Much awaited biopic...exceptional individual performances...a treat for cricket and MSD lovers!

Rating: 8/10 (2 October 2016)

Neeraj Pandey's M.S. Dhoni - An Untold Story is a decent attempt at exploring and revealing the unheard story and unseen side of the greatest cricketers of his age.
First of all, Sushant Singh Rajput deserves a special mention above all; hats-off to his dedication to get underneath the skin of such a closed and reserved character. He embodies MSD in every possible sense: be it his walking style, accent and pronunciation of certain words, his batting style (along with the famous 'Helicopter Shot') and body language in general.
CGI is used in places where it was necessary to do so, it is a bit shaky at some places but overall does a fair job.
Herry Tangri (Yuvraj Singh) portrays his brief part brilliantly. Anupam Kher is again a class act as a concerned middle class father. Other characters support the story well.
Disha (who plays Dhoni's girlfriend Priyanka) and Kiara Advani ( Sakshi Dhoni) are good in their respective spaces.
Songs are kept at a minimum which viewers will not mind given the run-time it will add to the film.
People expecting to see the scandals in detail (or at all), his thinking during crucial high pressure situations on-field, his wicket-keeping skills in the making are in for a disappointing ride (I was particularly annoyed about them not showing what a brilliant wicket-keeper he had become)
However, his journey from a goalkeeper in school to a railway TTE in Kharagpur is shown elaborately, which is not entirely untold but still presented from a fresh perspective.
Dialogues are excellent as well in some places (A K Ganguly's pep talk to Mahi on PF 8 is worth a mention here!)
The length is a bit concerning given that they'd have skipped some romantic sections entirely to save the viewers' ordeal.
If you are a fan of cricket and M S Dhoni in general, then go for it!