India, Aug. 23 -- Advance bookings for Yash's highly anticipated film, Toxic, began on Friday morning, five days before the film hits the screens. The film, directed by Geetu Mohandas, has been mounted on a massive scale and is being billed as a pan-India entertainer. Given Yash's stardom and the film's scale, the interest in Toxic is high. Its breakneck pace in the first 24 hours indicates that this one may be set for a monumental opening, challenging several all-time records in Indian cinema.

Advance bookings for Toxic opened at around 6 AM on Friday, August 21. The national cinema chains opened their screens a few hours later. There was an immediate rush for tickets on all major online ticketing platforms. By Sunday morning, the film ...