M S Dhoni

M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story (4/5) - "Sushant - Dhaaga Khol Diye Ekdum!"
Running Time - 190 minutes
The fact that a biopic is being made on the life of 'Captain Cool', 'Mahi' or whatever name we give to undoubtedly the most successful Indian Cricket Team Captain ever, created a sense of excitement. But then the trailer arrived and we got to know the title "MS Dhoni: The Untold Story" we didn't know at that point of time how aptly justified the title is. We have watched a lot of biopics in recent times, one of which was on another controversial Indian Captain, titled 'Azhar' and we were so furious that I, for one, lost all hopes in the biopics made in India. And then I watched MSD. The film helmed by ace director Neeraj Pandey (Story-Screenplay-Dialogue-Direction) is expressive, entertaining and above all a deeply inspiring rags-to-riches tale. Pandey, brilliantly tries to embroider and excels in depiction of the worth-telling years of Dhoni's struggle story from being a Ticket Collector at Kharagpur station to becoming the most successful Indian cricket captain. This film would have been just another biopic if it does not boast about its leading actor Sushant Singh Rajput proving his mettle time and again and this time he pushes all the boundaries and plays MS Dhoni like he's always been him; a performance so real and impeccable that you equally appreciate the actor and the character. Anupam Kher, Rajesh Sharma and Kumud Mishra gives out superb support to the film just like Dhoni's friends and family would have given him in all these years. Newbies Disha Patani and Kiara Advani are well-cast and plays their part well. While making a film on the life of such a person, time plays your biggest enemy and the film which is a 3-hours long affair is extremely entertaining no matter if you're a cricket (or Dhoni) fan or not. Apart from the length, the music and songs are dull, the dialogues could have been more sharp than some cliched ones. The cricket fans must have expected some Dressing Room Strategies by the captain or his unconventional ways to tackle the team, which is a bit disappointing. Nevertheless, there is a scene in the film when Dhoni sits on a lonely platform deciding what to do with his life and suddenly a train arrives on the platform and a door just in front of Dhoni flies open and he jumps in. Its such a remarkable and inspiring scene; when in doubt just listen to your heart and 'Take that Journey'! Go for it!