Producer Dil Raju recalled initially questioning Yash’s decision to collaborate with Geetu Mohandas on Toxic after KGF. However, after watching the film’s visuals, he praised Yash’s vision and said the project could take Indian cinema to a global level

Yash reflected on KGF clashing with Shah Rukh Khan’s Zero in 2018. Despite being an SRK fan, he said KGF was a small film compared to Zero, so they released on the same day. KGF later became a pan-India success