Ranveer Singh Recalls Shooting with MS Dhoni as Assistant Director

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Ranveer Singh posted an emotional tribute to Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the latter announced his retirement from international cricket.

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday announced his retirement in an Instagram post. Dhoni posted a video montage with pictures at different points of his career along with a caption: "Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout. From 1929 hrs consider me as Retired (sic)."

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Thanks a lot for ur love and support throughout.from 1929 hrs consider me as Retired
A post shared by M S Dhoni (@mahi7781) on Aug 15, 2020 at 7:01am PDT

The two-time World Cup winning skipper didn't give details of the development as to whether he is retiring from the game entirely or if he is only bowing out from international cricket.

Meanwhile, congratulatory messages continued to pour in for Mahi from the cricketing world and his fans in general. Ranveer Singh also posted throwback pictures with MSD as the latter announced his retirement. The Gully Boy actor recalled the time he worked as an Assistant Director while the former Indian skipper was shooting for a commercial in 2007-08 and they met on the ad film sets.

About the gig, Ranveer wrote, "I was overworked and underpaid, but I didn’t care- I just wanted to be in His presence. I was even injured at the time, but I worked through the pain in the hope that as a reward for my sincere efforts, I would be granted a chance to briefly meet MSD and maybe get a photo with him."

In other two pictures, Ranveer can be seen fan-boying over Mahi. Take a look at the emotional post shared by Ranveer for MSD.

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This little gem of a photo is one of my prized possessions. It was taken around the year 2007/08 at ND Studio in Karjat. I was about 22 years old, working as an assistant director. I took up this particular job only because the ad film featured the one & only MS Dhoni. I was overworked and underpaid, but I didn’t care- I just wanted to be in His presence. I was even injured at the time, but I worked through the pain in the hope that as a reward for my sincere efforts, I would be granted a chance to briefly meet MSD and maybe get a photo with him. When I finally met him, I was completely awestruck. He was so humble, so down-to-earth, full of grace and exuded an unmistakable aura of kindness. My love, respect and reverence for him grew even stronger. After I did my first movie, Sapna (who was our common hairstylist at the time) called me one day and said ‘hey I know you’re a massive MSD fan, he’s shooting at Mehboob studio, come & meet him if you’d like’. Man-oh-man! I just dropped everything and rushed to the studio to meet him! He was jovial and warm and praised my performance in BBB. We hung out, I had my cap and jersey signed by him, like a true fanboy. That day, I felt like I was walking on the clouds! Since then, every time that I have the good fortune of meeting him, I am left energised and enthused, as if a big brother has blessed me with energy and motivation to go out and be the best that I can be. ???????? MSD is one of the greatest sportsmen to have ever lived. I’m lucky to have witnessed his playing career in my lifetime. A paragon of excellence. An icon of the sport. My hero forever. ???? Thank you Mahi Bhai for bringing glory to our great nation and filling a billion hearts with pride. ???????? #MSD the #GOAT ????
A post shared by Ranveer Singh (@ranveersingh) on Aug 15, 2020 at 10:40pm PDT