Paresh Rawal Joins The Cast Of Farhan Akhtar's Toofan To Teach Him Boxing
Paresh Rawal Joins The Cast Of Farhan Akhtar's Toofan
Updated : July 30, 2019 06:10 PM IST
Veteran actor Paresh Rawal is set to feature in Farhan Akhtar-fronted sports drama, "Toofan".
Akhtar shared the news of Rawal joining the cast on Twitter.
undefined src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" >Thrilled and privileged to collaborate with an absolute giant of an actor. So looking forward.. @SirPareshRawal ?❤️??#Toofan pic.twitter.com/xosu5wjH5G
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) July 30, 2019
"Thrilled and privileged to collaborate with an absolute giant of an actor. So looking forward @SirPareshRawal #Toofan" the actor tweeted.
The film is being directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and will feature Akhtar in the role of a boxer.
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This will be the actor-director duo's second project post "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", a 2013 biopic on legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh.
Details are currently sparse but reports say that Rawal will play a boxing coach in the film.
The project will be co-produced by Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures.
Rawal most recently featured in "Uri: The Surgical Strike", alongside Vicky Kaushal and Yami Gautam.