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Yash’s first reaction revealed after much-hyped Toxic fails to impress, tanks at box office: ‘Leave it’
Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, directed by Geetu Mohandas and starring and co-written by Yash, was released in theatres in August amidst much hype. Jaidev Mohan, who worked as a dubbing supervisor for the film, revealed how Yash reacted upon learning about the film’s failure. Read more here . The film, however, opened to trolling and lukewarm reviews, failing to make a mark at the box office or impress fans.
The comments by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal were the first official response from the Indian side since the Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted energy facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in southern Saudi Arabia as part of a “broad operation”. India on Wednesday condemned attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying such strikes undermine regional security and threaten freedom of navigation in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.
