MS Dhoni's biopic to release across 60 countries

MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, the biopic of the Indian star cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni is all set to hit the theaters in hardly a weeks time. The producers of the biopic claimed that the movie will have one of the widest of the release in 4,500 screens across 60 countries.

According to the makers of the movie, the biopic starred by Sushant Singh Rajput will also be the widest release for a Hindi film dubbed in Tamil and Telugu.

Vijay Singh, CEO of Fox Star Studios, who are also producers of the movie, said in a statement: “MS Dhoni: The Untold Story’ is going to be the widest release for any Indian film in India and internationally. It will also be the widest release for a Hindi film (dubbed) in Tamil and Telugu.”

However, “given the unprecedented demand for the movie worldwide, and the deadlines to deliver the film in all the languages, the Punjabi and Marathi language release will not happen”, Singh shared.

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“The movie will be the biggest ever release in terms of screen count in India and simultaneously in 60 international countries too, making it the widest (Indian) release worldwide,” he added.

Tax-free in MS Dhoni’s home state:

The film is expected to be a hit and the biopic has been declared tax-free in MS Dhoni’s home state Jharkhand. Vijay Singh told PTI that the Jharkhand government waived the entertainment tax for the biopic and he thanked the government for their warm welcome for the movie.

“The Jharkhand government yesterday waived entertainment tax for the biopic on Dhoni, to be released on September 30”, an official said. “Dhoni was born in Ranchi and that is where his journey began. We are extremely thrilled and thankful to the Jharkhand government, who are welcoming the film on Dhoni’s life with such open arms.”

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Ashrut Jain will be seen playing the role of MS Dhoni’s school captain in the biopic.

“I met our captain ‘Mahi’ on the sets of the film where he told us to ‘enjoy the game’… I also met his coach KR Banerjee, who helped me enhance my footwork and told me lots of stories about Dhoni and his initial days. I signed the film as an actor and came out as a cricketer,” Ashrut signed-off.