M.S. Dhoni - The Untold Story: Strikes An Emotional Chord!
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'M.S. Dhoni - The
Untold Story' is a film that portrays the life of a man who is known worldwide
for his cricket feats as well as for his alleged controversies as a captain and
the IPL spot-fixing charges. The film's title draws curiosity due to two
reasons - one because of the man himself and two to know what is 'The Untold
Story'. Well, the film and its makers prefer to toe a line of caution and non-controversy
by terminating the film at that momentous occasion of winning the '2011 World Cup'
for India. Dhoni himself in one of his film's promotional media interaction recently
has said that it is good that a sequel of the film is not made because he knows
that his career is mired in controversies and alleged charges of involvement in
match-fixing.
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Sushant Singh Rajput
as M.S. Dhoni is strikingly similar to the man he portrays onscreen and is
successful in aping many of Dhoni's mannerism. Sushant has done justice to the
biopic by his presence. What keeps you glued to your seat is the positivity the
film emanates which is quite inspiring. A school kid who is hooked to a range of sports other than cricket because
he feels there is no fun playing with a small ball is slowly maneuvered into cricket
by his school coach Banerjee (Rajesh Sharma). The boy lovingly called as Mahi
is always under the watchful eyes of his father Pan Singh Dhoni (Anupam Kher)
who believes that sports doesn't promise a secure future and therefore, he
needs to study hard to get into a government job. Caught between his dream to
become a cricketer and his father's expectation out of him to secure a
government job, Mahi treads a path of challenges and uncertainties.
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Backed by a bunch of
childhood friends Santhosh (Kranti Prakash Jha), Chittu (Alok Pandey), Sandip
Nahar and Jitin Gulati, a supportive mother, sister and a reluctant father, Dhoni
slowly inches towards becoming one of the most successful cricket captain of
India. The scenes of many real time footages of cricket and the film's
background score creates a similar euphoria of a cricket stadium in the theatre.
I found many in the audience behaving as if they were in the galleries cheering
for the Indian team and their favorite MSD.
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Neeraj Pandey scripts
Dhoni's journey from a ticket collector to a cricketer very cleverly by only
touching upon those areas and achievements that lauds him as a model sportsman.
Well, it works for the film sans controversies and it seems that the viewers
are enjoying too. Anupam Kher as MSD's father is outstanding in portraying the
life of a typical middle class man concerned about his children's future. Bhumika
as his sister Jayanti enacting the role of an ever trusting and loving sister
is too good. The sister-brother relationship portrayed in the film is
beautiful. Kranti Prakash Jha an actor who is known for films like 'Deswa'
(Bhojpuri), 'Once Upon a Time in Bihar', 'Mithila Makhaan' is noticeable as one
of the friends of MSD in this film. His film Mithila Makhaan directed by Nitin
Chandra bagged the Best Maithili Film in the 63rd National Film Awards under
the language section. Kranti Prakash Jha is an actor who is on the move to
prove his mettle. Rajesh Sharma as the quirky Bengali cricket coach gives us
some wonderful laughable moments and stays in our mind as a man who first
spotted the prodigy and became instrumental in gifting Dhoni the cricketer to our
country. Disha Patani as Mahi's ex
girlfriend and Kiara Advani as Sakshi Dhoni are good but have less to offer
because it's all about the man called Dhoni.
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In short, it seems
Neeraj Pandey and his team has struck gold once again by making 'M .S. Dhoni -
The Untold Story'. They would have done much more justice to the title 'The
Untold Story' if this film would have also covered those alleged charges of IPL
fixing, rifts between cricketers, his rumored unholy nexus with the man called N
Srinivasan and his cronies. It seems that the 'Untold Story' shall remain
'Untold Forever'. Nevertheless, the film is entertaining and can be seen by
both the fans as well as those who doesn't know much about cricket and sports. It
is a story of friendship, mentoring, dreams, family bonding, challenges and
triumph.
Life
Connoisseur Movie Rating: 3.5/5
Cast:
Sushant Singh Rajput (Mahendra Singh Dhoni), Kranti Prakash Jha (Santhosh), Jitin
Gulati, Sandip Nahar, Alok Pandey (Chittu), Herry Tangri (Yuvraj Singh), Anupam
Kher (Pan Singh Dhoni), Bhumika Chawla (Sister), Disha Patani (Priyanka Jha),
Kiara Advani (Sakshi Dhoni), Rajesh Sharma (Banerjee), Kumud Mishra, Ashrut
Jain ( Shabbir Hussain)
Genre:
Biopic
Based On:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Director:
Neeraj Pandey
Producers:
Arun Pandey, Fox Star Studios
Story
by:
Neeraj Pandey, Dilip Jha
Screenplay:
Neeraj Pandey, Dilip Jha
Dialogues:
Neeraj Pandey
Music
by:
Amaal Malik, Rochak Kohli
Background Score:
Sanjoy Chowdhury
Cinematography:
Santosh Tundiyil
Edited
by:
Shree Narayan Singh
Production
Company: Fox Star Studios, Inspired Entertainment, Friday
FilmWorks
Distributor:
Fox Star Studios
Release
Date: 30th September, 2016
Duration:
190 Minutes
Language:
Hindi
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