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Sushant Singh Rajput to play MS Dhoni in biopic?

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Sushant Singh Rajput to play MS Dhoni?

Biopics are still the order of the day in Bollywood. The latest buzz is that there is going to be a biopic made about cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and it has emerged that none other than Sushant Singh Rajput is favourite to essay the role.

Apparently, Neeraj Pandey is the man who wants to make the film and put the life and time of the popular cricketer on the big screen. An insider close to the project spoke to Hindustan Times, “Dhoni has already given his go ahead to the film. Even as Sushant is shooting for Dibakar�۪s (Banerjee) film, he is studying Dhoni�۪s mannerisms as much as possible through his interviews and match clippings. In fact, he has also visited Ranchi (Dhoni�۪s hometown) and interacted with the locals as part of his preparation”.

It is thought that Singh Rajput and Dhoni had a meeting at a five-star hotel in Bandra ��before the latter left for New Zealand where the team were playing. The film will be spanning Dhoni’s journey from a small-town and will also be featuring his wife Sakshi. The insider went on to reveal, “They are considering Deepika Padukone or Shraddha Kapoor to play Sakshi”.

“He has to transform his body before filming. Since he also has to wrap up Dibakar�۪s and Shekhar Kapur�۪s films, which require different physiques, it�۪ll take some time for the biopic to get started,” continued the insider.

The project should go on the floors in 2015.

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