Tara Sutaria breaks silence on repeated delays of Toxic: ‘Those reasons are valid’

Tara Sutaria (Pic/Instagram)

Tara Sutaria looked every bit ethereal as she attended the Cannes Film Festival. This year is also special for her as she gears up for the release of Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups. Her first look as Rebecca enthralled audiences. However, the audience will have to wait to witness the spectacle on screen as the film has been delayed again. In a recent chat, Tara clarified that the reasons behind the delay are valid.

Tara Sutaria on Toxic delay

Opening up about the multiple delays of Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups, she told The Hollywood Reporter India, "I am very patient. I don't look at it as, ‘If it doesn't release right away, what will happen to me?' I am thinking about the bigger picture… As an actor, you can't look at the film as yours. It does not belong to you. It belongs to everybody who created it."

Tara added, "I also understand that I am here to do my job as an actor. Beyond that, I may not have the same understanding that the producers or directors do. There are reasons behind the delay, and I genuinely think those reasons are valid. I completely understand the audience's eagerness to watch the film. Trust me, I feel the same way, but I believe the wait will ultimately benefit the film and help it receive the kind of global embrace we are hoping for. It is definitely worth the wait."

More about Toxic

Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups was initially scheduled to release worldwide on March 19. However, to avert a clash with Dhurandhar and due to geopolitical tensions amid the West Asia war, the film was pushed to June 4. Later, Yash issued a statement mentioning that the film had been delayed again.

Explaining the reason behind it, a part of the note stated, "There are films we make, and then there are films that remind us why we fell in love with cinema. Toxic has been one such journey. Presenting our film at CinemaCon and witnessing the overwhelming global response reaffirmed what we have always believed - that this film deserves to reach its fullest potential worldwide."

Written by Yash and Geetu Mohandas, the film also features Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Huma Qureshi, and Rukmini Vasanth. The film's teaser was unveiled on Yash's birthday, and it initially received backlash for its "grossly obscene" and "sexually explicit" narrative.