Toofan: Farhan Akhtar Calls Hollywood Action Choregrapher Darrell Foster A ‘Task Master’
For Toofan, Farhan Akhtar has been working with Hollywood action choreographer, Darrell Foster, whom he calls a ‘task master’ who also looks out for him.
After
leaving
us
awed
with
his
performance
in
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag,
Farhan
Akhtar
is
all
ready
for
another
sports
film.
Playing
the
role
of
a
boxer,
Farhan
will
be
starring
in
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra's
Toofan.
Farhan
has
been
working
with
Hollywood
action
choreographer,
Darrell
Foster,
who
has
previously
worked
with
the
likes
of
Will
Smith,
Jada
Pinkett-Smith,
Eddie
Murphy,
and
so
on.
Talking
about
his
training
sessions
with
Darrell,
Farhan
called
him
a
'taskmaster'
who
also
looks
out
for
him.
Read
on.
In
an
interview,
Farhan
said,
"Darrell
has
been
boxing
since
the
age
of
10.
Now
at
61,
he
is
fitter
than
most
teenagers
I've
seen." Farhan
began
prepping
for
the
movie
in
March.
The
choreography
of
action
for
this
movie
has
to
be
detailed
and
nuanced.
'While
shooting,
if
I'd
cover
my
face
completely
in
a
boxing
stance,
the
audience
will
not
be
able
to
see
me.
At
the
same
time,
I
can't
lower
my
arms
such
that
I
look
like
I'm
waiting
to
get
hit.
That's
the
kind
of
gap
that
Darrell
bridged.
He
also
designed
most
of
the
choreography," said
Farhan.
He
further
added,
"He's
a
taskmaster,
but
he
also
looks
out
for
you,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
boxers
on
set;
constantly
ensuring
they're
all
doing
okay'.
In
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag,
Farhan
essayed
the
role
of
former
Indian
track
and
field
sprinter,
Milkha
Singh.
Explaining
the
difference
in
training
required
for
running
and
boxing,
Farhan
said,
"Running
is
not
an
alien
concept.
Everyone
can
run,
some
faster
than
the
others,
but
you
always
have
the
general
knowledge.
Boxing
is
something
I
had
to
learn
from
scratch
because
I
had
never
done
it
before.
I
am
loving
every
bit
of
it."
To
help
him
learn
boxing,
the
filmmakers
have
flown
in
professional
boxer,
Drew
Neal.
The
second
schedule
of
shoot
for
Toofan
will
begin
in
November.