M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a Indian biographical sports film written and directed by Neeraj Pandey. It based on the life of Indian cricketer and the current 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 as M.S. Dhoni’s father.The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age and the series of life events that finally culminates to his stardom in the realm of cricket.
PLOT
The movie follows the journey of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a legendary cricketer from Ranchi becoming the most successful captain of Indian Cricket Team . The movie begins its screenplay with the ICC Cricket World Cup Final(India vs Sri Lanka) in the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai where Mahendra Singh Dhoni(Sushant Singh Rajput) is watching the match live on screen. He decides to take the stand, and tells the authorities that he would go for batting if the wicket falls down. Dhoni takes up his bat and leads down the stairs amidst the roar the name of DHONI.The movie then sets to a flashback in Ranchi, Bihar, India set in 7 July 1981, the day on which Dhoni was born.
Music
The 8 song album features the voices of singers Armaan Malik, Arijit Singh, Siddharth Basrur, Rochak Kohli and Palak Muchhal; it was released in three different language versions: Tamil, Telugu & Marathi. Amaal Mallik composed the soundtrack for M.S. Dhoni.
Release
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story received the widest release for a Bollywood film receiving a release both in India and internationally in a total of 61 countries across approximately 4, 500 screens worldwide on the week ending October 2 and was widely anticipated by fans of the cricketer.In india it was released on September 30, 2016.
Box Office
India
The film was released on Friday, September 30, across approximately 3, 500 screens and delivered a strong opening of 213 million(US$3.2 million) on its first day, occupying 45–50% of the total marketplace which is the biggest opener of Sushant’s career. Buoyed by excellent reviews, the film earned a total of 660 million(US$9.8 million) net the second biggest opening for a Hindi release this year behind Sultan and a personal best in the career of Sushant. The Tamil version of the film collected 70 million(US$1.0 million) in its opening weekend in Tamil Nadu, which is the the highest for a film dubbed from Hindi in the state.
Following its sturdy weekend debut the film witnessed a sharp fall on Monday earning 85.1 million(US$1.3 million) and 75.2 million(US$1.1 million) on Tuesday. By October 11, the film had grossed a total of 1.16 billion(US$17 million) in India and is currently the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2016 in India.
International
Internationally, the film made an estimated 219.2 million(US$3.3 million) in its opening weekend from 60 countries. It had stellar debuts in many markets, including$1.1 million in the U.S., $995, 000 in the Middle East, $263, 000 in the U.K. where it ranked at No. 9, and$194, 000 in Australia for tenth spot.Most notably, the film received a limited release in the U.S. and Canada across 256 theaters and earned$1, 108, 650 at an average of$4, 331 per theater, debuting at number 14 at the box office, becoming the third Bollywood film of 2016 to debut above$1 million, following Sultan and Fan.