Toofan (2021)
- Original title
- तूफ़ान
- Directed by
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Genre
- boxing film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 41m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
An orphaned extortionist in Mumbai starts training in boxing. He rises to fame with the nickname Toofaan, then falls from grace and seeks redemption.
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What happens
Toofaan (transl. Storm) is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed and co-produced by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. An adaptation of the 2017 Bengali film Chaamp, it stars Farhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal, Supriya Pathak, Hussain Dalal, Mohan Agashe, Darshan Kumar, and Vijay Raaz. In the film, Aziz Ali is an orphaned extortionist in Dongri who beats up shopkeepers for money. He later picks up boxing and trains in the sport, earning the titular moniker on his road to fame until his downfall and subsequent redemption. Toofaan premiered on 16 July 2021 on Amazon Prime Video. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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