M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed

 M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed

and co-written by Neeraj Pandey. It is based on the life of former Test, ODI and T20I captain of the

Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars the late Sushant Singh Rajput as

MS Dhoni, along with Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, and Anupam Kher. The film chronicles the life of

Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.

The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an

incident at an airport after the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. Development began two years later,

with the consent of Dhoni. Neeraj Pandey was later approached to helm the film while he was

working on Baby. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and

his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.

The film was released on 30 September 2016 by Fox Star Studios and received the widest release

ever for a Bollywood film across 61 countries. In addition to being released in Hindi language, it was

also dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi languages, although the Marathi release was later

cancelled due to opposition. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success. It is

the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016 and sixth highest grossing Indian film of 2016

worldwide ₹215.48 crore (US$26 million).

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In the pre-credits sequence there is a scene of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. MS Dhoni, India's

captain, walks out to bat after Virat Kohli's wicket.

The film begins in Ranchi, 7 July 1981. At the hospital maternity unit, Paan Singh Dhoni is confused

whether he has got a girl or boy. He later names his baby boy Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni. Paan

Singh is a pump operator who waters the practice ground. Fourteen years later, Mahi is spotted by a

cricket coach while goalkeeping in a football game. He invites him to try out for the school cricket

team as a wicketkeeper and selects him after being impressed. Mahi improves his batting and

becomes a regular member of the team.

Three years later, a grown up Mahi helps win an inter-school cricket match. After achieving much

fame, Mahi is selected for the Ranji Trophy but his draft notice is held up due to which he is late in

reaching Kolkata despite his friends' help. But Mahi does not give up and, to please his father, hejoins the Kharagpur Station as a ticket collector.

Years later, Mahi's sister Jayanti is married to his

friend Gautam Gupta.

After some time, Mahi is depressed with his job.

With the insistence of his manager, Mahi decides

to play cricket alongside his work, and after his

day-shifts he goes to practice cricket. He

participates in different tournaments and as a

result he gets selected for the Railways. After a

good performance, he tries-out for the India

national under-19 cricket team selections. Bihar

loses to Punjab where Yuvraj Singh scores 301 and

Mahi does not succeed though he is selected for

the Duleep Trophy.

Mahi leaves his job and admits to his father that

cricket is his only ambition and he wants to

become a professional cricketer. He works hard

and is selected in the national team and makes his

debut. He meets and befriends Priyanka Jha, an

office consultant, and scores a century after

meeting her. She buys a watch for him as a

Valentine's Day gift but dies in a truck accident on

her way. Mahi again goes into depression and has

bad form in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. As

captain of the national side, he wins the T-20

World Cup, and leads India to the number one

ranking in Test matches.

In 2010, Mahi arrives at a hotel. Sakshi Singh

Rawat, a hotel official fails to recognize him and

later apologizes to him. They soon start dating

and Mahi eventually proposes marriage to her

after she mentions buying him a Valentine's Day's

gift which he refuses. They marry and Mahi begins

training for the 2011 World Cup. He eventually

develops the team with new players. The film

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Neeraj Pandey

Written by Neeraj Pandey

Dilip Jha

Produced by Arun Pandey

Fox Star Studios

Starring Sushant Singh

Rajput

Disha Patani

Kiara Advani

Anupam Kher

Bhumika Chawla

Kranti Prakash Jha

Alok Pandey

Cinematography Sudheer Palsane

Edited by Shree Narayan Singh

Music by Score:

Sanjoy Chowdhury

Songs:

Amaal Mallik