MS Dhoni reveals experience of narrating own story for biopic

Dhoni said that it was hard to narrate his past as he was someone who believed in living in the present

With the release of India’s limited-overs skipper MS Dhoni’s biopic titled “MS Dhoni – The Untold Story” edging closer by the day, the 35-year-old, who is enjoying time away from cricket, having retired from the longer format of the game.

Dhoni is doing his bit to help promote the upcoming Bollywood movie set for release on September 30.

As the title suggests, the movie is set to reveal interesting snippets from the personal life of India’s most successful captain. Speaking about his experience of narrating the story of his past to the movie crew, particularly director Neeraj Pandey, Dhoni said that it was an extremely difficult task for him to talk about his past as he was someone who believed in living in the present.

"It was hard for me to narrate my story because I am a person who believes in living in the present. The past or future do not matter to me, so it is very hard when I am asked to recount episodes from my childhood or from several years ago," Dhoni said.

The film depicts Dhoni’s rise from a humble background as a railway ticket inspector to being one of the most marketable sporting athletes in the world, is by Dhoni's own admission an attempt to inspire rather than glorify his achievements.

According to Dhoni, he has always tried to lead his life in a simple way but concedes that it is highly unlikely that everything goes according to plan.

"Govt job milni mushkil hai, chhorni usse bhi mushkil hai (It is more difficult to give up a government job than to get it)," Dhoni said."You see a ball, you hit a ball. The moment you get into yorkers and off spin, it gets too complicated."

Dhoni paid tribute to Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput who plays his character in the movie and, feels that the latter has done full justice to the role by putting in extra physical training to achieve the best possible physique as a sportsperson. 

"Better to leave the acting to others, I will stick to cricket", Dhoni said when asked whether he ever considered playing himself in the movie. "He (Sushant Singh Rajput) could be better than some cricketers", Dhoni said on Rajput’s performance. 

Dhoni, who shares a very close bond with his parents, also revealed that he speaks regularly to both of them, but discussions on cricket or his game are pretty rare. 

“(I) never speak to them about cricket, never have and never will. We talk about everything else," Dhoni said.