M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian
biographical sports film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey . It based on the life of Indian cricketer and the former Test, ODI and
T20I captain of the Indian national cricket team , Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars
Sushant Singh Rajput as Dhoni, along with
Disha Patani , Kiara Advani , and Anupam Kher . The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age and the series of life events that finally culminates to his stardom in the realm of cricket.
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.
The movie follows the journey of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a budding cricketer from Ranchi becoming the most successful captain of
Indian cricket team . The movie begins its screenplay with the ICC Cricket World Cup Final ( India vs Sri Lanka) in the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai where Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( Sushant Singh Rajput ) is watching the match live on screen. He decides to take the stand, and tells the authorities that he would go for batting if the wicket falls down. Dhoni takes up his bat and leads down the stairs amidst the roar of the crowd. The movie then sets to a flashback in Ranchi, set on 7 July 1981, the day on which Dhoni was born.
