Mar 04, 2026 8:45pm IST
Yash’s ‘Toxic’ Makers Give Heads Up To Varun Dhawan’s ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ Producers Of Clash (EXCLUSIVE)
This morning, the makers of Yash’s “Toxic” postponed the theatrical release amid conflict in the Middle East and announced the new date, June 4. Now, the pan-India biggie will clash with Varun Dhawan’s rom-com “Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai,” which is arriving on June 5 at the box-office.
While the industry experts and cinegoers are wondering how this clash will impact the ticket windows, Variety India has exclusively learned that the team of “Toxic” had given heads up to the producers of Varun Dhawan’s of coming on the same date.
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A source told us that KVN Productions’ head, Venkat K. Narayana and distributor Anil Thadani had a conversation and later informed “Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai” producer Ramesh Taurani of coming on the same day at the ticket windows along with his romantic-comedy.
While the buzz of “Toxic” is humongous among the audience, it would be interesting to see what strategy the makers of Varun Dhawan-starrer follow to tackle this big clash at the box office.
Talking about the epic gangster period drama, the mega-budget film is shot in Kannada and English simultaneously and features Nayanthara, Rukmini Vasanth, Huma Qureshi, Kiara Advani and Tara Sutaria in key roles. It is directed by Geetu Mohandas of “Moothon” fame.
On the other hand, “Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai,” which also features Pooja Hegde, Mrunal Thakur, Chunky Panday, Maniesh Paul, Mouni Roy, Jimmy Sheirgill, Kubbra Sait, Rajesh Kumar, Rakesh Bedi and Ali Asgar in key roles, is directed by David Dhawan.
It marks the reunion of father-son duo, David and Varun Dhawan, after “Main Tera Hero,” “Judwaa 2” and “Coolie No. 1.” It is bankrolled by Ramesh Taurani under the banner of Tips Films.
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