This caste included a fair share of local people to highlight the earthiness of the biopics.MS Dhoni has been one of the most exhilarating and enigmatic Indian cricketers of the 21st century. But in the MS Dhoni biopic, the grandeur of the central characters was conveyed through multiple gigantic back shots (a cinematic treatment to show larger-than-life characters).īoth these movies had a large supporting cast that supported the main character till the end of the tale. In both the movies, the actors have tried to portray the characters closest to the real beings. The poster featuring the back shot of MS Dhoni Kingsley’s performance made audiences feel like that spirit of Gandhi had taken over the screen. But Ben Kingsley will score far more due to his unforgettable portrayal of Mahatma Gandhi.
For MS Dhoni’s biopic, the choice of casting Sushant Singh Rajput was ideal, considering the actor’s background. The central charactersīoth the movie had showcased the central character without too much OTT. As mentioned above, Attenborough’s Gandhi did not require much musical support to connect the audiences with the emotion portrayed. The intimacy portrayed by Neeraj Pandey was made to look better with the background score. Delving deeper, it might not translate too much controversy as people clearly don’t understand real Gandhi to date. Luckily, Attenborough did not have to think about all of this while making the masterpiece, or else things would be a little different today. It was possibly due to the overly (but not required) sentimental population of India, which is bound to rise due to the present-day situation. The thorough attempt to avoid controversy was visible. Unlike ‘ Gandhi’, MS Dhoni’s biopic showcases intimacy only to a point allowed by the cricketer and the makers. The level of intimacyīoth these movies became famous commonly for one reason – portraying the characters as intimately as possible. This movie also involves a paramount cast trying to keep pace with the central character. The plot is timely supplemented with music increasing its tempo, needed to make the audience feel the scene and the characters. Anupam Kher playing Dhoni’s father asked the nurse, “Is it a boy or a girl.” ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ starts with an obvious question a father could ask the nurse while his wife is in labour. This scene had set the tone of the movie with thumping drum music and rock music playing in the background. The scene where Dhoni is confidently telling the then Indian cricket coach Gary Kirsten to change the batting order, and allow him to go top of the order in the 2011 World Cup Finals against Sri Lanka, creates the mood. The movie is a tale of a young talented cricketer graduating to an old talented cricketer. Neeraj Pandey, the man behind capturing various common men stories to successful films, does his job quite well in ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’. The portrayal of his pain during the Hindu-Muslim divide pinches the audience directly. The entire movie rolls on to profess the character Gandhi since his return to the nation and watching his people treated as second-class citizens in their own country. At the end of the scene, he says, “We were 13 at that time.” In the movie, Gandhi at the peak of his career and fame, and his wife of many years is standing near a water body where they reenact their wedding vows shyly. There are quite a few remarkable scenes in the entire movie.
Richard Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’ is a rare epic film spanning across decades, tracing the human thread with the help of thousands of cast. Richard Attenborough’s historical epic – ‘Gandhi’ Certain elements or treatment of the characters might be comparable, but not the entire flick. But ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ was as intimate as Dhoni and filmmakers allowed it to be. The Neeraj Pandey directorial aimed to create the same effect in sports biopic like Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’ did for historical biopics. It seemed that our self-professed national cinema had pegged all the players in the fray waiting to tell their story.
The movie’s not-so-loud on-screen representation of the modern Indian cricketer has set it apart from other biopics, the slew of which began after the success of the MS Dhoni.
It went on to earn 66 crore rupees in the first three days, contributed by the worldwide release. MS Dhoni: The Untold Story was released today five years ago, only to edge a niche in sports biopic history. MS Dhoni: The Untold Story did manage to achieve some of its aim to become what Attenborough’s ‘Gandhi’ is for historical biopics
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