In what is perhaps the role of a lifetime, Rajput plays Dhoni to the hilt, mimicking his gait, shrug, and the unruffled demeanour. The scenes in between are packed with three hours of cricket, some song and dance and a lot of Sushant Singh Rajput. It is no surprise that this official biopic (co-produced by Rhiti Sports, a company owned by Dhoni) begins and ends with that pivotal match. That shot of Dhoni, his eyes blazing, determination writ large as he hauls the ball over the boundary has been replayed countless times, and remains one of the defining moments of his brilliant career. The Indian cricket captain walks out to bat in the final of the 2011 World Cup, bails his team out of trouble and hits the winning runs. ![]() Neeraj Pandey’s “M S Dhoni: An Untold Story” opens with a story that has been told a thousand times. ![]() (Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters)
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