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Toofan (2024)

Toofan poster
Original title
তুফান
Directed by
Raihan Rafi
Genre
drama film, action film, Masala film
Country
Bangladesh
Rated
15
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Set in 1990s Bangladesh, the film follows a gangster navigating the criminal underworld. It features a star actor in his 250th film role and a supporting cast including a famous actress from another country.

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What happens

Toofan is a 2024 Bangladeshi Bengali-language film directed by Raihan Rafi and produced by Shahriar Shakil under the banner of Alpha-i Studios Limited, SVF Entertainment and Chorki. The story of the film revolves around a gangster of Bangladesh in the nineties, featuring Shakib Khan along with Mimi Chakraborty, Masuma Rahman Nabila, and Chanchal Chowdhury. It is the first collaboration between Khan, Rafi and Chowdhury. The film is marked Khan's 250th film. Toofan received mixed to positive with praise for Shakib Khan (Toofan)and Chanchal Chowdhury's performance, music, songs, action, visual style and technical aspects, though received criticism for its plot, pacing, lack of originialty and Shakib Khan's Performance (Shanto). It broke several box office records for a Bangladeshi film. With an approximate gross of ৳56 crore, it is the second highest grossing Bangladeshi film of all time, as well as highest grossing Bangladeshi film of 2024. Globally, it is the most widely released Bangladeshi film of all time, having been released in nearly twenty countries, as well as the first Bangladeshi film to have grossed over ৳56 crore (US$4.6 million). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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