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Kabir Khan reveals the sentimental side of MS Dhoni in Roar of The Lion

In an exclusive interaction with mid-day.com, Kabir Khan speaks about being associated with Mahendra Singh Dhoni's series, Roar of The Lion, and his upcoming project '83 with Ranveer Singh

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Kabir Khan with MS Dhoni. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/kabirkhankk

Kabir Khan with MS Dhoni. Picture Courtesy: Instagram/kabirkhankk

Roar of The Lion - a series on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Indian Premier League team, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), is all set to stream on Hotstar from March 20 onwards. The show has Captain Dhoni sharing his narrative on allegedly being blamed for match-fixing, which led to a disastrous repercussion - a ban of two years for CSK from playing the IPL. Kabir Khan, who is associated with this show as an executive producer, says that this series reflects Dhoni's passion for cricket, and how with the support of his followers, he rebuilt the empire of Chennai Super Kings and bounced back. Khan, who is excited about this series, told mid-day.com that through Roar of The Lion, an unknown, emotional and sentimental side of Dhoni will be unleashed. The filmmaker also spoke about his other project, a film on Kapil Dev and his team's iconic 1983 Cricket World Cup win that features Ranveer Singh as Dev. 

Tell us about your association with Roar of the Lion?
My association is that of a story-teller. When you look at the story of CSK, they are the most successful franchise in IPL. Suddenly, allegations of match-fixing are thrown at them and they get banned for two years. Nobody knew whether they would come back as a team - but they do come back after the allegations are cleared. They built a team, which people laughed at because they thought the team was made up of old people and was called, 'Chennai Senior Kings' and some called it the 'Dad's Army', but yet they came together for the whole journey of 2018.

What was the main objective behind releasing it during the IPL?
I think the timing is great; it's when the interest in IPL is at its peak. Ultimately, as they say, we are just trying to tell a good story, and Mahi (MS Dhoni) is an icon in India. He's a little lucid with the press, he doesn't talk much, and one of the USP's of this show is that he's baring his soul, he's talking about it, and you are actually seeing behind Captain Cool's mask and you see the human being and the emotional side behind it.

Considering the work Dhoni has done at a very young age, there's so much to talk about him. Is this docu-drama only covering this aspect (CSK's career graph) or is it highlighting his personal life too?
It's about Roar of The Lion, it's about CSK. It's about Mahi as the captain of CSK in the frame of the IPL. It's not about Mahi in the Indian National Team.

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