With more than three hours of running time, the stretches of sequences that outline Mahendra's 'journey of struggle' are hardly believable, because it feeds its audience with content that they want to see. The film is essentially a combination of peacock sequences to entice a gullible fan. The narrative then takes up a coming-of-age setup and showcases Mahendra's journey as he lands a job with Indian Railways and consequently plays for the national cricket team. When he realizes that he is good at it, Mahendra decides to take it up seriously, albeit at his father's (Anupam Kher) disappointment who thinks people who choose sports as a career are losers. After having picked up by his school's cricket coach for wicket-keeping, Mahendra is exposed to the depths of cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Sushant Singh Rajput) is a young man who is from an economically poor background and lives with his family in Ranchi. Dhoni: The Untold Story' rests on Sushant Singh Rajput's genuine talent to sail through.ĭirector Neeraj Pandey has given us some good thrillers in the last few years, but this contrived biographical film about a cricketer raises the point that he should stick to thrillers. Kiara Advani as Dhoni's Wife & Disha Patani as Dhoni's Girlfriend, are strictly okay. Bhumika Chawla as Dhoni's Sister is nice & its refreshing to see her on-screen after so long. Rajesh Sharma is wonderful as Banerji, who's the first to realize Dhoni's potential. Performance-Wise: Sushant is great, no two options on that! Of the rest of the cast, Anupam Kher is remarkable as Dhoni's father, delivering a genuinely heartfelt performance from start to end. Definitely, a much stronger Screenplay was the need of the day! Pandey's Direction is decent. Also, the Dialogue are surprisingly weak. It works in parts & works best when it sees its protagonist off the pitch. Despite choosing to tell the story of a real-life euphoric figure, the Writing never soars. Pandey & Dilip Jha's Screenplay is alright. But, 'The Untold Story' has an average Screenplay, that arrests in parts. Of course, Dhoni is a man made of pure merit, who's seen tremendous struggle, before emerging into a phenomenon.

The film is too long at 3-hours & the Writing is never remarkable. Director Neeraj Pandey chooses a worthy true-story as his latest project, but succeeds only partially. Dhoni: The Untold Story' explores the life of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, right from his journey from being a ticket collector, to a trophy collector and the world-cup-winning captain of the Indian Cricket Team. As the cricket legend, Sushant gives his all in a performance, that comes across as an embodiment, rather than an impersonation. Sushant Singh Rajput's talent comes full circle with 'M.S.

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