Even as Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar shared his first look from his upcoming boxing drama Toofan on Thursday, there has been a call to boycott the movie over the actor's decision to join a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Toofan also features veteran actor Paresh Rawal and Mrunal Thakur.
Calling for the boycott of the movie, many users said they place country over entertainment.
If you support #CAA and the poor Hindus who were persecuted by Pakistan, then you must #BoycottToofan.
— Amit Srivastava |🇮🇳 (@AmiSri) January 2, 2020
Teach this Jehadi a lesson. https://t.co/lKj6ptLr3e
#BoycottToofan began trending on Twitter after the first look release, with thousands of tweeple calling for boycott of the movie.
Farhan Akhtar's new movie 'Toofan' is releasing soon.
— sarvanan Pillai (@sarvan0687) January 2, 2020
Please remember what damage he did to our nation before watching his movie. Don't let your money being used for the person who misleaded nation on #CAA_NRC . Teach this man a lesson.#FarhanAkhtar. #BoycottToofan
"Not a penny of my hard earned money will be spent on Bollywood in 2020," said one user.
#BoycottToofan #FarhanAkhtar Not a penny of my hard earned money will be spent on Bollywood in 2020. Especially when someone puts up a wrong map and refuses to take it down. I'd rather donate to a worthy cause in favour of my nation. #nationfirst
— Patriot Indian (@Patriot48271828) January 2, 2020
This man doesn’t deserve our money at all, tweeted another.
#BoycottToofan dis man doesn’t deserve our money at all.
— ®️AMESH MISHRA (@rm22530) January 2, 2020
Actually he should leave acting carrier and join anti India movements.
He has better scope in zihad field so go and encourage dangaai ppls. #antinational @FarOutAkhtar 👎🏻👎🏻 pic.twitter.com/OPilSR2aoe
You are one of my favourite actors but country comes first, was another tweet.
#boycotttoofan #farhanakhtar
— Akash (@Akash_Tiwari_0) January 2, 2020
When you can talk bullshit without knowing about CAA.
I can boycott you and your movies.
You are one of my favourite actors but country comes first.
Finest actors speaking the stupidest!!!!#indiabeforeanything
The actor looked absolutely ripped in the first look photo, taken from the ringside and shared on Twitter. "When life gets harder, you just get stronger. Iss saal #Toofan uthega. Releasing on 2.10.2020," he had captioned the photo.
The project marks second collaboration for Akhtar and Mehra, post Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, the 2013 biopic on legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh.
Toofan is co-produced by Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures. The film is scheduled to be released on October 2 this year.
(With PTI inputs)
