India, March 4 -- On Wednesday, just two weeks before the biggest date in Indian cinema in recent history, the makers of Toxic announced they were postponing the film's release to June. In a statement, Yash, the film's star and co-producer, said it was because of the 'uncertainty in the Middle East'. But this effectively spelt the end for 'Dhuroxic', the term given to the mega clash between Toxic and Ranveer Singh-starrer Dhurandhar 2. Now, the Aditya Dhar spy thriller gets a solo release on March 19.

Till this morning, both Toxic and Dhurandhar 2 were set to release globally together on March 19. Trade insiders say that the films would have forced many theatres across India to choose either-or. Given that there are 10,000 screens in Ind...