Mrunal’s dream comes true

Blown away by the Toofaan experience

Dreams truly have come true for Mrunal Thakur, who had hoped to star in a Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra film after watching Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. The actress is now part of the talented star cast of Mehra’s sports drama Toofaan and has been paired with Farhan Akhtar. “I kind of manifested it, I believe. I remember watching Bhaag Milkha Bhaag alone in a theatre during my college days and I wrote a huge note assuming that Rakeysh Sir would one day read my message. At that time I didn’t even know I would be an actor.”

Talking of her experience in

Toofaan, she says, “Working with

Excel is like a dream, especially when you have a combination of Farhan and Rakeysh sir. We were completely pampered and the treatment on set was so amazing.” The actress is excited that Toofaan is releasing on an OTT platform, making the film accessible to a global audience. “The fact that Toofaan is releasing in 240 countries and territories on the OTT platform is a blessing in disguise because there are no geographical barriers here. A film like Toofaan, which is inspirational, is most needed at a time like this to motivate people. I definitely think it will be the best film project to come out,” she adds.

Toofaan, produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Farhan Akhtar will premiere on Amazon Prime on May 21.

“I kind of manifested it. I remember watching Bhaag Milkha Bhaag alone in a theatre during my college days and I wrote a huge note assuming that Rakeysh Sir would one day read my message. At that time I didn’t even know I would be an actor.”

- Mrunal Thakur, actor