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Sushant Delivers Match Winning Knock As Dhoni

MS Dhoni: The Untold Story Movie Review

Renuka Vyavahare, TNN, Sep 30, 2016, 12.42PM IST

CRITIC'S RATING: 3.5/5

STORY:  The biopic on India’s celebrated skipper, MS Dhoni (played by Sushant Singh Rajput) is the cricketer’s ode to his well-wishers, friends and family, who stood by him at all times - in success and failure. Their immense contribution in fulfilling his dream, his faith in himself and ability to battle professional and personal setbacks, forms the story.  

REVIEW:  If you are a diehard fan of MS Dhoni and cricket (in that order), you are bound to love this film, which reveres its protagonist. Despite the glorification, what works is Sushant’s impeccable portrayal of a stoic Dhoni and the latter’s inspiring untold story - his journey from being a ticket collector to a renowned attacking batsman/wicket-keeper/captain. 

Sushant internalises his character and becomes MSD, without heavily mimicking the cricketer. He even nails his iconic helicopter shot and restrained personality. The actor scores a winning knock. The film also boasts of a spectacular first-half, which showcases Dhoni’s initial struggle as an aspiring professional cricketer. It reminds you why sportsmen deserve the fame and money they get. 

Neeraj Pandey recreates Dhoni’s Ranchi life beautifully. He keeps it authentic and relatable. This one scene shot at Kharagpur station particularly stands out. Sushant is seen trying to make his way through a sea of people. It’s him going against the tide, summing up Dhoni’s life journey as well. Supporting actors deserve a special mention as their performances tug at your heartstrings. A scene featuring Yuvraj Singh (Herry Tangri) is outstanding. 

However the biopic loses its momentum in the second half with Dhoni’s love life getting undue prominence. Also, the cricketer’s questionable decisions or possible vices are mostly overlooked. His tiff with the senior players (Sehwag, Gambhir), rivalry with Yuvraj Singh, love-hate relationship with the media, team politics and criticism faced on occasions, barely find a passing reference. As a full-fledged biopic, this one-dimensional approach towards the lead character leaves you a tad discontented. But since you see the film through Dhoni’s eyes, it’s justified as one rarely sees faults in oneself. 

Nonetheless, this cricket movie hits sufficient sixes making the ‘Dhoni Dhoni’ chants reverberate in the theatre.


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Himanshi Dhawan Saffron Public School

Yes, I was eagerly waiting for this movie to get release so that I could go and watch the first day first show as I am a big fan of MS Dhoni whether it''s his cricket punches, style, looks, intelligence etc. Loved the movie!!! 3 cheers to Captain Cool!!! The movie made me realize that hardwork always pays.

P.S Geethanjali Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan Sri Venkateswara vidyalaya,T

The unbelievable journey of Dhoni from a ticket collector to a famous cricket personality is really amusing.Whenever anyone thinks of India cricket then this Captain cool definitely comes into mind.He had written his own name in golden letters in Indian history.His life story is a must be made into biopic and this movie definitely lived on to the high expectations of the people.Well done Neeraj Pandey.

Brenda Marshal PADUA HIGH SCHOOL-MANKHURD

Yes!!! obviously I was eagerly waiting for it to release . Because the trailer was so interesting!!!! It''s the life story of our cricketer Mr. M.S Dhoni. It includes love story, emotions, etc. WOW!!!^_^

Aryan Kumar INDIARAPURAM PUB SCH INDIRAPURAM GZ

Just watched the movie! It was an epic and inspirational journey. This movie has given justice to the actual story of Dhoni. I was largely uninformed about his early struggles despite being a great fan of him.

Vandana Subash City International School Wanowrie

Seems to be an okay movie..now we just have to wait and see if it strikes a chord among the audience..

Aditya.Chandere VIDYA VALLEY

Dhoni deserves an epic movie based on his life for his hardwork.

Anna Thomas SBOA SCHOOL & JUNIOR COLLEGE

Dhoni is always awesome but Kohli is still better

Smriti R P VENKAT INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL

I saw the movie.A lot of effort was put by M S Dhoni to come up to this level in life.Awesome movie and great effort put by Sushant Singh Rajput and Neeraj Pandey

Kirti gupta BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (SWASTHYA VHR)

Yes I was waiting for the movie since the date trailer was released. The movie was tremendous as it defines the real hard work of a sports person how he is ready to sacrifice each and every thing in life for sports.

Bhavana Jaison Atomic Energy Central School No 2

No, not really . When Mary Kom was released there was an expectation that there will be some thing for children to learn as she came from a very simple family . Her hard working , path to success so on.

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