs 100 crore across 24,579 shows in India, has reportedly dropped to just Rs 24 lakh across 292 shows on Day 19. According to Sacnilk, the film has already wrapped up its Hindi theatrical run with around Rs 150 crore in the language, while its total collection stands at approximately Rs 300 crore. The film was reportedly made on a budget of over Rs 500 crore.
Following Toxic’s underwhelming performance, reports and social media discussions began circulating that Yash had dominated the filmmaking process, with some claiming that Geethu Mohandas was merely a namesake director. Akshay Oberoi, who plays a crucial role in the film, has now addressed the reports and spoken about his experience of working with Yash and Mohandas.
