Farhan Akhtar And Mrunal Thakur Starrer Toofaan: Cast, Release Date, Where To Watch

Where to watch Toofaan: Farhan Akhtar’s upcoming film, Toofaan has already stirred quite a controversy. The film narrates the story of Aziz Ali (Akhtar) aka Ajju Bhai, who is a gangster from Dongri and goes on to become a national-level boxer. He looks up to Muhammad Ali, while his partner Dr Ananya (Mrunal Thakur) motivates him to achieve his dream. Paresh Rawal plays the role if Akhtar's coach in Toofaan. The film is set for an OTT release mid-July.

However, just days ahead of the film’s release, #BoycottToofan has been trending on Twitter as a section of social media users have demanded a ban on the film for allegedly spreading "love jihad".

Akhtar has gone through some strenuous training to transform into the role of a boxer. The 47-year-old actor shared a video on his social media handle and revealed how he transformed into Aziz Ali. He captioned the video, “Training to be a boxer…It took about two years to bring the boxer persona to life." He went on to thank his entire team for the support they provided during this project.

It took about two years to bring the boxer persona to life. This wouldn't have been possible without the belief & support of this amazing team. Watch my boxing journey here.https://t.co/T5ccRHIlYu@excelmovies @PrimeVideoIN

— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) July 9, 2021

The film's trailer opened to phenomenal response and so did the first track, Todun Taak, which was released on July 2. It narrates the protagonist's journey of becoming a boxer.

Cast

Lead actor and co-producer Farhan Akhtar plays a national-level boxer in Toofaan. Directed the Rakesh Omprakash Mehra, the film also stars Paresh Rawal, Supriya Pathak Shah and Hussain Dalal in key roles.

Mrunal Thakur, who has been cast opposite Akhtar in the film said that it is a dream come true for her as she always wanted to work with Akhtar. The lead actor, on the other hand, said more than anything else he was extremely excited to collaborate with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra after Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.

Thakur became a familiar face in the entertainment industry with the Balaji soap Kumkum Bhagya. She made her debut in films with Love Sonia, a drama that revolves around two sisters trapped in a human trafficking ring. Thakur was then starred in Super 30 and went on to feature opposite John Abraham in Batla House. She was also seen in Karan Johar's short in Netflix's anthology Ghost Stories. After Toofaan, Thakur will be seen is Jersey, a remake of Nani's Tamil sports drama, with Shahid Kapoor.

Release Date

The Farhan Akhtar-starrer will premiere on an OTT platform on July 16 in India and across 240 countries and territories. It marks the second collaboration of Farhan with Mehra after the massive success of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, the biopic based on the late Indian athlete Milkha Singh.

Where To Watch

The sports drama will arrive on Amazon Prime Video India on 16 July. Anyone with a valid subscription of the platform can stream the film from said date.

Check out the trailer of Toofaan here:

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