M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story

         

               

Directed by	Neeraj Pandey
Written by	Neeraj Pandey Dilip Jha
Produced by	Arun Pandey Fox Star Studios
Starring	Sushant Singh Rajput Disha Patani Kiara Advani Anupam Kher Bhumika Chawla Kranti Prakash Jha Alok Pandey
Cinematography	Sudheer Palsane
Edited by	Shree Narayan Singh
Music by	Score: Sanjoy Chowdhury Songs: Amaal Mallik Rochak Kohli
Production companies	Fox Star Studios Inspired Entertainment Friday FilmWorks
Distributed by	Fox Star Studios
Release date	30 September 2016
Running time	190 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹104 crore (US$12 million)
Box office	est. ₹216 crore (US$26 million)

            

                  M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language biographical sports drama film directed and co-written by Neeraj Pandey. It is based on the life of former Test, ODI and T20I captain of the Indian national cricket team, Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The film stars the late Sushant Singh Rajput as MS Dhoni, along with Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, and Anupam Kher. The film chronicles the life of Dhoni from a young age through a series of life events.

       

       The idea of the biopic was put forward by Dhoni's manager, Arun Pandey, after encountering an incident at an airport after the 2011 Cricket World Cup Final. Development began two years later, with the consent of Dhoni. Neeraj Pandey was later approached to helm the film while he was working on Baby. Pandey recruited a number of people for researching into Dhoni's background and his life events. Dhoni eventually became a consultant on the film.

             

              The film was released on 30 September 2016 by Fox Star Studios and received the widest release ever for a Bollywood film across 61 countries. In addition to being released in Hindi language, it was also dubbed in Tamil, Telugu, and Marathi languages, although the Marathi release was later cancelled due to opposition. Upon release, the film became a critical and commercial success. It is the fifth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 2016 and sixth highest grossing Indian film of 2016 worldwide ₹215.48 crore (US$25 million).

The top 10 highest grossing movies

 

The top 10 highest-grossing movies in India are a dynamic list, but as of mid-2025, it is dominated by films like Dangal, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, and Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2, followed by hiits such as RRR, K.G.F: Chapter 2, and Jawan. Other films in the top ranks include Pathaan, Kalki 2898 AD, and Animal.  

Here is a list of the top 10 highest-grossing Indian films by worldwide box office collection: 

Dangal: (2016)

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion: (2017)

Pushpa: The Rule - Part 2: (2024)

RRR: (2022)

K.G.F: Chapter 2: (2022)

Jawan: (2023)

Pathaan: (2023)

Kalki 2898 AD: (2024)

Animal: (2023)

Bajrangi Bhaijaan: (2015)

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