Anupam Kher to play MS Dhoni's father Pan Singh

We are all aware that Neeraj Pandey is making a biopic on the life, family and career of India's most respected cricketer, MS Dhoni, titled M.S. Dhoni-The Untold Story.

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While we already know that Sushant Singh Rajput will be playing Dhoni, we have exclusively learnt that Neeraj Pandey's favourite actor Anupam Kher (who has worked with him in A Wednesday, Special 26 and Baby) will be playing the role of Dhoni's father Pan Singh.

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Writing a biopic on the life of a living person is always tricky, but we believe that Neeraj has once again penned down a great script for the film. The film starts shooting in August in Dhoni's hometown Ranchi and will be released some time next year.