"Toxic" movie - Members review and Box office thread- Page 18

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Originally posted by: Rosyme

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Everyone associated with the movie should be proud of it...

They have churned out a really really good product....flawed but highly ambitious and deeply layered and moving ❤️

Originally posted by: asmitamohanty

Ohhh my Goodness.....❤️❤️

Thank God.....you loved it....

I am so happy to see someone here who loved it as much as I did....Yes it's not flawless but this movie moved me to such an extent that very few movies in recent times managed to...

And thank you for talking about the dynamics of Raya and Nadia...

The chemistry between Yash and Kiara Advani as Raya and Nadia is one of the things that really holds the emotional core of Toxic together.

What makes it work isn't just conventional romantic chemistry. It is the push and pull between two completely different energies.

Raya enters every room carrying power. Nadia refuses to be overpowered by it.

He is intense, possessive, intimidating.She is spirited, impulsive, emotionally direct and completely unafraid of him.

So even their smallest interactions have lots of spark. You can feel that Nadia isn't impressed by the gangster persona, and Raya is fascinated precisely because she doesn't behave like someone who is afraid of him or someone who cares about his power or swag...

And Yash and Kiara play that beautifully.

Yash actually brought so much weight into a scene that even his silences feel aggressive. Kiara, on the other hand, brings a certain lightness and spontaneity that stops Nadia from becoming overwhelmed by Raya's darkness.

That contrast makes their attraction believable.

But what I loved more was how their chemistry changes with intimacy.

There is desire, obviously, but there is also a very tender curiosity between them. Nadia slowly discovers the vulnerable person beneath Raya's brutality, while Raya discovers someone who can make him feel like a human being rather than a gangster....

Their chemistry was electrifying....and No...i am not simply talking about Tabahi Tabahi song....Their raw, natural and almost animalistic chemistry oozes out in each frame they were together,in their every interaction....even when they were standing far apart....

Kiara Advani gave one of her finest performance...

And Yash was mad unhinged fire....Uff ... After toxic i am a fan of Yash the actor and performer...what mad screen presence he has...he has the ability to mog and gobble up entire screen 🔥

Ha.. you articulated the magic of raya and nadia so beautifully.. Their chemistry truly is electrifying and operates on such a deep, instinctual level. What makes Raya's dynamic with Nadia so fascinating-especially when you contrast it with Rebecca -is how different his attraction is. With Rebecca, Raya's bond is strategic. He stays tied to Rebecca because of Ganga, bound by duty and past baggage rather than raw, magnetic pull. Honestly, his choice to be with Rebecca in the first place felt less about deep love and more about a casual fling driven by surface attraction and lust, mixed with strategic ambition. Rebecca is so inherently self-absorbed due to her privilege.. she views Raya as something she wants to own, whereas Raya initially uses that connection as a stepping stone... But with Nadia? It is pure, unfiltered fascination. Nadia sees his power and is not intimidated.. she sees his darkness and is not swallowed by it. And the heartbreak of it all is how Nadia handles it. She is mature enough to accept the reality of the situation. She steps away because she clearly knows her position in this love story. She refuses to force a space that is not clearly hers, which makes her character even more admirable and tragic. Kiara and Yash absolutely set the screen on fire. You hit the nail on the head-it's not just about 'Tabahi Tabahi' and intimate scenes.. it's the quiet, heavy tension when they are just standing in the same room.. also the guilt raya faces on seeing rebecca as he knew who is the actual love of his life.. and i couldn't get Ganga's thought about his brothers love. did she finally accept or still in conquering mode..Lets open a spoiler thread here because I I type, i may spoil the story for others..

Raya's guilt and trauma after he returns to Goa, my GOD that requires separate post

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