![]() There seemed to be this niggling doubt in his mind all the time whether he would be able to do justice to Dhoni’s character. He would be desperate to pick everyone’s brains. He said, “Bhaisaab, everybody is going to search you in me, I will have to do everything the same way as you do”. Once I remember, Dhoni rolled his eyes and said: “Arre bhai, kitne questions poochta hai tu!” If he wasn’t satisfied with any answer or if Dhoni was evasive, he would slightly twist the same question and try his luck again. He would have long sessions with Dhoni too. Sushant Singh Rajput, MS Dhoni and Arun Pandey He would be very excited to show it to Dhoni. In the next meeting, he would come with clips of him imitating Mahi, while batting or away from the field. In his room, Dhoni would be working or doing something, and Sushant would sit there silently, almost invisible. He would sit in the hotel lobby and, without Mahi knowing, would be observing how he interacts with teammates, fans or complete strangers. Like he would sit in the stands and watch his mannerisms when he is leading the side or setting fields. On some days, he would watch Dhoni from a distance. At times, he would spend the entire day with Mahi. READ | Tendulkar was stunned when he saw Sushant Singh Rajput bat’: Kiran More How he reacts in a happy situation? What he does when there is panic around? How is he when he is sad? What are his likes and dislikes? He had so many questions, he wanted to know everything about Dhoni. Once he was signed up, we both were together every other day. ![]() So even before approaching director Niraj Pandey, I had decided that Sushant would play Dhoni. I spoke to Mahi also, he had also seen Kai Po Che so it was finalised. So when I met him, I saw the desire in him to play the role. I had seen him in a movie called Kai Po che in which his character was a cricket coach. ![]() I had asked one of the persons working for me to give me a list of actors who could possibly play Dhoni. Actually, when the thought came to me of making the movie, and after the long time it took to convince Mahi of the idea, I first wanted to decide who would play the lead in the biopic. That is the reason I knew how much effort had gone into Sushant so impressively replicating Mahi’s mannerisms, both on and off the field. ![]()
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