Toofaan is a typical Bollywood sports drama, that is utterly predictable throughout its entire runtime. But director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra's high quality work and treatment keeps things in the loop, and gives Toofaan a Boxing Gully Boy kinda look. Full marks to Farhan Akhtar for the hard work put on by him, for his stunning physical transformation and the ease with which he plays the character Aziz Ali. The film as a whole suffers, with its formulatic approach and a Bollywood Syndrome, that has a sprinkling of endless sequences filled with Fun, Love, Friendship, Sentiment, Fights, Religion, villains, relatives and what not. But Toofaan is still very watchable for the quality on offer, provided viewer doesn't mind its lengthy run time.
Of the several technical aspects of the film, the most outstanding department of Toofaan is its Cinematography, the choice of filters and lighting across scenes is just fantastic. Screenplay is a bit let down as it doesn't offer anything new, that too in 2021 to the viewers, other than getting in religion into boxing, the script for a major part looks like it's written in the 1980s. Editing or the lack of it severely marrs Toofaan, with a total runtime of 161 minutes, it's definitely not in the interest of the viewer's delight if the viewer doesn't find, either the scenes or artistes interesting. Production design and costumes were good. Makeup was good for Farhan Akhtar but terrible at times for the pretty Murnal Thakur. Music and background score was on the positive side. On the acting front, Farhan Akhtar delivers a fine performance with ease, ably supported by an ever excellent Paresh Rawal.
Overall, I wouldn't call Toofaan a bad film, by any means based on its technical aspects and acting, but some dated writing, several cliches and a lengthy runtime doesn't do the movie much favours. If you are a fan of Boxing or Farhan Akhtar, then the movie is highly recommended but if you aren't either, watch the movie in three parts of 40 minutes each like a mini web series. Climax scenes do contain some stunning visuals on boxing and does make an impression for its technical excellence . Thanks to Amazon Prime for saving me a lot of money on overpriced parking and popcorn. 6.2 stars out of 10 for a complete Farhan Akhtar show from start to finish.
Of the several technical aspects of the film, the most outstanding department of Toofaan is its Cinematography, the choice of filters and lighting across scenes is just fantastic. Screenplay is a bit let down as it doesn't offer anything new, that too in 2021 to the viewers, other than getting in religion into boxing, the script for a major part looks like it's written in the 1980s. Editing or the lack of it severely marrs Toofaan, with a total runtime of 161 minutes, it's definitely not in the interest of the viewer's delight if the viewer doesn't find, either the scenes or artistes interesting. Production design and costumes were good. Makeup was good for Farhan Akhtar but terrible at times for the pretty Murnal Thakur. Music and background score was on the positive side. On the acting front, Farhan Akhtar delivers a fine performance with ease, ably supported by an ever excellent Paresh Rawal.
Overall, I wouldn't call Toofaan a bad film, by any means based on its technical aspects and acting, but some dated writing, several cliches and a lengthy runtime doesn't do the movie much favours. If you are a fan of Boxing or Farhan Akhtar, then the movie is highly recommended but if you aren't either, watch the movie in three parts of 40 minutes each like a mini web series. Climax scenes do contain some stunning visuals on boxing and does make an impression for its technical excellence . Thanks to Amazon Prime for saving me a lot of money on overpriced parking and popcorn. 6.2 stars out of 10 for a complete Farhan Akhtar show from start to finish.