The Enigma called M.S. Dhoni - A Gem of #IndianCricket

#MSDhoni - The Untold Story:

There are maverick players and then there are biopics which look to capture the masterstrokes and the master strategies that go behind making a once-in-a-lifetime player like #MSDhoni.

The biopic captures the early struggles and the successive victories of making of a player, widely considered as the most successful captain wicket-keeper batsman of Indian cricket.

#SushantSinghRajput, essays the role of Dhoni with a lot of conviction, especially the days when Dhoni was a budding sportsman in Ranchi and took up wicket keeping just because of his flare as a goalkeeper in football, after being noticed by his sports teacher. ⚽🎟 πŸ€πŸΈ

While his father, Pan Singh Dhoni (Anupam Kher) looked at cricket, only at a transactional level and a platform to secure a decent government-services job, Dhoni aspired to make it big, from the sleepy, coal-rich B-Tier town of Ranchi.

#DhoniMaarRahaHai As he enthralled folks around Ranchi, and neighbouring Dhanbad,  with his aggressive stroke play and penchant to hit those in-the-air, height-defying sixes, Dhoni did face a slew of challenges on his way towards contention for the national team. 🎯

An undelivered #DuleepTrophy team selection letter and missed flight from #Kolkata later, Dhoni found himself landing a job at The Railways, thanks to the head, Animesh-Da and his love for cricket.

As Dhoni ran pillar to post, to ensure he did his job as a ticket collector dutifully, the idea of his talent, getting wasted just couldn't allow him to sleep at night. After a couple of tennis ball tournaments and complaints from officials regarding his lack of attendance, due to his passion for cricket, he found himself quitting the Railways to focus entirely on cricket. 🎯

Thanks to the BCCI's bold move to create a Talent Development Wing, Dhoni gets a chance to impress the selectors with his unconventional stroke play and ensured a huge amount of his sixes fell out of the stadium, right above the heads of the selectors.🀸🏻‍♀🎾 Talk about #confidence!

After a splendid show in the India A tours to Zimbabwe and Kenya, through his hard hitting stroke play and penchant for big scores, he finally makes it into the #BigBoysLeague πŸ˜ŽπŸ˜‡

However, a runout without scoring on debut and a couple of low string scores that followed, made him think, if he was really ready! A chance encounter with a journalist, pepped him up to perform and he announced himself on the big stage, with a swashbuckling century against *Pakistan* in Vizag in early 2004.

#DhoniEra begins with the #T20WorldCup win in 2007 and at every step he finds success, thanks to his work ethic, discipline and his belief in keeping things simple! Name, fame and fortune all have a new address, i.e. with #MSDhoni

The movie closes with that historic six, which sailed into the stands of the Wankhede in early April, 2011, allowing India to lift the World Cup on home turf, after a gap of 28 years. #DhoniDelivers

The support case of the movie, really keep it alive and the bonding between mates, mentors, officials and known people around, is beautifully depicted. The perils of growing up in a small town, indeed!😁☺😘

Performances by Kiara Advani (Dhoni's wife, Sakshi), and Disha Patani (as Dhoni's love interest, who he loses in a car crash!) are appealing to the eye. πŸ‘¨‍πŸ‘©‍πŸ‘¦‍πŸ‘¦

Without a high profile star cast, this movie touches the viewers emotionally and gives goosebumps to them, thanks to Dhoni's histronics and achievements. 🏁✈😌

Watch #MSDhoni, The Untold Story for the pure joy of unadulterated cinema and the perseverance of a young boy, with dreams in his eyes, who is now an international enigma on the cricket field! 🀝🀞🏻

Special mention to Director - Neeraj Pandey for selecting the story of a live and still in action cricket superstar and churning out a pleasurable movie! πŸŽ₯

Hail Dhoni for being an true ambassador of Indian cricket, #smalltown dreams and for redefining the epitome of success! ⛳

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