Published: Dec 07, 2014, 11:57 PM (IST)
Edited: Dec 08, 2014, 12:07 AM (IST)
Dec 7, 2014
Mahendra Singh Dhoni‘s biopic ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ has the first look of actor Sushant Singh Rajput as ‘Captain Cool’ has been revealed, if a post on the Indian skipper’s fan club [msdhonifc] on social-networking platform Instagram is to be believed. The Bollywood actor is seen wearing long hair, much like Dhoni had until 2007.
According to Rajput, the primary reason why he accepted the role was because he has been a cricket fan since his childhood. Both Sushant as well as his sister have been national-level cricketers at one point, with the actor giving a serious thought of taking up cricket as a profession at one point.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was rumoured to oppose the production of the film, but the Indian cricket administrators brushed aside such rumours, stating that they were not against the making of the film unless it hampered the professional life of the Indian captain.
The film is directed by Neeraj Pandey, who is known for directing hits such as ‘A Wednesday’ and ‘Special 26’. Actor Ram Charan will be making his second appearance in a Hindi film, as he will be playing the role of Indian cricketer and Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings team-mate Suresh Raina, according to a report by IBN Live. It is not clear however, whether Dhoni’s wife Sakshi will feature in the film or not.
The film is the latest in line of a number of sports-based films made in the recent past, with ‘Bhaag Milkha Bhaag’ (based on Milkha Singh) and the recently-released Mary Kom biopic, in which Priyanka Chopra plays the female boxer.
