This Article is From Sep 30, 2016

This Cricketer Suggested Sushant Singh Rajput's Name to Play Dhoni in Biopic

This Cricketer Suggested Sushant Singh Rajput's Name to Play Dhoni in Biopic

Sushant Singh Rajput in a still from MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

Highlights

  • MS Dhoni: The Untold Story hit the screens on Friday
  • Film stars Sushant Singh Rajput, Kiara Advani and Disha Patani
  • Based on Dhoni's life, the film has been directed by Neeraj Pandey
Mumbai: Actor Sushant Singh Rajput has stunned cricketer M S Dhoni with the way he pulled of his role in MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.

"Sushant is exceptional, he has totally imitated me the way I talk, the way I walk, he has copied everything, that's the beauty of it. When we talk about cricket specifically, he has practiced for 9 months, for two to two and a half hours every day, infact now he can even participate as a cricketer, in between where there is off season for movies, he can go and play a lot of leagues," Dhoni said at an event here.

Both Sushant and Dhoni share a similar history of struggle and have made big in the city after coming from a small town.

In fact, it was Dhoni who had recommended Sushant's name to the makers in the first place.

MS Dhoni: The Untold Story also stars Anupam Kher, Bhumika Chawla, Rajesh Sharma and Kiara Advani.

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