The Untold Story: 2016 Hindi film directed by Neeraj Pandey
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Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. It is based on the life of 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 through a series of life events.
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| Directed by | Neeraj Pandey |
| Written by | Neeraj Pandey Dilip Jha |
| Produced by | Arun Pandey Fox Star Studios |
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| Cinematography | Santosh Thundiyil |
| Edited by | Shree Narayan Singh |
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| Distributed by | Fox Star Studios |
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Running time | 190 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹1.04 billion |
| Box office | ₹216 crore |
The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. Neeraj Pandey was later approached to helm the film while he was working on Baby. Pandey recruited a number of people for research into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.
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. In addition to being released in Hindi language, it was also dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi languages, although the Marathi release was later canceled due to opposition. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success. It is currently the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016 in India with ₹1.16 billion (US$15 million).
Cast
- Sushant Singh Rajput as Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Kiara Advani as Sakshi Mahendra Singh Dhoni née Rawat, Dhoni's wife
- Disha Patani as Priyanka Jha, Dhoni's girlfriend
- Anupam Kher as Pan Singh Dhoni, Dhoni's father
- Bhumika Chawla as Jayanti Gupta, Dhoni's sister
- Swini Khara as young Jayanti
- Rajesh Sharma as Dhoni's coach Baneerji
- Shantilal Mukherjee as Sarkar
- Mithu Chakrabarty as Coach Banerjee's wife
- Kumud Mishra as Mr. Deval Sahay
- Kali Prasad Mukherjee as Animesh Kumar Ganguly
- Kranti Prakash Jha as Santosh Lal
- Deepak Dutta as Dilip Vengsarkar
- Ravindra Mankani as Jagmohan Dalmiya
- Kiran More as himself (Chief National Selector)
- Herry Tangri as Yuvraj Singh (During 1999/00 Cooch Behar Trophy final)
- Rajendra Chawla as Dhoni's first sponsor
- Monica Mundu as Mrs Shukla
- Alok Pandey as Chittu (Dhoni's best friend)
- Sanjay Dadhich as Satya Prakash Krishna (Dhoni's friend at railways)
- Sandeep Nahar as Param Bhaiya (Dhoni's Sikh friend)
- Sarvadaman D. Banerjee as Chanchal
- Rhea Sharma as Ritu (Sakshi's college friend)
References
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