India, March 6 -- The announcement took many by surprise. Yash's pan-India film, Toxic, was pushed back from its March 19 release to June 4, just two weeks ahead of release. The reason was the chance of Middle East business getting impacted due to the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. But the postponement spelt the end of Dhuroxic, the heavy-duty clash of two mega films releasing on March 19 - Yash's Toxic and Ranveer Singh's Dhurandhar 2.

And industry experts and exhibitors are breathing a sigh of relief because of it. Trade insiders say that two big films releasing on the same day not only eat into each other's business but also create a headache for exhibitors, who are caught between a rock and a hard place. With two big solo releases now...