Yash's 'Toxic' Postponed Owing to Rising Tensions in the Middle East, Ranveer Singh's 'Dhurandhar 2' to Now Have a Solo EID Release
The film's release was delayed to avoid a clash with Dhurandhar 2 and due to Middle East instability affecting global cinema operations, producers said.
- On March 04, 2026, KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations announced Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups is postponed and rescheduled for June 4, 2026.
- Citing regional instability in the Middle East, the makers said ongoing uncertainty and advice from distribution partner Phars Films about Gulf cinema disruptions prompted the delay.
- Produced under KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups was shot in Kannada and English with dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam, featuring Yash, Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, Tara Sutaria, and Rukmini Vasanth.
- With Toxic moved, Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2 is now set to face no major opponent on March 19, 2026, and is expected to repeat its massive box-office success.
- Industry insiders say the film was reportedly mounted on a Rs 600 crore budget and has already recovered its cost through pre-release business, with the release aligned with Dhurandhar 2 as part of the strategy.
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Yash's Toxic release postponed amid rising Middle East tensions
Bangalore: The makers of director Geethu Mohandas’s highly anticipated action-drama, ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups’, featuring Yash in the lead, on Wednesday announced that the film’s release was being postponed to June 4 this year in the wake of the current conflict going on in the Middle East. It may be recalled that the film was originally slated for a worldwide premiere on March 19 this year. KVN Productions and Monster Mind Creations a…
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