Before filming Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013), Farhan Akhtar had spent long hours at the gym, more than willing to go the extra mile to look the part of an athlete. Eight years on, the actor has again undergone a transformation in Amazon Prime Video’s Toofaan. In keeping with the narrative of the sports drama, Akhtar has sported three distinct looks, going from the lean street fighter to an unfit boxer who has given up on his dream, and finally, displaying the ripped physique of a professional pugilist. Where a boxer’s look was the result of a daily rigorous workout, he had to gain 20 kilos to attain the out-of-work unfit avatar.  

 Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra