‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’, starring Sushant Singh Rajput’s in the lead, is doing wonders at the box office as is it has crossed Rs 100 crore mark with in a week of its release.
While people are appreciating Sushant’s performance in the movie, veteran actor Anupam Kher is also winning accolades for portraying Dhoni’s father Paan Singh with utmost perfection.
During a recent interview to IANS, the veteran actor revealed that the reason for doing the movie was the simplicity of the role as he was playing an ordinary person on the silver screen.
However, Kher also confessed that playing an ordinary person was the toughest role to play in his career of over three decades.
“When you are playing an ordinary person that is the most difficult thing for an actor because there you are not having any typicality as a character -- you are just a middle-class man, who we can see in millions on the streets of India,” Anupam told IANS.
Talking about his character, the 61-year-old actor said, "The first thing that I was asked to do was to lose weight as Dhoni's father is little thinner than me. So I lost about 13-14 kg. I did that for a personal reason also as I wanted to lose weight. Then I met him (Paan Singh Dhoni) and felt like he is as simple and ordinary as my own father".
‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ happens to be a biopic based on the life of ace cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. But Anupam Kher feels that the movie is much more than the journey of a cricketer.
"I don't see ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' as a film on cricket. I see it as a film on relationships and an inspirational story. Cricket is just a part in it. It shows how a small town boy goes through all the odds in life and becomes one of the finest cricketers in the world. You can say -- it's a story of an ordinary father whose son becomes extraordinary. This was the best part for me," he added.
Veteran actor Anupam Kher is being lauded for his performance in Sushant Singh Rajput starrer ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’
Anupam, who is seen playing the role of Dhoni’s father Paan Singh on the silver screen, revealed that one of the major reasons for signing the movie was because of the ordinary role he was supposed to play in the extra-ordinary movie.
The 61 year-old actor, admitted that it was the simplicity of the role that convinced him to do the movie.
However, Kher also confessed that playing an ordinary person was the toughest role to play in his career of over three decades.
“When you are playing an ordinary person that is the most difficult thing for an actor because there you are not having any typicality as a character -- you are just a middle-class man, who we can see in millions on the streets of India,” Anupam told IANS.
‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ features Sushant Singh Rajput in the lead and doing a phenomenal business at the box office as it has entered the Rs 100 crore club within a week of its release.
Talking about his character, the 61-year-old actor said, "The first thing that I was asked to do was to lose weight as Dhoni's father is little thinner than me. So I lost about 13-14 kg. I did that for a personal reason also as I wanted to lose weight. Then I met him (Paan Singh Dhoni) and felt like he is as simple and ordinary as my own father".
‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ happens to be a biopic based on the life of ace cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni. But Anupam Kher feels that the movie is much more than the journey of a cricketer.
"I don't see ‘MS Dhoni: The Untold Story' as a film on cricket. I see it as a film on relationships and an inspirational story. Cricket is just a part in it. It shows how a small town boy goes through all the odds in life and becomes one of the finest cricketers in the world. You can say -- it's a story of an ordinary father whose son becomes extraordinary. This was the best part for me," he added.
A Neeraj Pandey directorial, ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ also feature Bhumika Chawala, Kiara Advani and Disha Patani in key roles.
(With IANS Inputs)
A Neeraj Pandey directorial, ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’ also feature Bhumika Chawala, Kiara Advani and Disha Patani in key roles.
(With IANS Inputs)
