- Farhan Akhtar, who played a boxer in Toofaan (2021).
- He continued by saying that sporting events of this kind.
- His personal passion for the game inspired him.
Farhan Akhtar, who played a boxer in Toofaan (2021), couldn’t help but support the Indian team’s youthful boxers. On March 15, the actress took the stage with Olympian Mary Kom during the opening ceremony of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Delhi.
The 49-year-old could not help but acknowledge Mary Kom’s role in breaking the glass ceiling during an exclusive interview with us. He continued by saying that sporting events of this kind, in which as many as 65 nations would take part, would open the door for a new generation of Indian boxing champions.
“With championships like this happening in our country, it will surely inspire girls to move forward with boxing as a career. I mean, everyone has had that childhood fantasy of knocking someone out (laughs), that’s where it starts! I’m sure millions will watch the championship and get inspired to realise that dream of theirs in the ring,” he says.
His personal passion for the game inspired him to follow world-renowned boxers like Mike Tyson, Muhammed Ali, and Triple G. (Gennady Golovkin). “But, I am a huge fan of the one not competing in this championship, Mary Kom. The entire nation is a fan of hers! In fact, that’s what led me to work on and develop a film on the subject (Toofaan)… I hope biopics are made on the girls who are representing India at this event,” says Akhtar.
If you ask him who he is pulling for in this championship, he will respond, “I have 12 favourites!” “Nikhat (Zareen) is somebody I’m in touch with on Instagram. I met Lovlina (Borgohain) when she was in Mumbai after her Olympic win. Then, there is Saweety (Boora), Jasmine (Lamboria), Manisha (Moun)… It’s not fair to choose one over the other. Each one of them has had their own journey and struggles to reach where they are. I’m sure they have had battles with their parents or society… Each of them has a story worth telling!”
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