Mumbai, January 16: Farhan Akhtar on Wednesday announced that he is set to reteam with his "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag" director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra in another sports drama "Toofan", in which he will play a boxer.

The actor shared the news on Twitter. "Thrilled to share that 6 years after Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, @RakeyshOmMehra and I are reuniting to create #Toofan... A heartfelt story of a boxer.

"Hope for your best wishes as we embark on this new journey. Love," Akhtar wrote. The Fakir of Venice Trailer: Farhan Akhtar and Annu Kapoor Engage in a Spiritual Con Game in This Comedy - Watch Video.

Mehra also took to the microblogging site share the news and described the film as "a heartfelt love story".

This will be the actor-director duo's second project post "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag", a 2013 biopic on legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh.

Details are currently sparse. The film will be co-produced by Excel Entertainment and ROMP Pictures.