Farhan Akhtar has unveiled the first look of his next film after The Sky Is Pink, which is Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Toofan, a boxing drama about the central character's journey from grit to glory. It also stars Paresh Rawal in the role of the actor's coach and the film promises to be palpable and piercing.

Akhtar has often spoken about how Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull, starring Robert De Niro, was a film that changed his life. While preparing for his character of Alok Oberoi, that classic sports film may have been his source of inspiration. Any sports film needs to be driven by pain and pathos, and the audiences' emotional connect with the hero.