M.S. Dhoni biopic to hit screens in September 2016

The film stars Sushant Singh as Dhoni, the former Indian cricket captain who led India to two World Cup victories

29 Dec, 2015

As Bollywood gears up for various biopics in the coming year, the release date for one of the highly awaited, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, has finally been announced. The film, which stars Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni, will release on September 2, 2016.

Directed by Neeraj Pandey, the film will portray the life of the Indian captain who led India to two great cricket victories namely ICC World Cup 2011 and World Twenty20 in 2007 when he made only made his debut as a captain.

Sushant, who went through rigorous training and makeover for the role, took to Twitter to announce the date of the film based on Captain Cool:

Shot in Ranchi, Bihar where Dhoni was born, the film also features veteran actor Anupam Kher who will play Dhoni's father Pan Singh. A newbie in Bollywood, Kiara Advani will play the role of Dhoni's wife Sakshi.

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is not the only sports biopic in the works; a biopic on former skipper Azharuddin featuring Emraan Hashmi is also in production.

Comments

Kadva Sach Dec 29, 2015 11:08am

Biopic on Sanjay Dutt and MS Dhoni? Bollywood has reached some record low levels of quality just to make an extra buck. Dutt and Dhoni are no great men. In fact, Dutt has some serious criminal records against him. He's famous only due to his parents.

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reasonable kadva sach Dec 29, 2015 12:09pm

@Kadva Sach I think you are addicted with hatred syndrome, who told you to watch these famous personalities biopic, watch POGO tv or Cartoon Network etc.

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Satish Raina Dec 29, 2015 12:11pm

@Kadva Sach How can you name Dhoni and Dutt in the same breath? Dhoni is a real hero, Dutt is not. If Dhoni is not a great man, who is? I have watched Dhoni very carefully since the very beginning, He is not just a great cricketer, but a lot more than that. Undoubtedly, he is also a great sportsman and a great human being. In fact, he is an icon beyond compare.

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Harsh Dec 29, 2015 04:51pm

Who wants to watch a Dhoni biopic. Ridiculous topic to make a movie.

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John Dec 30, 2015 07:25am

This is how the industry works. Until the actors & directors fail, how will they improve and succeed. As for the film - if people don't watch it will in some ewaste dump.

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irfan Dec 30, 2015 10:42am

@reasonable kadva sach Good show. BUT at least admit one thing. We don't see original script writing in bollywood.

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