Fenil’s Bollywood Talk # 432

WILL M S DHONI – THE UNTOLD STORY GO BHAAG MILKHA BHAAG WAY?

The buzz for M S Dhoni – The Untold Story, that releases tomorrow, is super strong; so much so that it won’t be wrong to state that Diwali has arrived a month in advance! As we all know, it is the biopic of Mahendra Singh Dhoni that throws light on his impossible journey, something that not many are aware about.

The theatrical trailer did the trick. It was unanimously loved. Moreover, it is a film on one of the most popular figures not in just in the world of cricket but even in general. Hence, even though the songs aren’t that great, the amazing theatrical trailer and the subject matter have done the trick. To add to it, the director is Neeraj Pandey who has created a niche for himself thanks to films like Baby, Special 26 and A Wednesday. Even the recently released successful film Rustom was a creation of his (he produced the flick).

Sushant Singh Rajput features as Dhoni in the biopic. From the promos, he looks great and it’s praiseworthy that he mastered the helicopter shot of Captain Cool.

The film is slated to have a huge opening, definitely more than 10 crores. The weekend can be huge and if all goes well, it can surely cross 100 crore. Many are skeptical and are wondering if Sushant has the pull on an all India basis. His earlier films (Kai Po Che, Shuddh Desi Romance, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy) weren’t a big success in all the territories. But M S Dhoni – The Untold Story can still work as the excitement is huge. In fact, it can go the Bhaag Milkha Bhaag way. It was also a biopic on a famous sports personality but the role was played by an actor who can’t give a blockbuster solo. But this Farhan Akhtar film became a huge hit and even crossed the 100-crore-mark. M S Dhoni – The Untold Story can also perform exceedingly well similarly. Not to forget, for the next 1 month, it doesn’t have much competition. Hence, it can comfortably earn well at the box office. Last year, Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, a film with no known star cast had also released a month before Diwali and managed to cross the 60 crore mark. This year, it will be M S Dhoni – The Untold Story that will take the advantage of the lean pre-Diwali period.

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