For his role as Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sushant Singh Rajput put in a lot of hours for cricket practice as well as watching the cricket superstar play. And by a Lot of hours we mean, A LOT!

We were told that the PK' famed actor nearly watched 1500 hours of cricket to get Dhoni's mannerism right. The actor was hell bent on getting every bit of Dhoni the right way and made sure that he has seen every match in which the Indian Skipper has played. Sushant even caught up on cricket matches while travelling. In fact, he also made sure to watch matches at the Stadium, whenever he could.

'M.S Dhoni-The Untold Story' features Sushant Singh Rajput in the titular role alongside Kiara Advani who will be playing the part of Sakshi Dhoni in the film. Helmed by ace director Neeraj Pandey, produced by Arun Pandey and Fox Star studios, the film which is one of the most anticipated films of the year is all set to release on September 2nd, 2016.