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Story: From the corners of Dongri rises a boxer who once worked as an extortionist. His love story gets challenged because of caste differences. For his family he plays foul in boxing and gets banned. The further story lights up the content where his love dies and past reoccurs. Additionally it shows of whether his paste will give up & if he will come back as a champion.

Cinematography & Direction: Justified. The boxing ring, the slum, the hospital, the life after marriage, the characters, etc work well.

Acting (& music): The proven cast of Paresh Rawal & Farhan Akhtar and others did prove themselves once again. The music is average. It goes well with the movie but there is none in particular that would struck your mind.

Final Verdict: The movie ends on a respectable note from what one could imagine just by the introduced trailer. It avoids irritating twists & turns which prove out to be nothing less of horror for critics like me.

The small things the tapori picks up & boasts in beginning of movie is shown well. His growth in a sensible person is captured well.

It's a clean movie, the hindu-muslim take. Its acceptance in society, giving up ones name for love is all depicted well. The movie however is quite predictable but only after getting over certain elements and that is okay.

Do give time for the movie people, for such clean cinema should be encouraged.

Flick was well acted by two paresh rawal and Farhan did good job however we have 2 bad actors as well that guy who played Farhan side kick was irritating(His presence was not required) and also you will find rakesh ompraksh going subash ghai way :P Farhan struggle to become boxer was Too quick (watch first 20 minutes) that section was weakest Skip or Stream =Stream movie is not bad..

I usually admire Farhan Akhtar movies as there is some unique element or freshness in terms on content presented in the movie. But here, it's just a simple boxing movie which we've seen before in other flicks. Acting is good on all parts. Great dedication from Farhan Akhtar. Mrunal Thakur is cute.

Aktar is convincing as the rugged henchman turned into a boxer.

His moves in the ring are genuine and he never fails to impress with his physical transformation.

His talent as a subtle actor makes the already dramatic movie yet more realistic n he naturally blends the violent goon turned into a civilized boxer who is madly in love with his wife.

This may be a movie about boxing but I was mostly in awe by the potrayal of the prejudices n biases against a particular community, most filmmakers n actors lacks the courage to show the harsh realities plaguing the diverse n amazing India.

The movie has fascinating economic and cultural underpinnings.

Director Rakesh Mehra continues to blow us away with his direction. The guy knows how to reinvent genres and do things in new and interesting ways.

One repeated effect that I really enjoyed was the way the director handled the boxing choreography.

Most of the reviewers who gave negative ratings n reviews are the fascist bigots who all are jealous.

I am 101 percent sure that the fascist bigots who gave negative reviews and ratings are jealous cos they don't have good physiques, they have short and flaccid assets.

Very disappointed. Below Average Movie. Very Boring. Nothing special.

Its not a copy of rocky as they say in the comments. Balboa script was different and boxers are all over the world. I enjoyed the movie as usual Farhan rocks.

Toofan is conventional and adds very little to the genre yet this glorified underdog story has the spirit which is unwavering. Thanks to Rakeysh's competent direction, Farhan's resolute and hard-hitting performance, Shankar Ehsaan Loy's soul-stirring music, and substantial support from Mrunal and Paresh Rawal, this film elevates beyond its stereotypes of cliched sports drama. Sad we couldn't watch this emotional rollercoaster in the cinemas.

Sex and Nudity : None Violence and Gore : Severe Profanity : Mild Languages Available : English and Hindi Streaming : Amazon Prime

After watching it's trailer I was excited to watch this movie as I love to watch sports based movies and series like bhag milkha bhag expectations are very high but it's nothing more than a B grade typical Bollywood movie. This 2 hours 45 minutes movie is all about justifying inter religion marriages which we already seen in so many Bollywood movies.

Though the story line was typically predictable, and nothing new was added. The the way it was depicted, marvelous. Farhan akhtar's dedication 100%.

Same old Bollywood stuff. Nothing interesting at all. Watch only if you're a fan of Farhan Akhtar.

One of bad movie of Farhan after hits like bhag Milkha bhag. It's predictable story with lots of over acting.

I simply did not enjoy it watching for hour is torture.

Superrr!!!. Keep it up. One of the top reated movies available on amazon prime.

Sports is crucial as it inspires and motivates to make your life better. After the huge success of Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Farhan Akhtar collaborates with Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra once again for a boxing drama, Toofan, which also stars Paresh Rawal, Mrunal Thakur and Hussain Dalal in key roles.

Toofan is the coming-of-age boxing drama which tells the story of Aziz Ali (Toofan) aka Ajju Bhai (played by Farhan Akhtar), a small time goon whose life changes as Ananya Prabhu (played by Mrunal Thakur) enters his world. Thus begins the journey of Toofan from the street of Dongri to the boxing championship which is like a roller-coaster rides going through various ups and down both on and off the ring.

From the director of thrilling AKS, rebellious Rang De Basanti and inspiring biopic Bhaag Milkha Bhaag , Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra goes to the ground level and gives you the making of a champion. The film begins well in the present scenario showing Toofan preparing for the biggest fight of his life. The boxing-drama goes back into the flashback mode showing Aziz Ali's transformation from a trouble-maker youth to a professional boxing state level champion. Chance to meet his girlfriend changes him completely and he joins the boxing club under Coach Nana Prabhu (played by Paresh Rawal) for good where his boxing skills are recognized and from this point, the movie begins to roll out. The first half does have the typical Bollywood romance coupled with song-dance routine and light humor to keep you enlightened. The first half is fine but it is the second half which is pretty solid and the climax is highly effective.

Couple of scenes will steal the thunder - Farhan Akhtar winning his first state level championship, the training session where Farhan Akhtar practices to make a comeback with the Toofan title track will rock your body (thanks to Shankar-Eshaan-Loy) and finally the beautifully shot climax scene. On the flip side, the screenplay does loses the steam due to the inclusion of songs. The editing could have been better and the film definitely could go a long way to be trimmed by at least 15-20 mins. Though the songs are tuneful to ears, the boxing drama could definitely be more impacting barring few songs in the reel. Nevertheless, the screenplay is pretty tight and succeeds to keep you at bay. Background score deserves special mention. Cinematography is good. Boxing fight stunts are well-executed. I loved the rap song "Todun Taak" and the tuneful "Jo Tum Aa Gaye Ho" while others were ordinary.

Toofan is uplifted thanks to wonderful performances by the entire star cast. Farhan Akhtar gives his best as he has trained hard to get into the shape and appreciable sculpted physique clearly reflects in the movie. He emotes so appropriately that it is difficult to think of any other actor in this role. Paresh Rawal lends in good support.

Special mention for Mrunal Thakur who has certainly evolved as an actress. The gorgeous actress hits it right with her expression and portrays beautifully on screen. I also liked the performance of Hussain Dalal who brings in light moments to the intense drama. Surpiya Pathak and Vijay Raaz had miniscule role to play.

Overall , Toofan does comes in the right time when the world needs to step up and fight back, never losing the hope of giving up. Good 3/5.

Movie is too long, unnecessary things added to the movie. It lost its charm with time. Movie is slow and boring. Farhan was not the good choice for Azzu bhai. Rest all was copied from Rocky movie. However NAKAL KE LIYE BHI AKAL CHAIYE, overall flop movie.. watch sultan, dangal or bhai milkha instead of this.

Wonderful work of cinema. Rakesh omprakash Mehra did it again, very balanced story, not Bollywood karanjohar type drama. Farhan has done wonderful work. Story is gripping specially 2nd half is total paisa wasool.

We can experience the same Aura of Bhag milkha bhaag and RDB in this movie too.

Overall if you are looking to watch some really good movie this weekend and this is the best pick of the month no doubt.

You won't regret.

Farhan once again proved his coin. Great theme,best screenply,and amazing script. You will stick till end....enjoy your weekend.

Rubbish movie and this is Farhan's 7th Flop Movie, he is an ok actor and his voice should be dubbed. Farhan should now do movies with his league of actors- Himesh Jurum, I mean Arjun kapoor, Nunu Bachchan- Abisheik Bachan and all other flop nepo-kids and then watch their own movies with their own families. I only watch thirty minutes and then stopped this torture. PLz save your time and do some thing else.

Pros : Farhan Akhthar's sincere performance, Paresh Rawal and Vijay Raaz's scenes.

Cons : Length of the movie, unnecessary songs, trying hard to give a message when it wasn't necessary.

Crisper editing and focused story would have helped.

Aak thoooo..... Movie.

I can't believe that film #Toofan is 100% same whatever I was expecting and said in my trailer review. 2 hours have gone and final training has just started. Means director is having full planning to torture for one more hour.

His Body ,his Style and his look is perfect in this moves and his look will be the best for Hollywood Movies especially Rambo upcoming series . This will be Best selection vs Silvester Stallone in future. Thanks.

People now days don't see movie for their content but rather for the political or propaganda in it. Toofaan is a straight forward film with good hardwork of Farhan and other characters. There are few negatives in the movie but much better or enough to call it one time watch. 6 stars is not bad after all.

Finally after a very long time a good movie. Great performance by Farhan Akhtar.

I went in with very high expectations and was let down, so, don't do so if you're going to watch it.

The plot is something we're used from previous boxing movies, but this is Bollywood so you gotta add some mirch-masala, which i thought was on the higher side, at least for my liking. You can tell that the movie is trying to address something else. I felt that the story was written around this message and it just happened to be a boxing movie, could have been anything else and this particular message wouldn't have changed.

It also pushed the runtime close to 2hr 45mins. A 2hr-ish movie would have done great! This one also got predictable about 45 mins into the movie. Didn't feel the SEL x Javed Akhtar magic either. I felt a "Maza nahi aaya yaar!" moment after this, but maybe that's just me.

Props to Farhan, as always, but looks like this movie required a ton of physical work. Mrunal Thakur did a great job as well. Watch it for them if you want to.

If you don't care for boxing and just want to watch good movies, this is only a one-time watch if you don't mind regular masala here and there in a movie that could have done without it.

Waste of time. Mix of all bixing movies from Hollywood, bollywood.

Good to see the acting by lead actors while story may have done bit better.