By the end of the movie shoot, Sushant had become a decent cricketer, something Dhoni acknowledged.
'Our team met rape victims and their families. We went to their houses but were not allowed to ask too many questions. There would be disturbing silences.'
Mahendra Singh Dhoni's close friend and co-producer of his biopic, Arun Pandey on Sunday recalled the unforgettable moments they both spent with Sushant Singh Rajput when the lead actor constantly battled the "enormous pressure" of replicating the iconic cricketer's magic on the big screen. While it is almost impossible to gauge what goes in the mind of enigma that Dhoni is, Sushant left no stone unturned to do justice to his character.
Pandey added that Dhoni will play the IPL for another two or three seasons.
The definition of success for Mahendra Singh Dhoni was always about making his teammates and fans happy and he retired from international cricket to give a chance to others, revealed manager and childhood friend Arun Pandey on Saturday.
As people in drought-hit parts of Maharashtra face livelihood challenges, concerns have been raised over the possibility of girls from these areas being allegedly trafficked to Goa for flesh trade, according to a prominent NGO in Panaji.
Arun Pandey's claim to fame in cricketing circles, courtesy Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has come fast but the skipper now faces some uncomfortable questions since the suspicions of conflict of interest has cropped up.
Last time when he entered the ground with a cricket ball in hand was more than a decade ago. He was playing for Bihar in the Ranji Trophy as a left-arm spinner. But, cricket never left him.
Speculations over Dhoni's future intensified ever since India lost their big-ticket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand earlier this month.
An FIR has been lodged against Sakshi Dhoni, wife of India's limited overs cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, and three others under Section 420 of the IPC. If various reports are to be believed, Rhiti MSD Almode Pvt. Ltd., a firm directed by Sakshi Dhoni and Arun Pandey, Shubhawati Pandey and Pratima Pandey, has shares in in a gym and fitness centre called Sportsfit World Private Limited.
Without the captaincy, can the cricketer keep his place at the endorsement table?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday surprised the cricketing world by stepping down from India's limited overs captaincy but it was a well thought out decision, said his close friend and confidante Arun Pandey.
He has slashed his price by half after retiring. Now his rates are in line with Amitabh Bachchan or Ayushmann Khurrana. In 2012 he had 22 endorsements, now he has 40!
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two minors causing her grievous injuries in Sarai Madan village in Allahabad.
India's limited overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who remains a sought after personality in the endorsement world despite his retirement from Tests, has been duped by one of the many brands he endorses -- Spartan Sports -- of over Rs 20 crore. It has been reliably learnt that a three-year bat and sponsorship deal worth Rs 13 crore has gone sour with Australia-based Spartan Sports, a sporting gear and equipment company, regularly defaulting on payments. With the royalty clause on Dhoni's bat deal included, the owed amount goes well over Rs 20 crore.
Ravindra Jadeja, who was awarded the prestigious 'Golden Ball' for ending up as the highest wicket-taker in India's victorious ICC Champions Trophy campaign, has been receiving some attractive endorsement offers from national as well as multi-national brands.
Continuing its efforts to clean up the game, the Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday said it will put in place a Player Agent Accreditation System to ensure that those handling the cricketers' commercial interests are bound by a code of conduct.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya clarified his stance on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's alleged conflict of interest issue, saying that a newspaper misquoted him on the Indian ODI skipper being probed by the Board.
Five tribal youngsters from Maharashtra's Dhule district will run the Singapore Marathon this Sunday.
He wanted the biopic on him to show his journey, the inherent struggles in 'decision making processes' rather than 'glorify him' and that's precisely what Mahendra Singh Dhoni told film's director Neeraj Pandey during the conceptual phase of 'MS Dhoni-The Untold Story'.
While the IMD had forecast a 'normal' monsoon for the entire season, Skymet stated that rain this year would be 'below normal', report Sanjeeb Mukherjee and Sahil Makkar.
Experts say Dhoni will continue to be relevant.
A potential conflict of interest situation could have played in Dhoni's mind when he decided to quit, report Sai Manish and N Sundaresha Subramanian.
MS Dhoni all set for new innings.
Former cricketer Kirti Azad on Monday again suggested that Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni could be guilty of conflict of interest, as was the case with Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N Srinivasan.
Winners of the Stree Shakti Puruskars share their stories on how they are empowering women. Upasna Pandey/Rediff.com reports
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