~*Sushant's Bollywood Journey *~#17 - Page 80

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Sushant Singh Rajput is all set to play Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a biopic called MS Dhoni - The Untold Story. And to play the part of India's cricket captain convincingly, he will have sister Mitu Singh helping him out.

While the actor has played a cricketer on debut in Kai Po Che, playing Dhoni will be a different ballgame. The film directed and produced by Neeraj Pandey begins shooting at year-end.

Says a friend of the actor, "He loves cricket. But his sister (Mitu Didi), who is now happily married with children, is the real cricket champ of the family. Dhoni and Sushant share a friendly equation and the cricketer will offer extensive inputs. When he will be seen playing on the field, he wants to look convincing as Dhoni. His sister can help him with Dhoni's technique."

After Milkha Singh and Mary Kom another iconic sports person Mahinder Singh Dhoni is poised for a celluloid treatment.

Contrary to moronic desk-manufactured stories claiming hallucinatory sources as saying that the Dhoni pic is snagged by Dhoni's greed, the film is all set to start shooting by year-end.

An official announcement about the Dhoni bio-pic will be made by the film's producer Neeraj Pandey(who also directs the film) in a fortnight.

"Everything has fallen into place. We are all set to make the film with Sushant in the lead. Reports claim that Dhoni has asked us for some staggering outrageous amount of money to shoot his life. The truth is just the opposite. Dhoni has asked us for no money to film his life," says a source close to the Dhoni project.

Interestingly Sushant played a cricketer in his movie debut Kai Po Che. His sisterMitu Singh is a national-level cricketer. And Sushant would be seeking her help to play Dhoni.

Says a friend of Sushant's, "He loves cricket. But his sister Mitu Didi who is now happily married with children, is the real cricket champ of the family. Sushant will be taking her help to play Dhoni."

Interestingly Ayushmann Khurrana who plays a footballer in Shoojit Sircar's 1911 is seeking help for his character from his brother who is a national-level footballer.

Sushant is friendly with Dhoni and is expected to seek his extensive inputs in playing the character.

"When Sushant will be seen playing on the field he wants to look convincing asDhoni," says the friend.