India, Aug. 10 -- Kannada film star Yash has strongly defended actor Kiara Advani who was slammed by a section of netizens for enacting bold scenes in her upcoming film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups.

Kiara was particularly criticised over her steamy scenes with Yash following the release of song Tabaahi with some online users questioning her choice of doing bold scenes even after marriage.

Married to Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara plays one of the lead actors in an ensemble cast of Geetu Mohandas directorial.

At the trailer launch event last Saturday, Yash delivered a heartfelt speech thanking his family and co-stars before defending Kiara in the backdrop of the online ire.

A major point of the backlash was that some tro...