Farhan Akhtar starrer Toofan gets a new OTT release date

Farhan Akhtar starrer sports drama Toofan gets a new release date. The film, which was prior booked to deliver on May 21 and was delayed because of the flare-up of the second rush of the Covid, will presently transfer on Amazon Prime Video on July 16.

Announcing the release date, Farhan wrote on Twitter, “With humility, love and in dedication to the fighting spirit of the beautiful people of our nation, our film ‘Toofaan’ will be releasing on July 16th. #ToofaanOnPrime.”

#TOOFAAN GLOBAL PREMIERE FRESH DATE: 16 JULY... #Toofaan premieres 16 July 2021 on #AmazonPrimeVideo. #FarhanAkhtar #RakeyshOmprakashMehra #RiteshSidhwani #ToofanOnPrime pic.twitter.com/k93mQBzp91

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 16, 2021

Prior in May, Farhan had delivered a proclamation where he said he is more centred around aiding the local area in these testing times and would defer his film's delivery.

“The situation in India is truly heart-breaking, and we at Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures send our thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the pandemic. In light of the severity of the situation, our focus is completely on the pandemic and on supporting our employees, their families and in helping the wider community. Therefore, we have taken the decision to postpone the release of our film ‘Toofaan’ until the situation improves. We will issue an update regarding the new release date in due course of time,” the statement had read.

The film is helmed by prominent filmmaker Rakesh Omprakash Mehra.  Toofan has Farhan playing a national-level boxing player. It also stars Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal, Supriya Pathak Kapur and Hussain Dalal. According to the makers, the film “presents the story of a goon from the streets of Dongri set against the backdrop of boxing, his fall and triumphant comeback against all odds in life.”