Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra: Paresh was my first and last choice

 Wanting to cast against type, Toofaan director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on roping in Paresh Rawal to play boxing coach.

Paresh Rawal. Pic/AFP

Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s previous offerings — by way of their narratives and characters — never quite gave him the opportunity to work with Paresh Rawal. In that regard, Farhan Akhtar-starrer Toofaan is special as it fulfils his long-standing wish. When the director developed the film, he decided to cast against type, envisioning Rawal in the role of the boxing coach to the leading man. 

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