Mahendra Singh Dhoni is an inspiration to millions. Called 'Captain Cool' for keeping his temper on and off the field, Dhoni ended India's 28-year-long wait to bring the World Cup home by hitting the winning six against Sri Lanka in the finals at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium in 2011.
Such is the scale of his achievement that even when he's actively playing cricket and leading team India in limited-overs formats, there's already a biopic being produced to chart the boy from Jharkhand's epic journey from struggle to success.
On Thursday, the trailer for M.S. Dhoni -- The Untold Story was released on YouTube, and soon Dhoni and Sushant Singh Rajput, who's portraying Dhoni in the biopic, took to Twitter.
As I walked the path, the journey became my life. Here's a glimpse of it. https://t.co/tNaMmQosSa
— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@msdhoni) August 11, 2016
You've watched him create history. Watch the #MSDhoniTrailer now to know about his journey: https://t.co/b7DS4RuiFT
— Sushant S Rajput (@itsSSR) August 11, 2016
Twitter was quick to react.
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"Acha goalkeeping karta hai tu, Cricket khelega?", one line from MS Dhoni trailer describes the condition of India in Olympics.
— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) August 11, 2016
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This should be really interesting. The trailer of the Dhoni film. Especially given how private he's been. https://t.co/zQmox0GAIe
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 11, 2016
3.
Loved the Trailer Dhoni bhai @msdhoni . Its gonna be bombastic and classy like you!!!looking forward to watch it, Ruuh khush ho gayi!!👌👍👍
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) August 11, 2016
4.
After Suresh Raina & Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni made Sushant Singh Rajput's career.#MSDhoniTrailer
— Sunil- The Cricketer (@1sInto2s) August 11, 2016
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That winning shot Real vs Reel#MSDhoniTrailer pic.twitter.com/JuBkjTNwbF
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 11, 2016
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Top 2 memorable lines:
At the stroke of midnight..India will awake to life & freedom
Dhoni finishes off in style..India lift the World Cup
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) August 11, 2016
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The biggest contribution in making Dhoni an international cricketer is by UPA. Aaj toh Kharagpur station pe WiFi ke signal dhoond raha hota
— #InflationExpert (@sambha_bhilane) August 11, 2016
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Rohit Sharma is also shown in the movie where Dhoni says to him "strike hum lenge, tum runout mat karwa dena bus" pic.twitter.com/PcdYyRKZZT
— Swagshank (@zZoker) August 11, 2016
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What do you think about the movie?
Dhoni: Everybody performed well but the movie was short of 20-30 minutes. #DhoniBiopic #DhoniTrailer
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) August 11, 2016
10.
Dhoni be like I'm not playing cricket.
No probs, dawg.
I'll just get Eden Gardens to come see a trailer launch! pic.twitter.com/APix1XFNcz
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) August 11, 2016
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Suresh Raina is also featured in the movie, asking Dhoni "thoda sa batting doge kya?" pic.twitter.com/6dVE2XvMdl
— Swagshank (@zZoker) August 11, 2016
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great to see ravindra jadeja too making his on screen debut with ms dhoni. pic.twitter.com/WxIVJbbjnU
— मोहित (@MohitParmarr) August 11, 2016
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#MSDhoniTrailer is like MS Dhoni's innings. Sushant (Dhoni) looks chilled out but the viewers are thrilled. Tooooo gooood.
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) August 11, 2016
It was goosebumps galore time.
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OH MAHI GOD GOOSEBUMPS all through the trailer of Ms. Dhoni : The Untold Story.
— José Covaco (@HoeZaay) August 11, 2016
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Sushant Singh gives exactly the same expression as Dhoni gave while hitting the winning six in worldcup final 11, Goosebumps #MSDhoniTrailer
— Swagshank (@zZoker) August 11, 2016
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https://t.co/0K532IDcM2 MASSIVE GOOSEBUMPS JUST BY WATCHING THE TRAILER, PICTURE MEIN KYA HAAL HOGA... 30'th September should be a holiday
— अंकित (@indiantweeter) August 11, 2016
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After the amount of goosebumps I got after watching the #MSDhoniTrailer I feel sorry for Anil Kapoor.
— Yash Bhardwaj (@theyashbhardwaj) August 11, 2016
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#MSDhoniTrailer Gave me goosebumps!@itsSSR U seem to hav lived the character, nt played it! 🙌🏻👏🏻https://t.co/ulfnPNQMK9 Loved it @msdhoni 👌🏻
— Kriti Sanon (@kritisanon) August 11, 2016
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MS Dhoni
( Ticket Collector )
To
MS Dhoni
( Trophy Collector )
World Cup Winning shot still serves Goosebumps!
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) August 11, 2016
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Goosebumps https://t.co/YsapSJQBTM
— dorku (@Dorkstar) August 11, 2016
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I love MS Dhoni man. Ravi Shastri commentary & goosebumps because of him.
— RI (@Kahaanify) August 11, 2016
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This scene in #MSDhoniTrailer is too damn high can't describe in word #goosebumps moments Dhoni Dhoni Dhoni pic.twitter.com/an1cqNeAJJ
— Kush (@BeingKushMehta) August 11, 2016
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Trailer of #MSDhoniTheUntoldStory, https://t.co/6KLdHZCvS6 What a trailer! Looks so realistic and trustworthy. Goosebumps at the end.
— Sidhu (@sidhuwrites) August 11, 2016
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Wow!!!! MSD trailer is worth the hype, Sushant looks so convincing and the last part gives goosebumps👦 https://t.co/Xgg9KI1AZi
— Rofl Gandhi Olympian (@RoflGandhi_) August 11, 2016
Goosebumps even before watching the trailer.
I can't wait for the trailer to be launched and get goosebumps like anything! #MSDhoniTrailer pic.twitter.com/XLXsiU320v
— Dhoni ✌ (@Srijeeta7) August 11, 2016
SAME.
Will not be surprised if "goosebumps" trends in India instead of Dhoni.
— José Covaco (@HoeZaay) August 11, 2016
And an important piece of advice...
Call your doctor if your goosebumps lasts more than 4 hours after watching #MSDhoniTrailer
— Shan (@klpe) August 11, 2016