Release date of Farhan Akhtar’s Toofan announced!
Farhan Akhtar’s much-awaited film ‘Toofan’ was scheduled for its world premiere in Amazon Prime on May 21, 2021. However, due to the pandemic situation worsening in the country, the makers chose to postpone it. The new release date has finally been announced today. It will be arriving on July 16 directly to the OTT platform.
‘Toofan’ is directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra of ‘Rang De Basanti’ and ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ fame. It is a boxing based film, in which Farhan plays Ajju bhai, a goon who transforms into a boxer with the help of his coach and girlfriend. Mrunal Thakur is paired with Farhan in the film and Paresh Rawal essays the coach’s role. Supriya Pathak Kapur, Hussain Dalal, Mohan Agashe and Darshan Kumaar are also part of the supporting cast.
The film is scripted by Anjum Rajabali with additional screenplay and dialogues by Vijay Maurya. The trio of Shankar Ehsaan Loy is handling the music department. Meghna Manchanda Sen is the editor and cinematography is by Jay Oza. Ritesh Sidhwani, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Farhan Akhtar are jointly producing the film