With the release of Toxic, a major pan-India production starring Yash, Tara Sutaria, and Kiara Advani on August 26, Samik Roy Choudhury's Bengali film Maya Satya Bhram, scheduled for release on August 28, has encountered an age-old predicament - insufficient screen allocation in West Bengal. The team discovered only three days before the release that the film would receive very few shows, with several theatres offering no shows at all. Although the date was locked almost a year ago, the team claims they were not initially concerned about sharing their release date with Toxic, as they believed there was no direct competition between a major film and an independent Bengali film. However, the final allocation of theatrical shows led to the problem, with Maya Satya Bhram barely getting any shows. The team has criticized the situation, alleging that legalities are being ignored and that independent producers face difficulties navigating distribution. PVR INOX has reportedly promised reasonable prime-time slots following a live stream by the team about their screen situation. Despite the controversy, Soham Majumder, who is part of Maya Satya Bhram, believes in the film's quality and hopes to reach different strata of society. The issue extends beyond Kolkata, affecting the suburbs and other parts of West Bengal as well.