'Toofan' To Release On Amazon Prime Video; Farhan Akhtar's Girlfriend Shibani Dandekar Says 'I Feel A Storm...'

Toofan release date is out! Farhan Akhtar's girlfriend Shibani Dandekar expressed her excitement over his new sports drama, which will premiere on Amazon Prime Video.

Farhan Akhtar's 'Toofan' has skipped theatrical route

Farhan Akhtar’s much-awaited film ‘Toofan’ will skip the theatrical route and premiere directly on Amazon Prime Video. The leading OTT platform announced the release date of the sports drama on Wednesday. The highly anticipated flick will release on May 21, 2021 on the streaming giant. Fans won’t have to wait long to catch a glimpse of the film as the teaser will be unveiled on March 12.

The makers also shared new posters of ‘Toofan’ while announcing the release date. The official Twitter handle of Amazon Prime Video India tweeted, “Weather forecast for this summer: An epic blockbuster - #ToofaanOnPrime. Teaser will be dropping on March 12. World premiere, May 21.”

'Toofan' Poster, Release Date, Teaser Date Out

Farhan Akhtar, who is playing the role of a national level boxer, also shared the posters on his social media handles. He can be seen sporting boxing gloves in the film’s poster. Akhtar captioned the post as, “Toofaan Uthega! Catch the teaser on 12th March at @primevideoin.”

Several tinsel town celebs including Arjun Rampal, Maniesh Paul dropped comments on the post. Farhan Akhtar’s girlfriend Shibani Dandekar also expressed her excitement over his upcoming film on social media. She re-posted her beau's post along with the caption, "I FEEL A STORM COMING."

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Shibani posted another post on Instagram and said that she cannot wait for the fans to see how 'incredible' the film is. She wrote, "Cannot wait for you guys to see how incredible this is! Coming for ya real soon .. May 21st on Amazon ... Teaser out on 12th March."

'Toofan' Star Cast

‘Toofani’ was originally slated to hit the silver screens on October 2, 2020; however, it couldn’t release due to the COVID-19 crisis. The movie also stars Paresh Rawal, Mrunal Thakur and Supriya Pathak in key roles.

The film has been directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who helmed Farhan Akhtar starrer ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’. “The best thing about Farhan is that he does not act the part, but lives it completely. Toofaan is a story that will motivate and inspire all of us to get out of comfort zones and fight towards achieving our dreams,” Mehra said in a statement.

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