Farhan
Akhtar
has
been
going
all
out
prepping
for
the
boxing
film
Toofan,
directed
by
Rakeysh
Omprakash
Mehra.
Sharing
images
and
short
clips
of
his
boxing
training
sessions
has
got
fans
pumped
up
for
the
film.
The
makers
roped
in
Hollywood
trainer
Darrell
Foster,
who
has
previously
worked
on
films
like
The
Matrix
Reloaded,
The
Pursuit
Of
Happiness,
and
Men
In
Black
3.
In
a
tell-all
interview,
Darrell
revealed
how
it
was
to
train
Farhan,
admitting
that
he
was
unimpressed
with
him
initially.
Darrell
told
Mid-Day,
"We
went
back
to
basics,
[learning]
balance
and
ring
work;
[I
taught
him
the]
same
way
I
would
a
five-year
old,
by
starting
from
scratch.
He
was
an
open
vessel.
I
used
analogies.
I
would
ask
him
to
walk
and
fetch
the
gloves
[at
a
small
distance].
When
he'd
return,
I'd
ask
him
if
he
thought
about
how
he
walked,
and
bent
down
to
fetch
the
gloves.
He'd
say,
'No'.
And
I'd
say
that's
where
we
need
to
get
you
as
far
as
fighting
skills
are
concerned."
He
further
said,
"I
was
impressed
with
his
physicality,
and
his
dedication.
But,
I've
dealt
with
boxers
for
50
years
on
a
world-class
level.
What
I
spotted
[in
Akhtar]
initially
were
things
I
knew
I
was
going
to
have
to
undo.
After
my
initial
consultation
via
Skype,
[his
team]
told
me
of
the
track
movie
[Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag]
that
he
had
done.
Since
that
involved
a
lot
of
leg
work,
I
decided
to
start
there,
in
terms
of
setting
his
speed,
and
teaching
him
how
to
shift
his
weight."
Toofan
will
be
Farhan's
second
sports
drama
in
collaboration
with
director
Mehra
after
Bhaag
Milkha
Bhaag.
Alongside
Farhan,
the
film
will
also
star
Mrunal
Thakur.
It
is
scheduled
for
release
on
October
2.