M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

Neeraj Pandey's telling of Dhoni's life is in equal parts, thrilling, moving and utterly exhausting.

Pandey holds this career up as cause for communal celebration, and his film has the big-match temperament to set us cheering - or, in this Englishman's case, politely applauding.

The movie, written and directed by Neeraj Pandey, is not hagiographic or overly obvious. Instead, it's something of a quiet muddle, with too many squandered or dramatically blurry scenes.

Despite the glorification, what works is Sushant's impeccable portrayal of a stoic Dhoni and the latter's inspiring untold story.

[Sushant Singh Rajput] lives the part and makes Dhoni come alive.

While this may not be Pandey's best Bollywood innings, it's definitely watchable.

For a film that starts off so well, M S Dhoni: The Untold Story is unable to achieve what its subject has made an art out of -- finishing off in style.

Rajput works admirably within the limits and displays a dogged determination in wrapping his head around a character whose inner life remains out of bounds.