Toofaan is releasing on an OTT platform on July 16 skipping the theatrical window due to theaters being shut in the wake of COVID 19. Because you were more than a large hearted, loving, warm, down to earth man.” And the truth is that you will always be alive. the side that when it sets it's mind on something, just never gives up. Maybe it's the stubborn side I inherited from you. Farhan mourned the loss by penning a heartfelt note, an excerpt read, “Dearest Milkha ji, A part of me is still refusing to accept that you are no more. Legendary athlete Milkha Singh passed away a few weeks ago due to COVID 19 related complications. He wrote in the caption, “8 years on grateful everyday since”.īhaag Milkha Bhaag was directed by Rakeysh Mehra, who has recently collaborated with Farhan Akhtar yet again for the story of a boxer called ‘Toofaan’. On Sunday, Farhan Akhtar took to Instagram stories and celebrated 8 years of the film. Farhan transformed himself physically for the role of an athlete through constant training and workouts. For a large audience base, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is regarded as one of the finest performances of Farhan and one of the most well-made biopics in the history of Indian cinema. The film was a huge success on the box office and garnered immensely positive reviews from the critics. That was enough for me.” Rakeysh and Farhan have collaborated yet again for a sports film dealing with the making of a boxer called ‘Toofaan’, which will get a release on July 16.Farhan Akhtar portrayed the titular character of the legendary sprinter Milkha Singh in the 2013 release Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. There were three people who stood out- one was a new actor called Nitish, one was Ranveer Singh, who was quite crazy and then Farhan.” He further added by saying, “For me Farhan worked the best because his response was silent. But I felt out of all the auditions I had seen he was the best. His age was wrong- Farhan was 36, Milkha was 22. Rakeysh said, “Farhan came as an instinctive choice. Rakeysh mentioned that though Farhan was not the right age for the character because he was 36, while Milkha Singh being portrayed in the film was largely in his 20’s, he stood out in the audition process. According to a report in Hindustan Times, During the 2015 IFFI (International Film Festival of Goa), Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra spoke about Ranveer being in the running for the titular part and losing it out to established actor Farhan due to his eyes. Ranveer had auditioned to portray the lead role in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. He had garnered relative fame but not the superstardom that he enjoys today. Ranveer Singh started his journey in cinema with the 2010 hit Band Baaja Baarat. Divya Dutta portrayed a brilliant supporting character as Milkha Singh’s sister along with Yograj Singh, Pavan Malhotra, Art Malik, and Sonam Kapoor. Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra helmed the film and the narrative was bounded in the script form by Prasoon Joshi. The film saw Farhan Akhtar portraying the lead character of legendary athlete Milkha Singh who recently passed away due to Coronavirus-related complications. Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is widely regarded as one of the finest biopics to have been made in Hindi cinema.