Zanjeer Telugu version is titled Toofan: Apoorva Lakhia

Hyderabad: It is known that Zanjeer, which is a remake of 1973's cult-classic with the same name, is bilingual film, which is being simultaneously made in Hindi and Telugu. While the Hindi remake has been titled Zanjeer, the film goers down south were eagerly waiting to know about the title for its Telugu version. Finally, the makers of this much-hyped film have announced Toofan as its title.

Earlier, it was being speculated that the Telugu version of Zanjeer would be titled 'Jwala'. To silence these rumours, director Apoorva Lakhia took to his Twitter account and announced the titled. On his official page, the director wrote, "Zanjeer in Telugu will officially be called Toofan."

Actors Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra are playing the lead in the film Zanjeer, which also features Sanjay Dutt, Srihari, Prakash Raj, Mahie Gill and Atul Kulkarni in other important roles. The movie is nearing completion with just a few days of shooting left now. Apoorva Lakhia has jointly produced the film with Amit Mehra. It has music by Devi Sri Prasad.