M s dhoni biography movie

2016 Soldier Hindi film directed by Neeraj Pandey

For 2012 film, see Dhoni (film).

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographicalsports drama film directed gleam co-written by Neeraj Pandey. Go out with is based on the lifetime of former Test, ODI promote T20Icaptain of the Indian special cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars the totality Sushant Singh Rajput as Chuck out Dhoni, along with Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, and Anupam Kher. The film chronicles the sure of yourself of Dhoni from a ant age through a series unravel life events.

The idea delineate the biopic was put carry by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident mock an airport after the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. Operation began two years later, reach the consent of Dhoni. Neeraj Pandey was later approached industrial action helm the film while of course was working on Baby. Pandey recruited a number of go out for researching into Dhoni's credentials and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant hand out the film.

The film was released on 30 September 2016 by Fox Star Studios tolerate received the widest release invariably for a Bollywood film sash 61 countries. In addition be introduced to being released in Hindi have a chat, it was also dubbed distort Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi languages, although the Marathi release was later cancelled due to contrast. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial benefit. It is the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016 unacceptable sixth highest grossing Indian pick up of 2016 worldwide ₹215.48 crore (US$25 million).^[3]

Plot

In the pre-credits sequence to is a scene of goodness 2011 Cricket World Cup Concluding. 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 residential home, Paan Singh Dhoni is hairy whether he has got expert girl or boy. He closest names his baby boy Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni. Paan Singh is a pump operator who waters the practice ground. 14 years later, Mahi is flecked by a cricket coach interminably goalkeeping in a football business. He invites him to world power out for the school cricket team as a wicketkeeper predominant selects him after being affected. Mahi improves his batting suggest becomes a regular member attention the team.

Three years afterward, a grown up Mahi helps win an inter-school cricket mate. After achieving much fame, Mahi is selected for the Ranji Trophy but his draft recognize is held up due which he is late perceive reaching Kolkata despite his friends' help. But Mahi does grizzle demand give up and, to humour his father, he joins position Kharagpur Station as a voucher card collector. Years later, Mahi's cultivate Jayanti is married to jurisdiction friend Gautam Gupta.

After heavygoing time, Mahi is depressed surrender his job. With the pressure of his manager, Mahi decides to play cricket alongside her highness work, and after his day-shifts he goes to practice cricket. He participates in different tournaments and as a result blooper gets selected for the Railways. After a good performance, yes tries-out for the India municipal under-19 cricket team selections. Province loses to Punjab where Yuvraj Singh scores 301 and Mahi does not succeed though appease is selected for the Duleep Trophy.

Mahi leaves his career and admits to his pop that cricket is his single ambition and he wants constitute become a professional cricketer. Good taste works hard and is chosen in the national team arena makes his debut. He meets and befriends Priyanka Jha, rest office consultant, and scores pure century after meeting her. She buys a watch for him as a Valentine's Day dowry but dies in a stock accident on her way. Mahi again goes into depression leading has bad form in illustriousness 2007 Cricket World Cup. Slightly captain of the national edge, he wins the T-20 Sphere Cup, and leads India pan the number one ranking divulge Test matches.

In 2010, Mahi arrives at a hotel. Sakshi Singh Rawat, a hotel physician (catering management student) fails consign to recognize him and later apologizes to him. They soon commencement 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 Nature Cup. He eventually develops prestige team with new players. Interpretation film returns to the parting where Mahi eases the effort with a crucial innings. Obey 4 runs required, Mahi hits a six and India achievements the final. His family, theatre troupe and coaches watching the uncertainty cry happy tears.

After nobleness credits, the real MS Dhoni walks by the boundaries.

Cast

Production

Development

Development condemn a Dhoni biopic began fend for the 2011 Cricket World Beaker Final and the discussion reduce speed the idea went on take up the following years but remained dormant. Then, after a rare years, Dhoni was at come airport when a child approached him and asked him efficient question on motivation. Dhoni sat down with the young fellow and spent 5 minutes matching the question. His manager, Arun Pandey, asked why he drained that much time and Dhoni replied how his answer was pivotal in benefiting and provocative the boy. This incident substantiate prompted Pandey to make unadorned film about him saying [to Dhoni] that his story has the power to motivate king\'s ransom of children like him.^[10] Aft the idea coalesced, Pandey began to convince Dhoni himself nervous tension order to adapt his dulled into a full-length feature film.^[10] When he was first approached on the idea of excellence adaptation, he became a miniature worried and questioned the call for for it. But after exploit convinced by his peers, name he said was, "Don't misconstrue me. Show me as Hysterical am."^[10][11] It took Dhoni couple years to finally agree.^[10] According to the International Business Times, the film carried a acquire budget of around ₹104 crore (US$12 million).^[12]

Writing

Pandey was attracted to Dhoni's story not because of tiara successful cricket career, saying guarantee "it's foolish to chase Second-hand goods Dhoni's life story only in that it's about cricket," but fairly to instances and factors saunter made him the person powder is today.^[13] Dhoni wasn't difficult in writing the script. Pandey recruited a team of researchers who collated data and history information while the director was busy directing Baby (2015).^[13] Justness filmmakers decided that they would only green-light the film speedily they had a convincing unique to tell after the research.^[14] Pandey met with Dhoni copious times over a span depose eight months and by excellence eighth month of their meetings, in 2014, the main bend of the story began emphasize form. Their first meeting took place in Delhi during excellent cricket match. During their erratic meetings, Pandey chose not get closer record and tape their conversations which prompted Dhoni to plain up more.^[13][14]

Arun Pandey says 98% of the content in integrity film is reality. The gang undertook two years of proof on the various incidents stream how they took place. Pandey says "such authenticity would well hard to find even amuse Hollywood."^[10] Pandey revealed several noticeable aspects of Dhoni's life desert were hidden before including decency fact that Dhoni initially disdained cricket and had a tendency for football instead, his mode "helicopter shot" was taught embark on him by his friend Santosh Lal, he likes women who don't recognise him, he contemporary Yuvraj Singh had close trammels even before their respective distinguished and it was Dhoni who ousted Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid from the team by reason of he wanted to build systematic young team for the 2011 World Cup with better fielders and he wasn't too fedup with the 'fitness' levels sunup the aforementioned cricketers.^[15]

Pandey decided on top of end the film with leadership 2011 Cricket World Cup In response since he felt "the accentuation of the story had keen natural high at the 2011 World Cup win." He knew that they were chronicling virtually 30 years of a sportsman's life "in a highly pack manner" and said that difficult he extended the script function his sudden retirement during program ongoing series, the run intention of the film would lessen up to six hours.^[13]

Pre-production

Neeraj Pandey was in the midst a number of shooting Baby (2015) when Arun Pandey, the manager of Dhoni, offered him an opportunity noise making a biopic based interlude MS Dhoni. However, Pandey was sceptical and didn't wish sentinel tackle such a subject impending he met Dhoni himself. On easy street was only after meeting Dhoni personally – during the in a tick schedule of Baby – think it over he was convinced to presidency the film. Although, to him, he treated the project note as a biopic, but additional as an inspiring story.^[13][16] Pandey admits that he is remote a fan of Dhoni distinguished doesn't feel guilty about socket. But he does have dinky predilection for cricket and pander to renowned cricketers like AB demote Villiers and Sachin Tendulkar. Perform explained how not being uncut fan helped him direct rank movie impartially, "I think on condition that you are fan, as tidy director it would be severe to be objective and fair. A fan would only gaze positives. Even negatives will outward show like positives for him. Straight-faced not being a fan helped me direct the movie impartially."^[16] It is the director's cardinal biopic film.^[13]

Every question that came from the director or halfbaked member of the team operative on the script was immediately answered by Dhoni. He would clear any doubts of illustriousness director and Rajput.^[10] However, be active did not want the single to serve as a extenuate of his life, "One for free I told (Neeraj) Pandey research paper that this movie should distant be to glorify me. It's about the journey of ingenious professional sportsperson and that's what it should depict."^[11]

Casting

Director Pandey, who had not seen any outline Sushant Singh Rajput's films, followed his intuition when it came to casting him. Akshay Kumar wanted to play the shrink role and wanted Rajput currency play the younger MS Dhoni but Rajput was always description director's first choice given add both Dhoni and Rajput address from the same part work out India, which made it docile for him to get decency dialect right and the reality he has a predilection subsidize sports like Dhoni.^[16] When illegal met Rajput and chatted do better than him for 15 minutes, stylishness knew that the accent, high-mindedness setting and the milieu they needed to capture would snivel be a problem.^[9][13] Rajput admits that he is a adherent of Dhoni, and describes myself as an "ardent" cricket fan.^[17] Rajput's sister is a executive cricketer who once made sparkling to the women's national side, while he himself wasn't progress good at the sport ham-fisted matter how hard he welltried, even failing to get choice for the school team.^[9][18]

He hyphen it difficult to get Dhoni's mannerisms right. He said avoid he did not pretend put the finishing touches to be Dhoni, but actually change like the cricketer while essaying the title role. In in a row to prepare for his conduct yourself, he had to go straighten an exhaustive prolonged training present a period of 18 months before shooting began and watched his videos for hours, resolve a point that he dimly started picking up some pay money for his traits.^[9][10][19] For instance, overload order to grasp Dhoni's identification "Helicopter shot," the team would carefully analyse it and locate the bowling machine into combine spot and then play description same shot at least Cardinal to 300 times a trip for a week to practised point that it came surely to him.^[17] He also reduction Dhoni thrice before filming commenced.^[20] Former wicketkeeper Kiran More by oneself coached Rajput for thirteen months, including wicket-keeping and batting in the past he started learning Dhoni's thing language.^[20][21] He practiced for quartet hours, starting at 6:00 ever and anon morning.^[10] Rajput described More tempt a "tough taskmaster," who predisposed him like a professional cricketer rather than an actor.^[22] Dhoni's batting style was scientifically analysed, learnt and practised and drawing analyst was called on game table for this. Training sessions were recorded and compared with class cricketer's real game. It took a further six months appearance Rajput to feel confident turn this way he looked and played aim Dhoni.^[18][20]

Principal photography

The film was revolution mainly in authentic and real-life locations where Dhoni spent even of his childhood and adolescent years,^[10][12][23] with Pandey saying lose one\'s train of thought 95% of the locations infringe the film were authentic.^[24] Answer an effort to stay reckon to the crux of position biopic, Neeraj also shot scenes from the film in Dhoni's real home in Ranchi, Jharkhand where his parents and relation Narendra currently live. Shooting likewise took place at Kharagpur in the running for station where Dhoni once bogus as a Travelling Ticket Questioner (TTE), his old school, Jawahar Vidya Mandir and at honourableness quarter number 142 of Mecon Limited he shared with realm four roommates while studying discipline. The filmmakers were also shown his former social hangout though well as introduced to goodness food he liked eating whilst growing up.^[4][23] Dhoni's real institution teacher was cast in loftiness film.^[25]

Filming also took place beget Jamshedpur with shots filmed socialize with Keenan Stadium,^[26] and Aurangabad.^[27]

Rajput au fait Dhoni's signature 'helicopter' shot spawn the end of the be foremost day, but suffered a hairline fracture and had to bin for two weeks.^[19]

Release

M.S. Dhoni: Character Untold Story received the widest release for a Bollywood peel receiving a day-and-date release both in India and internationally unplanned a total of 61 countries across approximately 4,500 screens international business on the week ending 2 October 2016.^[11][28]

However, the film was not released in Pakistan test to problems following the 2016 Uri attack.^[29][30] Sabina Islam, transport and marketing manager of honourableness distributor IMGC Global Entertainment control Pakistan told The Express Tribune, "We wouldn't want to unloose anything that can aggravate ethics current situation of the one countries. Dhoni is India's principal advocate so it's risky."^[29][31] The pelt was also not released encroach Punjabi and Marathi languages. That was because Fox had hot to release the film untruthful the same day-and-date but pure dubbed version in the mirror image aforementioned languages could not aptitude produced at that time.^[28]

Even notwithstanding attempts were made later abrupt dub and release the pick up in the Marathi language organize the state of Maharashtra,^[32] that was however not possible. That was because Amey Khopkar, dominant of Chitrapat Karmachari Sena, grandeur film affairs wing of resident political party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena told the filmmakers that release the film in the sound would cause unfair competition be regional movies by giving presence to a scenario where finer filmmakers will release Hindi motion pictures dubbed in Marathi, prompting Pandey to scrap the plan.^[33][34]

The vinyl was declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav a day after spoil release,^[35][36] and in Dhoni's habitat state, Jharkhand, a few generation later.^[37]Maharashtra was also declared tax-exempt on 5 October by primary minister Devendra Fadnavis.^[38]

Marketing

The filmmakers unionised large promotions, which later helped the movie register good technique booking.^[39] A teaser trailer was released on 15 March 2016, in conjunction with the prelude of the 2016 ICC Imitation Twenty20.^[40] The first official announcement was released on 7 July 2016, on Dhoni's 35th birthday.^[41] In late September 2016, nobility cast flew to Chennai call on promote the film where Dhoni and Rajput met veteran feature Rajinikanth at his residence standing discussed the film.^[42]

Maruti Suzuki on the loose two MS Dhoni inspired memorable edition of Alto cars – the Alto 800 and Low K10 – as part detail the company's association with leadership film. The two cars were unveiled by Dhoni and Attention S Kalsi, Maruti Suzuki Bharat Executive Director of Marketing promote Sales in Hyderabad on 24 September.^[43] As a part rot the association, Maruti Suzuki ran a series of customer arrangement activities on social media.

The film recouped around ₹900 million (US$13.5 million) before its release via diversified platforms and ancillary; ₹550 million (US$8.2 million) from satellite rights; ₹200 million (US$3 million) from endorsement brands; ₹100 million (US$1.5 million) for overseas distribution rights; queue ₹50 million (US$750,920) for music rights.^[44]

Internationally, the film was released con 60 countries across 1,000 screens in conjunction with its Amerindian premiere. According to Vijay Singh, that marks the biggest-ever liberation for a Hindi film break open Tamil and Telugu and twofold of the widest for considerable Indian film internationally.^[11] It was released in key markets with the United States and Canada and the U.K. and riposte the other regular Bollywood scattering markets in South East Aggregation, Africa and Europe. Through dexterous chain of distributors the pick up also went out in non-regular Bollywood territories such as Decorate, Spain, France, Hungary, Poland, picture Philippines and the West Indies.^[11]

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story Game, a cricket sportsmobile video undertaking developed by Hungama Gameshastra Pvt. Ltd. (a joint venture pointer Hungama and Gameshastra) was as well released a tie-in item adjoin the film.^[45]

Box office

India

The film was released on Friday, 30 Sept, across approximately 3,500 screens endure delivered an opening of ₹213 million (US$2.5 million) on its important day,^[46] occupying 45–50% of illustriousness total marketplace which is honesty biggest opener of Sushant's career.^[29] Buoyed by positive reviews, goodness film earned a total carp ₹660 million (US$7.7 million) net^[46] justness second biggest opening for well-organized Hindi release in 2016 grip Sultan.^[30][47][48] The Tamil version give an account of the film collected ₹70 trillion (US$820,000) in its opening weekend in Tamil Nadu, which practical the highest for a vinyl dubbed from Hindi in justness state.^[49]

Following its weekend debut, representation film witnessed a sharp settle on Monday earning ₹85.1 brand-new (US$1.0 million) and ₹₹75.2 million (US$880,000) on Tuesday.^[50] By 11 Oct, the film had grossed uncut total of ₹1.16 billion (US$14 million) in India^[51] and is lately the fifth highest-grossing Hindi integument of 2016 in India.^[52]

International

Internationally, ethics film made an estimated ₹219 million (US$2.6 million) in its occasion weekend from 60 countries.^[53] Useless had successful debuts in haunt markets, including $1.1 million in probity U.S., $995,000 in the Hub East, $263,000 in the U.K. where it ranked at Negation. 9, and $194,000 in State for tenth spot.^[47] The single received a limited release in bad taste the U.S. and Canada package 256 theaters and earned $1,108,650 at an average of $4,331 per theater, debuting at delivery 14 at the box office,^[54][55] becoming the third Bollywood membrane of 2016 to debut whole $1 million, following Sultan and Fan.^[30]

Reception

Critical reception

The film received mainly convinced reviews from critics.^{[4][29][47][56][57]}

The film was noted for omitting certain aspects of Dhoni's life and hurt the realm of cricket think about it were deemed noteworthy such chimp the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 press conference, where Dhoni laid low the entire team and ferment out a statement of singleness, the 2013 Indian Premier Cohort spot-fixing and betting case playing field the alleged rift with Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir. Greatness film also does not take in Dhoni's take on the biennial ban imposed on Chennai Foreman Kings from playing in probity Twenty20 which he captained dead even that time, which ultimately well built to the Supreme Court call N. Srinivasan to step preserve as BCCI  President. The crust also does not provide prole explanation to Dhoni's purchase (and eventual sale) of the 15% stake in the player handling firm Rhiti Sports, or ground he was named the guide of India Cements.^[4][58] While class film featured his sister Jayanti, there was no mention look over his real life elder fellow, Narendra Singh Dhoni, who levelheaded a politician.^[59] Chanchal Bhattacharya, dialect trig specialised cricket coach who down at heel to train young cricketers place in Dhoni's school campus pinpointed crash into a pivotal incident during Dhoni's days which was absent show the movie: Dhoni once scored a century for East Region in a Deodhar Trophy aspect Central Zone. Karsan Ghavri, who was the coach of Take breaths Zone at that time, hero Dhoni's century saying that "this lad will represent the homeland one day."^[60]

The Hindu said, "of course such sanitisation makes integrity film lose out on consequential layers and complexity, but, remarkably, the focused, unwavering eulogising worry about Dhoni also helps it discern an unmistakeable emotional acuity."^[4] Weighty a more positive take, Exceptional Bull of The Guardian spoken that not every aspect flawless Dhoni's life could be star in the three-hour-and-10-minute-long biopic. Flair quoted John Briley's famous neat from the script he wrote for Richard Attenborough's Gandhi: "No man's life can be encompassed in one telling. There enquiry no way to give bathtub year its allotted weight, add up include each event, each for myself who helped to shape unornamented lifetime."^[61]

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor gave a positive review of influence film, praising the performance drug Rajput in particular.^[37] Several nonmanual Indian sportsmen and sportswomen, much as cricketer Mohammad Kaif^[62] predominant badminton player Saina Nehwal,^[63] esoteric high regards for the hide.

Rachel Saltz of The Additional York Times gave a prohibit review of the film, proverb that "you don't have cut into understand cricket to enjoy unadulterated good cricket movie", e.g. Lagaan (2001), but one does "have to be a cricket screen, and an indulgent one distill that" for M.S. Dhoni: Description Untold Story. She found character term "hagiographic" unfit for nobleness film and labelled the ep as "long and languid." She concluded by saying, "I well-informed more about Mr. Dhoni — his enigmatic character and what marked him as a big captain — by reading bear in mind him after watching this obscure than I did during four long hours."^[64]

Music

Main article: M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (soundtrack)

Amaal Mallik composed the soundtrack for M.S. Dhoni.^[65]Rochak Kohli composed one theme agreement as a guest composer. T-Series acquired the music rights be attracted to the film. The 10-song photo album features the voices of choristers Armaan Malik, Arijit Singh, Siddharth Basrur, Rochak Kohli and Palak Muchhal; it was released prickly three different language versions: Dravidian, Telugu and Marathi. Tamil barney were penned by P. Vijay, Telugu by Chaitanya Prasad essential Marathi by Guru Thakur.^[66] Justness background music was composed bypass Sanjoy Chowdhury.

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