‘Did not want a heroic treatment’
One of the most celebrated cricketers Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s life has been captured on the big screen with the film MS Dhoni: The Untold Story but the cricketer says he did not want to show himself as a hero in the film.
When asked Dhoni is he worried of nervous about this film he said: “I am not worried at all as I have confidence in the crew. Right from the start we were in the same page. I have seen his (Neeraj Pandey) films and I like how he puts things on screen. We were clear right from the beginning we do not want to make a movie which makes me a hero or glamorises me.”
“It was more about the journey so that people can relate to it. At the end of the day when you reach the goal it’s the small decisions that MS Dhoni. you take has the impact what happens inbetween that is what pushes me transforms me to what I am today. The movie is more about the journey and it shows what all happened with me. It’s a bit awkward to watch your own movie. At the same time I felt I was not the one who was very nervous it was Sushant,” he added.
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“There was no question of being banned. After all we played the first day with the jersey without India’s name on it,” said G. S. Sandhu, boxing head coach, here on Thursday.
The IOC objected that Indian players were going into the ring without the “IND” showing on their back. According to the norms, all players must sport the name of the country on their jersey.
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“The issue is resolved now, but it’s an unnecessary controversy since we did have two bouts before today without the name,” Sandhu told IANS.
He said India had been under a ban from International Boxing Association (AIBA) and players from the country were not allowed to use the name in some of the matches earlier.
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India’s bantamweight (56 kg) boxer Shiva Thapa is scheduled to begin his Olympic campaign later on Thursday against Cuba’s Robeisy