Farhan
Akhtar
who
will
be
seen
playing
a
boxer
in
the
upcoming
film
Toofaan,
took
to
Twitter
to
pay
tribute
to
former
Indian
boxer
Dingko
Singh,
who
passed
away
on
Thursday
(June
10)
after
a
prolonged
illness.
Farhan
posted
a
picture
of
Dingko
Singh
and
wrote,
"RIP
Dingko
Singh.
You
will
always
be
remembered
for
the
glory
you
brought
our
country
in
the
ring.
Deepest
condolences
to
the
family."
For
the
unversed,
Dingko
Singh
was
one
of
the
finest
boxers
India
has
ever
produced.
Singh
had
won
the
gold
medal
at
the
1998
Bangkok
Asian
Games.
Dingko
Singh
had
tested
positive
for
Coronavirus
in
May
2020,
but
the
former
boxer
recovered
soon.
Last
year
in
April,
he
was
airlifted
from
Imphal
to
the
national
capital
for
his
liver
cancer
treatment.
Notably,
filmmaker
Raja
Krishna
Menon
and
Shahid
Kapoor
were
expected
to
collaborate
on
a
biopic
following
Ngangom
Dingko
Singh's
journey
as
a
boxer
in
2019.
While
the
plans
didn't
materialise
at
the
time,
Raja
told
ETimes
that
the
film
celebrating
his
achievements
and
spotlighting
his
journey
did
not
get
made
while
he
was
still
alive.
The
filmmaker
said
that
he
had
been
meaning
to
speak
with
Dingko
but
"I
hadn't
done
that
in
recent
times.
I
wish
I
had
made
that
phone
call
and
spoken
to
him.
I
remember
meeting
him
and
spending
some
time
with
him
while
working
on
the
biopic's
screenplay
and
story.
It
sadly
got
pushed
on
the
backburner."
"I
hope
it
gets
made
now
because
it's
a
beautiful
story
of
a
journey
that
is
less
heard
of.
Dingko
was
such
an
interesting
person
and
what
he
achieved
was
marvellous.
I
wish
we
made
the
biopic
while
Dingko
Singh
was
still
alive,"
Raja
said
hoping
that
the
interest
in
the
biopic
returns
and
it
is
made.