The very name ‘M.S. Dhoni- The Untold story’ suggests that the upcoming biopic will reveal some ‘never heard before stories’. The trailer of the movie was a huge hit and created quite a buzz among the fans. The trailer got a huge response but a the same time created a suspense surrounding the Indian team. Towards the end of the trailer, a scene showed Dhoni’s take on three of his senior teammates who did not fit in his scheme of things in the one-day team.
MS Dhoni is undoubtedly the most decorated skipper of India but he was always criticized for the way he treated some legendary teammates due to some reasons.
In the trailer, actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who is playing Dhoni’s character in the movie, can be seen expressing his reservations over the selection of three senior cricketers in the team. Talking to the selectors via video conference, Dhoni said:“They don’t fit into my team.”
After hearing Dhoni’s statement, a selector replied:“He is trying to omit the players who promoted him so much. Looks like this guy is not going to leave anyone.”
Dhoni retaliated by saying:“Sir, we are all national servants and we are all doing national duty.”
The scene created quite a stir among the fans and names of different senior players started doing the rounds. The way the likes of VVS Laxman, Rahul Dravid, and Virender Sehwag retired raises a lot of doubt over the scene.
However, the director of the movie, Neeraj Pandey has cleared the air over that scene and has dismissed talks of the film taking digs at Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, and V.V.S. Laxman. The Bollywood director said that fans shouldn’t draw conclusions based on what one thinks the trailer possibly indicates and should wait for the movie to know the truth.
Speaking to a leading website, the director said: “I absolutely have no idea what you are talking about as to who these cricketers are in the first place. But I assure you that the film does not intend to hurt anyone. It is not made in that spirit. It is made in a very sportsmanlike spirit so we are not running anyone down and we are not taking pot shots on anyone. Lastly, there is a logical explanation for any decision.”