Mumbai: Popular Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar has unveiled the new release date of his forthcoming sports drama Toofan.
Earlier the movie was scheduled to release on May 21. However, it was postponed due to the outbreak of the second wave of the coronavirus, which will now stream on Amazon Prime Video on July 16.
Farhaan took Twitter to share the information. He wrote: “With humility, love and in dedication to the fighting spirit of the beautiful people of our nation, our film ‘Toofaan’ will be releasing on July 16th. #ToofaanOnPrime.”
With humility, love and in dedication to the fighting spirit of the beautiful people of our nation, our film ‘Toofaan’ will be releasing on July 16th. #ToofaanOnPrime
⁰⁰@PrimeVideoIN @excelmovies @ROMPPictures @mrunal0801 @SirPareshRawal @hussainthelal pic.twitter.com/0sd9yZ8Zy0
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) June 16, 2021
In May, Farhan had released a statement where he said he is more focused on helping the community in these testing times and would postpone his film’s release.
The statement had read: “The situation in India is truly heart-breaking, and we at Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures send our thoughts and prayers to everyone affected by the pandemic. In light of the severity of the situation, our focus is completely on the pandemic and on supporting our employees, their families, and helping the wider community. Therefore, we have taken the decision to postpone the release of our film ‘Toofaan’ until the situation improves. We will issue an update regarding the new release date in due course of time.”
