Anupam Kher has been signed on to play MS Dhoni's father Pan Singh in the upcoming biopic on the Indian cricketer, which is being directed by Neeraj Pandey (of A Wednesday fame). The film, titled MS Dhoni: The Untold Story, has Sushant Singh Rajput essaying the titular role. While not much has been revealed about the film, Anupam Kher took to Twitter after shooting for the film.
"Shot for Neeraj Pandey's biopic on MS Dhoni. As usual a great start. Had to cut my mustache for the role after many years.:) #MixedFeelings"
The film also stars John Abraham, Fawad Khan, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor and Kiara Advani as Sakshi Dhoni. With music by MM Keeravani, the film is expected to release mid-2016.