Paresh Rawal joins the team of Farhan Akhtar-starrer Toofan
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Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; July 30, 2019)
Mirror was the first to report (January 16) that after the 2013 National Award-winning film, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Farhan Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra are reuniting for another sports-drama. Titled Toofan, the film will see the actor play a boxer for the first time in his career.
Now, we have learnt that the filmmaker has got Paresh Rawal on board to play boxing coach to Farhan’s protagonist, who comes from a lower middle-class family. “The formalities were locked in April and Paresh has been training with Farhan in Mumbai for over a month now,” revealed a source close to the development.
Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan and Rakeysh, the fictional story is scripted by Anjum Rajabali. “Every director has a bucket list of actors and Paresh bhai was on the top of mine. I am absolutely thrilled to have him entering the Toofan family. Both Paresh and Farhan are great actors and both their characters are author-backed and well sketched out. There is a huge offering in store for the audience,” promises Mehra.
Like with Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Farhan is in the process of undergoing a body metamorphosis and as part of his prep, he’s been training extensively with former world kickboxing champion, Drew Neal. “Rakeysh wants to keep the sport as authentic as possible. Farhan will be seen fighting real boxers in the film,” the source added. Toofan is slated to go on floors by August-end, and is gearing up for a 2020 release.
This entry was posted on October 4, 2009 at 12:14 pm, and is filed under
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