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	\| released = {{film date\|2016\|09\|30\|df=yes}}		\| released = {{film date\|2016\|09\|30\|df=yes}}
	\| runtime = 190 minutes<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/dhoni-biopic-3-hours-10-mins-long/ M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story 2016 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos]. [[Bollywood Hungama]]. Retrieved on 20 September 2016.</ref>		\| runtime = 190 minutes<ref>[http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/dhoni-biopic-3-hours-10-mins-long/ M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story 2016 Movie News, Wallpapers, Songs & Videos]. [[Bollywood Hungama]]. Retrieved on 20 September 2016.</ref>
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Hindi]]		\| language = Hindi
	\| budget = {{Estimated}} {{INRConvert\|104\|c}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/m-s-dhoni-untold-story-sushant-singh-rajput-beats-salman-khan-this-film-694786 \|title=M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story: Sushant Singh Rajput beats Salman Khan with this film \|first=Prarthna \|last=Sarkar \|website=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 September 2016 }}</ref>		\| budget = {{Estimated}} {{INRConvert\|104\|c}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/m-s-dhoni-untold-story-sushant-singh-rajput-beats-salman-khan-this-film-694786 \|title=M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story: Sushant Singh Rajput beats Salman Khan with this film \|first=Prarthna \|last=Sarkar \|website=[[International Business Times]] \|date=23 September 2016 }}</ref>
	\| gross = {{Estimated}} {{INRConvert\|216\|c}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-m-s-dhoni-untold-story/ \|title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story – Bollywood Hungama \|first=Bollywood \|last=Hungama \|date=October 2016 }}</ref>		\| gross = {{Estimated}} {{INRConvert\|216\|c}}<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-special-features/box-office-worldwide-collections-day-wise-breakup-m-s-dhoni-untold-story/ \|title=Box Office: Worldwide Collections and Day wise breakup of M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story – Bollywood Hungama \|first=Bollywood \|last=Hungama \|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] \|date=October 2016 }}</ref>
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	'''''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''''' is a 2016 ~~[[Cinema of India\|~~Indian]] [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film\|biographical]] [[sports drama]] film written and directed by [[Neeraj Pandey]]. It is based on the life of former [[Test cricket\|Test]], [[One Day International\|ODI]] and [[Twenty20 International\|T20I]] captain of the [[Indian national cricket team]], [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. The film stars the late [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as Dhoni, along with [[Disha Patani]], [[Kiara Advani]], and [[Anupam Kher]]. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.		'''''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''''' is a 2016 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film\|biographical]] [[sports drama]] film written and directed by [[Neeraj Pandey]]. It is based on the life of former [[Test cricket\|Test]], [[One Day International\|ODI]] and [[Twenty20 International\|T20I]] captain of the [[Indian national cricket team]], [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. The film stars the late [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as MS Dhoni, along with [[Disha Patani]], [[Kiara Advani]], and [[Anupam Kher]]. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.

	The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]]. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. [[Neeraj Pandey]] was later approached to helm the film while he was working on ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)\|Baby]]''. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.		The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]]. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. [[Neeraj Pandey]] was later approached to helm the film while he was working on ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)\|Baby]]''. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.

	The film was released on 30 September 2016 by [[Fox Star Studios]] and received the widest release ever for a Bollywood film across 61 countries. In addition to being released in Hindi language, it was also dubbed in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] languages, although the Marathi release was later cancelled due to opposition. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success. It is ~~currently~~ the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016 ~~in India with~~ {{INRConvert\|1.16\|b}}.<ref name="INDBO1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ms-dhoni-untold-story-12-day-box-office-collection-will-sushant-starrer-beat-akshays-rustom-699261 \|title=MS Dhoni: The Untold Story 12-day box office collection: Will Sushant-starrer beat Akshay's Rustom lifetime record? \|website=[[International Business Times]] \|date=12 October 2016 \|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>		The film was released on 30 September 2016 by [[Fox Star Studios]] and received the widest release ever for a Bollywood film across 61 countries. In addition to being released in Hindi language, it was also dubbed in [[Tamil language\|Tamil]], [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] languages, although the Marathi release was later cancelled due to opposition. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success. It is the [[List of Hindi films of 2016\|fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016]] and [[List of Indian films of 2016\|sixth highest grossing Indian film of 2016]] worldwide {{INRConvert\|215.48\|c}}.<ref name="INDBO1">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/ms-dhoni-untold-story-12-day-box-office-collection-will-sushant-starrer-beat-akshays-rustom-699261 \|title=MS Dhoni: The Untold Story 12-day box office collection: Will Sushant-starrer beat Akshay's Rustom lifetime record? \|website=[[International Business Times]] \|date=12 October 2016 \|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>

	== Plot ==		== Plot ==
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	Mahi leaves his job and admits to his father that cricket is his only ambition and he wants to become a professional cricketer. He works hard and is selected in the national team and makes his debut. He meets and befriends Priyanka Jha, an office consultant, and scores a century after meeting her. She buys a watch for him as a [[Valentine's Day]] gift but dies in a truck accident on her way. Mahi again goes into depression and has bad form in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]]. As captain of the national side, he wins the T-20 World Cup, and leads India to the number one ranking in [[ICC Test Championship\|Test matches]].		Mahi leaves his job and admits to his father that cricket is his only ambition and he wants to become a professional cricketer. He works hard and is selected in the national team and makes his debut. He meets and befriends Priyanka Jha, an office consultant, and scores a century after meeting her. She buys a watch for him as a [[Valentine's Day]] gift but dies in a truck accident on her way. Mahi again goes into depression and has bad form in the [[2007 Cricket World Cup]]. As captain of the national side, he wins the T-20 World Cup, and leads India to the number one ranking in [[ICC Test Championship\|Test matches]].

	In 2010, Mahi arrives at a hotel. Sakshi Singh Rawat, a hotel official fails to recognize him and later apologizes to him. They soon start dating and Mahi eventually proposes marriage to her after she mentions buying him a Valentine's Day's gift which he refuses. They marry and Mahi begins training for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup\|2011 World Cup]]. He eventually develops the team with new players. The film returns to the final where Mahi eases the pressure with a crucial innings. With 4 runs required, Mahi hits a six and [[India]] wins the final. His family, friends and coaches watching the match cry happy tears.		In 2010, Mahi arrives at a hotel. Sakshi Singh Rawat, a hotel official fails to recognize him and later apologizes to him. They soon start dating and Mahi eventually proposes marriage to her after she mentions buying him a Valentine's Day's gift which he refuses. They marry and Mahi begins training for the [[2011 Cricket World Cup\|2011 World Cup]]. He eventually develops the team with new players. The film returns to the final where Mahi eases the pressure with a crucial innings. With 4 runs required, Mahi hits a six and India wins the final. His family, friends and coaches watching the match cry happy tears.

	After the credits, the real [[MS Dhoni]] walks by the [[Boundary (cricket)\|boundaries]].		After the credits, the real [[MS Dhoni]] walks by the [[Boundary (cricket)\|boundaries]].
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	{{Cast listing\|		{{Cast listing\|
	* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni\|Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni aka MS Dhoni]]		* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni\|Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni aka MS Dhoni]]
			** Zeeshan Nadaf as young Dhoni
	* [[Kiara Advani]] as Sakshi Singh Dhoni (née Rawat), Mahi's wife		* [[Kiara Advani]] as Sakshi Singh Dhoni (née Rawat), Mahi's wife
	* [[Disha Patani]] as Priyanka Jha, Mahi's girlfriend		* [[Disha Patani]] as Priyanka Jha, Mahi's girlfriend
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	* Sandeep Nahar as Param 'Chhotu' Bhaiya, Mahi's Sikh friend		* Sandeep Nahar as Param 'Chhotu' Bhaiya, Mahi's Sikh friend
	* [[Kiran More]] as himself (Chief National Selector)		* [[Kiran More]] as himself (Chief National Selector)
			* [[Raman Gupta]]
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	=== Casting ===		=== Casting ===
	Director Pandey, who ~~has~~ not seen any of [[Sushant Singh Rajput]]'s films, followed his intuition when it came to casting him. [[Akshay Kumar]] wanted to play the lead role and wanted Rajput to play the younger [[MS Dhoni]] but Rajput was always ~~his (~~the director's first choice given how both Dhoni and Rajput hail from the same part of India, which made it easy for him to get the dialect right and the fact he has a predilection for sports like Dhoni.<ref name="IE1" /> When he met Rajput and chatted with him for 15 minutes, he knew that the accent, the setting and the milieu they needed to capture would not be a problem.<ref name="HTinter" /><ref name="Script" /> Rajput admits that he is a fan of Dhoni, and describes himself as an "ardent" cricket fan.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web \|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/off-the-field/Bollywood-biopic-shows-India-cricketer-Dhonis-heartbreak/articleshow/54558973.cms \|title=Bollywood biopic shows India cricketer Dhoni's heartbreak \|author=AFP \|work=[[Times of India]] \|date=28 September 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref> Rajput's sister is a professional cricketer who once made it to the women's national team, while he himself wasn't very good at the sport no matter how hard he tried, even failing to get selected for the school team.<ref name="HTinter">{{cite web \|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-was-very-bad-at-cricket-when-i-growing-up-sushant-singh-rajput/story-HvUfXugKq6a1KJ3ftQ0cMO.html \|title=I was very bad at cricket when growing up: Sushant Singh Rajput \|author=HT Café \|work=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=27 September 2016 \|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="TN" />		Director Pandey, who had not seen any of [[Sushant Singh Rajput]]'s films, followed his intuition when it came to casting him. [[Akshay Kumar]] wanted to play the lead role and wanted Rajput to play the younger [[MS Dhoni]] but Rajput was always the director's first choice given how both Dhoni and Rajput hail from the same part of India, which made it easy for him to get the dialect right and the fact he has a predilection for sports like Dhoni.<ref name="IE1" /> When he met Rajput and chatted with him for 15 minutes, he knew that the accent, the setting and the milieu they needed to capture would not be a problem.<ref name="HTinter" /><ref name="Script" /> Rajput admits that he is a fan of Dhoni, and describes himself as an "ardent" cricket fan.<ref name="TOI">{{cite web \|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/sports/off-the-field/Bollywood-biopic-shows-India-cricketer-Dhonis-heartbreak/articleshow/54558973.cms \|title=Bollywood biopic shows India cricketer Dhoni's heartbreak \|author=AFP \|work=[[Times of India]] \|date=28 September 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref> Rajput's sister is a professional cricketer who once made it to the women's national team, while he himself wasn't very good at the sport no matter how hard he tried, even failing to get selected for the school team.<ref name="HTinter">{{cite web \|url=http://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/i-was-very-bad-at-cricket-when-i-growing-up-sushant-singh-rajput/story-HvUfXugKq6a1KJ3ftQ0cMO.html \|title=I was very bad at cricket when growing up: Sushant Singh Rajput \|author=HT Café \|work=[[Hindustan Times]] \|date=27 September 2016 \|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="TN" />

	[[File:KiranMore.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kiran More]] (''pictured'') trained Rajput in cricket for four months.]]		[[File:KiranMore.jpg\|thumb\|[[Kiran More]] (''pictured'') trained Rajput in cricket for four months.]]
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	'''''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''''' is a 2016 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film\|biographical]] [[sports drama]] film written and directed by [[Neeraj Pandey]]. It is based on the life of former [[Test cricket\|Test]], [[One Day International\|ODI]] and [[Twenty20 International\|T20I]] captain of the [[Indian national cricket team]], [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. The film stars the late [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as MS Dhoni, along with [[Disha Patani]], [[Kiara Advani]], and [[Anupam Kher]]. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.		'''''M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story''''' is a 2016 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[biographical film\|biographical]] [[sports drama]] film written and directed by [[Neeraj Pandey]]. It is based on the life of former [[Test cricket\|Test]], [[One Day International\|ODI]] and [[Twenty20 International\|T20I]] [[Captain (cricket)\|captain]] of the [[Indian national cricket team]], [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. The film stars the late [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as MS Dhoni, along with [[Disha Patani]], [[Kiara Advani]], and [[Anupam Kher]]. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.

	The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]]. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. [[Neeraj Pandey]] was later approached to helm the film while he was working on ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)\|Baby]]''. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.		The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]]. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. [[Neeraj Pandey]] was later approached to helm the film while he was working on ''[[Baby (2015 Hindi film)\|Baby]]''. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.
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	* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni\|Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni aka MS Dhoni]]		* [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] as [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni\|Mahendra 'Mahi' Singh Dhoni aka MS Dhoni]]
	** Zeeshan Nadaf as young ~~Dhoni~~		** Zeeshan Nadaf as young Mahi
	* [[Kiara Advani]] as Sakshi Singh Dhoni (née Rawat), Mahi's wife		* [[Kiara Advani]] as Sakshi Singh Dhoni (née Rawat), Mahi's wife
	* [[Disha Patani]] as Priyanka Jha, Mahi's girlfriend		* [[Disha Patani]] as Priyanka Jha, Mahi's girlfriend
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	** [[Swini Khara]] as young Jayanti		** [[Swini Khara]] as young Jayanti
	* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)\|Rajesh Sharma]] as Keshav Banerjee, Mahi's coach<ref name="TH2">{{cite web \|url=http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/ms-dhoni-the-untold-story-review/article9168861.ece \|title='M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story' – Bowling a good line and length \|author=[[Namrata Joshi]] \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=1 October 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>		* [[Rajesh Sharma (actor)\|Rajesh Sharma]] as Keshav Banerjee, Mahi's coach<ref name="TH2">{{cite web \|url=http://m.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/ms-dhoni-the-untold-story-review/article9168861.ece \|title='M.S.Dhoni: The Untold Story' – Bowling a good line and length \|author=[[Namrata Joshi]] \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|date=1 October 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>
	* [[Shantilal Mukherjee]] as Station Master Shishir Sarkar		* [[Shantilal Mukherjee]] as [[Kharagpur railway station\|Kharagpur]] [[Station Master]] Shishir Sarkar
	* [[Mithu Chakrabarty]] as Mrs. Banerjee		* [[Mithu Chakrabarty]] as Mrs. Banerjee
	* [[Kumud Mishra]] as ~~Mr.~~ Deval Sahay		* [[Kumud Mishra]] as Deval Sahay
	* [[Kali Prasad Mukherjee]] as Animesh Kumar Ganguly		* [[Kali Prasad Mukherjee]] as Animesh Kumar "A. K." Ganguly
	* [[Kranti Prakash Jha]] as [[Santosh Lal]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4169250/\|title=M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story\|date=29 September 2016\|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cityairnews.com/content/kranti-prakash-jha-taking-big-leap-silver-screen-ms-dhoni-%E2%80%93-untold-story\|title=Error 404}}</ref>		* [[Kranti Prakash Jha]] as [[Santosh Lal]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4169250/\|title=M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story\|date=29 September 2016\|via=IMDb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://cityairnews.com/content/kranti-prakash-jha-taking-big-leap-silver-screen-ms-dhoni-%E2%80%93-untold-story\|title=Error 404}}</ref>
	* Deepak Dutta as [[Dilip Vengsarkar]]		* Deepak Dutta as [[Dilip Vengsarkar]]
	* [[Ravindra Mankani]] as [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]]		* [[Ravindra Mankani]] as [[Jagmohan Dalmiya]]
	* Herry Tangri as [[Yuvraj Singh]] (~~During~~ 1999/00 Cooch Behar Trophy final)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dhoni finds his Yuvi \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Dhoni-finds-his-Yuvi/articleshow/50036563.cms \|website=mumbaimirror.com \|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>		* Herry Tangri as [[Yuvraj Singh]] (during 1999/00 Cooch Behar Trophy final)<ref>{{cite web \|title=Dhoni finds his Yuvi \|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Dhoni-finds-his-Yuvi/articleshow/50036563.cms \|website=mumbaimirror.com \|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref>
	* [[Rajendra Chawla]] as Mahi's first sponsor		* [[Rajendra Chawla]] as Mahi's first sponsor
	*[[Monica Mundu]] as Mrs. Shukla<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/vishesh-aalekh/suron-ki-mallika-monika-mundu-12-languages-songs-voice/1081690.html \|title=सुरों की मल्लिका मोनिका मुंडू, 12 भाषाओं में गीतों को आवाज दे चुकी हैं \|website=prabhatkhabar}}</ref>		*[[Monica Mundu]] as Mrs. Shukla<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/news/vishesh-aalekh/suron-ki-mallika-monika-mundu-12-languages-songs-voice/1081690.html \|title=सुरों की मल्लिका मोनिका मुंडू, 12 भाषाओं में गीतों को आवाज दे चुकी हैं \|website=prabhatkhabar}}</ref>
	* [[Sarvadaman D. Banerjee]] as Chanchal		* [[Sarvadaman D. Banerjee]] as Chanchal
	* [[Rhea Sharma]] as Ritu, Sakshi's college friend		* [[Rhea Sharma]] as Ritu, Sakshi's college friend
	* [[Alok Pandey]] as Chittu, ~~Dhoni~~'s best friend		* [[Alok Pandey]] as Chittu Pal, Mahi's best friend
	* Sanjay Dadhich as Satya Prakash, Mahi's friend at railways		* Sanjay Dadhich as Satya Prakash, Mahi's friend at [[Indian railways\|railways]]
	* Sandeep Nahar as Param 'Chhotu' Bhaiya, Mahi's Sikh friend		* Sandeep Nahar as Param 'Chhotu' Bhaiya, Mahi's Sikh friend
	* [[Kiran More]] as himself (Chief National Selector)		* [[Kiran More]] as himself (Chief National Selector)
	* [[Raman Gupta]]		* [[Raman Gupta]]
			* Various other cricketers including [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Virat Kohli]], [[Yuvraj Singh]], [[Muttiah Muralidharan]], [[Lasith Malinga]], make appearances in the flim via archival footage.
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	Development of a Dhoni biopic began after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]] and the discussion about the idea went on over the following years but remained dormant. Then, after a few years, Dhoni was at an airport when a child approached him and asked him a question on motivation. Dhoni sat down with the young boy and spent 5 minutes answering the question. His manager, [[Arun Pandey]], asked why he spent that much time and Dhoni replied how his answer was pivotal in benefiting and motivating the boy. This incident then prompted Pandey to make a film about him saying [to Dhoni] that his story has the power to motivate millions of children like him.<ref name="TOI3" /> After the idea coalesced, Pandey began to convince Dhoni himself in order to adapt his life into a full-length feature film.<ref name="TOI3">{{cite web \|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Biopic-producer-says-whether-MS-Dhoni-charged-40-crore-or-4-lakh-for-his-story-is-irrelevant/articleshow/54448043.cms \|title='MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' producer says whether MS Dhoni charged Rs 40 crore or 4 lakh for his story is irrelevant \|author=Abhimanyu Mathur \|work=[[Times of India]] \|date=30 September 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref> When he was first approached on the idea of the adaptation, he became a little worried and questioned the need for it. But after being convinced by his peers, all he said was, "Don't misrepresent me. Show me as I am."<ref name="TOI3" /><ref name="F1" /> It took Dhoni two years to finally agree.<ref name="TOI3" /> According to the ''[[International Business Times]]'', the film carried a production budget of around {{INRConvert\|104\|c}}.<ref name="Budget">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/m-s-dhoni-untold-story-sushant-singh-rajput-beats-salman-khan-this-film-694786 \|title=M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story: Sushant Singh Rajput beats Salman Khan with this film \|work=International Business Times \|date=23 September 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>		Development of a Dhoni biopic began after the [[2011 Cricket World Cup Final]] and the discussion about the idea went on over the following years but remained dormant. Then, after a few years, Dhoni was at an airport when a child approached him and asked him a question on motivation. Dhoni sat down with the young boy and spent 5 minutes answering the question. His manager, Arun Pandey, asked why he spent that much time and Dhoni replied how his answer was pivotal in benefiting and motivating the boy. This incident then prompted Pandey to make a film about him saying [to Dhoni] that his story has the power to motivate millions of children like him.<ref name="TOI3" /> After the idea coalesced, Pandey began to convince Dhoni himself in order to adapt his life into a full-length feature film.<ref name="TOI3">{{cite web \|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Biopic-producer-says-whether-MS-Dhoni-charged-40-crore-or-4-lakh-for-his-story-is-irrelevant/articleshow/54448043.cms \|title='MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' producer says whether MS Dhoni charged Rs 40 crore or 4 lakh for his story is irrelevant \|author=Abhimanyu Mathur \|work=[[Times of India]] \|date=30 September 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref> When he was first approached on the idea of the adaptation, he became a little worried and questioned the need for it. But after being convinced by his peers, all he said was, "Don't misrepresent me. Show me as I am."<ref name="TOI3" /><ref name="F1" /> It took Dhoni two years to finally agree.<ref name="TOI3" /> According to the ''[[International Business Times]]'', the film carried a production budget of around {{INRConvert\|104\|c}}.<ref name="Budget">{{cite web \|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/m-s-dhoni-untold-story-sushant-singh-rajput-beats-salman-khan-this-film-694786 \|title=M. S. Dhoni: The Untold Story: Sushant Singh Rajput beats Salman Khan with this film \|work=International Business Times \|date=23 September 2016 \|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>

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