Farhan Akhtar shares his experience of getting into the skin of a boxer ahead of the release of his upcoming sports drama ‘Toofan’. Sharing a glimpse of how the actor went ahead to prepare for his role as a boxing champion, Aziz Ali.
The ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’ actor took to his Instagram and shared an IGTV video of his hardcore preparation for the role. The caption of the video read, “Training to be a boxer…It took about two years to bring the boxer persona to life. This wouldn’t have been possible without the belief & support of this amazing team. Watch my boxing journey here.”
In the video, the actor can be seen learning “how to take a punch” and “not fake a punch”. Talking about his experience Farhan said, “It is a very very demanding sport as fit as you feel you are nothing prepares you for it.”
In the video posted on YouTube, he further described his experience and said, “Boxing was, absolutely, an alien sport to me. My training first began with Drew Neal who came in as my first boxing coach. Everyone has a natural fighting style. So, it was important for Drew, to first, understand that in me.”
He added, “Roughly about 5-6 months were spent learning the ABCs, all techniques, physically preparing myself. We didn’t train for film, we trained to be a boxer.”
The film is helmed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra. The film revolves around the story of local goon, ‘Ajju Bhai’ who went on to become a professional boxer, ‘Aziz Ali.’ The film also stars Mrunal Thakur and Paresh Rawal. It is slated to release on Amazon Prime Video on July 16.
