--- title: "Sidharth Malhotra supports Kiara Advani amid 'Toxic' controversy" description: "Most outlets highlighted Sidharth Malhotra’s public backing of his wife Kiara Advani following online criticism of her bold role in the film *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups*. Samaa led with Malhotra’s support and praise for Advani’s performance and the film’s team, while Daily Times similarly noted his public defense but added context about the online trolling she faced. Both framed the story around Malhotra’s response to the controversy." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/2431-sidharth-malhotra-backs-kiara-advani-amid-toxic-controversy site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Sidharth Malhotra supports Kiara Advani amid 'Toxic' controversy entertainment · latest filing 11 Aug 2026, 12:24 AM PKT · 9–11 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the fact that Sidharth Malhotra publicly supported his wife, Kiara Advani, following online criticism of her bold role in the film *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups*. Samaa highlighted Malhotra’s backing of Advani and praise for the film’s team, while Daily Times noted the nature of the online criticism and Malhotra’s public sharing of the film’s trailer. Both excerpts framed the story as Malhotra defending his wife against trolling. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 11 Aug 2026 — Sidharth Malhotra speaks on Kiara Advani’s ‘Toxic’ controversy (1 outlet) - **ARY News (English)** — [Sidharth Malhotra speaks on Kiara Advani’s ‘Toxic’ controversy](https://arynews.tv/sidharth-malhotra-calls-kiara-advanis-toxic-performance-special) · 11 Aug 2026, 12:24 AM PKT ### 9 Aug 2026 — Sidharth Malhotra supports Kiara Advani amid 'Toxic' controversy (2 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted Sidharth Malhotra’s public backing of his wife Kiara Advani following online criticism of her bold role in the film *Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups*. Samaa led with Malhotra’s support and praise for Advani’s performance and the film’s team, while Daily Times similarly noted his public defense but added context about the online trolling she faced. Both framed the story around Malhotra’s response to the controversy. - **Daily Times** — [Sidharth Malhotra backs Kiara Advani amid Toxic controversy](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1535952/sidharth-malhotra-backs-kiara-advani-amid-toxic-controversy/) · 9 Aug 2026, 7:01 PM PKT > Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra has publicly supported his wife Kiara Advani after she faced online criticism over her bold portrayal in the trailer of Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups. Sidharth shared the film’s trailer on Instagram following its launch in Bengaluru on August 8. He praised Kiara’s dedication and expressed excitement about watching her […] - **Samaa** — [Sidharth Malhotra supports wife Kiara Advani amid 'Toxic' controversy](https://www.samaa.tv/2087354931-sidharth-malhotra-supports-wife-kiara-advani-amid-toxic-controversy) · 9 Aug 2026, 2:52 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Sidharth Malhotra backs Kiara Advani amid trolling over her bold 'Toxic' role, praising her performance and the film’s team. 3 articles from 3 outlets, 9–11 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.