Toofan Movie Review : Shakib Khan is too fun to watch

Director Raihan Rafi’s (Surongo, Poramon 2) Toofan is Shakib Khan’s 250th film as well, and can be described as a gory, racy, action-packed thriller about the titular character, Toofan – a man who rises to power after killing a powerful goon at the age of 15. Seeing his potential, he is taken in by a well-known Don, Bashir (Misha Sawdagor), under whose tutelage he grows increasingly cruel, and more reckless in his pursuit of power. At one point, seeing his threatening growth and killing spree, the government that he helps come to power decides to eliminate him. Toofan uses his doppelganger – struggling actor Shanto – to escape his fate.
The plot and design would remind the audience of several films, right from Om Shanti Om to Don and Don 2, to Animal and KGF (obvious from the look Toofan portrays). The two main songs, Dushtu Kokil (Kona and Akassh) and Ura Dhura (Pritom Hasan and Debosrie Antara) will also remind one of songs such as Dil ka telephone, Bandhobi Lolita and Dard Karara, while a lot of the dialogues make references to the ’90s Bangladeshi pop culture and popular actors like Salman Shah. Beyond this, the plot barely touches on anyone else’s life or background. That said, with stereotypical characters, false wigs and hilarious quips, even with a slow start, the film rapidly spins a web of hate and gore that escalates quickly in the second half. Sharp editing (Jobayar Abir Peal) and excellent cinematography (Tahsin Rahman) in the second half work well to build up the thrill of the chase, which rushes to a roaring climax.
In the acting department, Shakib Khan plays up to his innocent looks as Shanto, while he is commanding as Toofan. As his girlfriend, Suchona, Mimi Chakraborty has a few scenes, but she has a far more convincing and strongly written character than the hapless Julie, played by Masuma Rahman Nabila. Loknath Dey and Gazi Rakayet provide good support to Sultan’s terror-filled life as he goes through one gory rampage after another, establishing himself as a merciless, demonic killer, while in a short but extremely powerful role, Chanchal Chowdhury is chilling as ACP Akram.
Despite the garbled storyline and the lack of character development, Shakib Khan manages to charm his way through the film, which is absurd at many levels, but is fun to watch till the end.