Dunki (film)

2023 Indian film by Rajkumar Hirani

Not to be confused with Dhunki.

Dunki

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Rajkumar Hirani
Written by|

* Rajkumar Hirani
* Abhijat Joshi
* Kanika Dhillon

Produced by|

* Jyoti Deshpande
* Gauri Khan
* Gaurav Verma
* Rajkumar Hirani

Starring|

* Taapsee Pannu[1]
* Shah Rukh Khan
* Boman Irani
* Anil Grover
* Vikram Kochhar
* Vicky Kaushal

Narrated by| Vikram Kochhar
Cinematography| C. K. Muraleedharan
Manush Nandan
Amit Roy
Edited by| Rajkumar Hirani
Music by| Songs:
Pritam
Shekhar Ravjiani
Background Score:
Aman Pant

Production
companies

* Jio Studios
* Red Chillies Entertainment
* Rajkumar Hirani Films

Distributed by| see below

Release date

* 21 December 2023 (2023-12-21)

Running time

| 161 minutes[2]
Country| India
Language| Hindi
Budget| ₹120 crore[a]
Box office| est. ₹470.6 crore[4]

Dunki[b] is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film based on the illegal immigration technique called "donkey flight". The film is co-written, co-produced, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, under Rajkumar Hirani Films, along with Jio Studios and Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Taapsee Pannu, Shah Rukh Khan, Vicky Kaushal (billed as a special appearance) and Boman Irani.

The film was officially announced in April 2022. Principal photography began the same month and occurred sporadically in several legs. It wrapped by late-April 2023, and filming locations included Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kashmir, Budapest, London, Jeddah and Neom. The film has music composed by Pritam and Shekhar Ravjiani, background score composed by Aman Pant, cinematography handled by C. K. Muraleedharan, Manush Nandan, Amit Roy, and editing by the director Rajkumar Hirani.

Dunki was theatrically released worldwide on 21 December 2023. It has grossed around ₹470.6 crore worldwide against a production and marketing budget of ₹120 crore (US$15 million), emerging as the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023 and the ninth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received nine nominations, and won Best Supporting Actor for Kaushal.[6]

## Plot[edit]

In 2020, An elderly Manu Randhawa runs away from a hospital in London (UK) and meets immigration lawyer Puru Patel. Puru connects her with her ex-lover Hardayal "Hardy" Singh Dhillon in Laltu, Punjab. Hardy is ecstatic to receive her call after 25 years. She asks him to meet her in Dubai (UAE) so he can bring her back to India through the Dunki route as she is unable to get an Indian visa.

In 1995, Manu and her friends Buggu and Balli, live in Laltu and yearn to immigrate to London for a better life. Poor and uneducated, they are unable to procure a visa until Hardy, a former Soldier, arrives in their village. Manu's brother Mahinder had saved his life in combat but has since died in an accident, leaving Manu and her family in a poor financial situation. Hardy promises to help Manu reach London in return for her brother's kindness. Learning that passing the IELTS test makes it easier to get a UK student visa, they enroll in a coaching class handled by Geetu Gulati, where they meet Sukhi Singh. Sukhi wants to travel to London to save his ex-girlfriend, Jassi. She was married off to an NRI man who physically abuses her. Balli clears the exams but the rest fail.

Once in London, Balli tells Sukhi that Jassi has died by suicide due to which Sukhi immolates himself. Traumatised by his death, Hardy resolves to take Manu and Buggu to London himself through the Dunki route. After a treacherous journey through Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey during which three of their cohorts are killed, they reach London, where they meet Balli working as a living statue. They realise that Balli had lied to them about making it big in the UK; in reality, he is poor and lives with other illegal immigrants.

Lawyer Puru Patel advises Manu to do a sham marriage as an easy way to get UK citizenship. She reluctantly agrees to marry a drug addict. During the wedding, Hardy is enraged by the addict's attempt to kiss her, and they fight, resulting in their arrest. In court, Puru advises them to seek right of asylum to stay in the country by claiming that their lives are under threat in India. As an ex-army soldier, Hardy refuses to betray his country, but the rest agree to get asylum and settle in England. Hardy is deported to India while the rest become British citizens.

Back in 2020, Manu tells Hardy that she wants to go back home as she is dying of a brain tumor. They try to leave for India via cargo containers and fool immigration officials into believing they are Indian citizens traveling illegally to London and steal the identity of the cohorts that died during their trip to London; they are thus deported to India. Once in Laltu, Manu is shocked to learn that Hardy never married out of love for her. Moments after he proposes, she dies from her ailment. Heartbroken, he puts the engagement ring in her hands and hugs her. After a few months, Hardy, Balli, and Buggu meet an agent who offers them to go to London through the Dunki route who Hardy throws down on the ground and then all three of them walk away.

## Cast[edit]

* Taapsee Pannu as Manu Randhawa
* Shah Rukh Khan as Hardayal "Hardy" Singh Dhillon
* Vicky Kaushal as Sukhi Singh
* Boman Irani as Geetendar "Geetu" Gulati
* Vikram Kochhar as Balindar "Buggu" Lakhanpal
* Anil Grover as Balli Kakkad
* Jyoti Subhash as Santosh Lakhanpal, Buggu's grandmother
* Deven Bhojani as Advocate Puru Patel
* Manoj Kant as Manu's father
* Arun Bali as Manu's older father
* Amardeep Jha as Manu's mother
* Suhail Zargar as Mahinder Randhawa, Manu's brother
* Jaanvi Sangwan as Mahinder's wife
* Vishnu Kaushal as Gulab Nagra
* Komal Sachdeva as Chameli Nagra
* Diwanshu Gambhir as Parminder "Pumpi" Dingra
* Rohitashv Gour as a Fake Visa Agent at Laltu
* Piyush Raina as Owner of Bobby dhaba
* Jitendra Hooda as an Indian Dunki Agent
* Mushari Alatawi as an Iranian Dunki agent
* Shahid Latief as Bakir, a Saudi Arabian Dunki Agent
* Mahavir Bhullar as Buggu's father
* Sapna Sand as Buggu's mother
* Jatinder Kaur as Balli's mother
* Jeremy Wheeler as a British Judge
* Jay Miller as Church Priest
* Arpa Attila as Buggu's manager in London
* Richard B. Klein as IELTS Examiner
* Daniel Short as a Junkie groom
* Nikhil Ratnaparkhi as a thief at Laltu Railway Station
* Karim Saidi as Officer Omar Abbassi
* Ranjha Vikram Singh as a Shop purchaser
* Gurpreet Ghuggi as a Co-passenger at Laltu Railway Station
* Vijayant Kohli as the Man whom Hardy wrongly assumes as Chaddha
* Vivek Sharma as Dunki Agent in last scene

## Production[edit]

### Development[edit]

In late November 2020, Rajkumar Hirani, who had previously approached Shah Rukh Khan for the roles in the films Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and 3 Idiots (2009), which were rejected by Khan, was reported to join hands with the latter for his next directorial.[7] Hirani narrated the story to Khan during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.[8] The film marks Khan's first collaboration with Hirani. By August 2021, the screenplay was completed and the film was announced in April 2022.[9][10] Hirani co-wrote the film with Abhijat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon.[7] Cinematographer Amit Roy was chosen first, but he left the film due to creative differences with Hirani and was replaced by C. K. Muraleedharan. This marks his fourth collaboration with Hirani after Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots and PK (2014).[11] As per reports Manush Nandan, Amit Roy and Kumar Pankaj also worked on the film as cinematographers.[12][13]

### Casting[edit]

Mukesh Chhabra was the casting director.[14] Taapsee Pannu was cast as the female lead in January 2021 marking her first onscreen collaboration with Khan. Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment produced her film Badla (2019).[15][16] Vicky Kaushal was announced to be playing a significant role in the film.[17] Boman Irani joined the cast in October 2022.[18]

### Filming[edit]

Principal photography commenced in April 2022 in Mumbai.[19][20] The Mumbai schedule ended in June 2022 and the international schedules commenced in July 2022.[21] Filming took place in Budapest and London in July 2022,[22] and was completed a month later.[23] A bike sequence featuring Khan was filmed in Mumbai in October 2022.[24] A 12-day schedule took place in November 2022 in Saudi Arabia,[25][26][27] which included the locations Jeddah and Neom.[28][29] A three-day schedule happened in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh in December 2022.[30] In January 2023, the underwater sequence featuring Khan was filmed in Mumbai.[31] Meanwhile, Khan who was also working on another project Jawan finished his shooting in April 2023.[32] The same month, the team moved to Kashmir for a four-day schedule that took place in Srinagar, Pampore, Sonamarg including Thajwas glacier and Pulwama.[33][34] A song sequence was shot in Kashmir choreographed by Ganesh Acharya.[35] The filming was wrapped up in Sonamarg, Kashmir by April 2023.[36] The film was shot over 75 days out of which Khan shot for 60 days. The film is reportedly budgeted at ₹120 crore, including the marketing cost.[3][37]

## Soundtrack[edit]

Main article: Dunki (soundtrack)

The soundtrack is composed by Pritam and Shekhar Ravjiani, while background score is composed by Aman Pant.[38][39] The first single titled "Lutt Putt Gaya" was released on 22 November 2023.[40] The second single titled "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se" was released on 1 December 2023.[41] The third single titled "O Maahi" was released on 11 December 2023.[42] The fourth single titled "Banda" was released on 18 December 2023.[43] The soundtrack album featuring eight songs was released by T-Series on 18 December 2023.

## Marketing[edit]

The film's teaser titled "Dunki: Drop 1" was released on 2 November 2023 coinciding with Khan's 58th birthday.[44] In all, 8 "Drops" were released one after another.[45] Drop 2 was released on 22 November as the song "Lutt Putt Gaya".[46] Drop 3 was released on 1 December as the song "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se".[41] The film's trailer titled "Dunki: Drop 4" was released on 5 December 2023.[47] Drop 5 was released on 11 December as the song "O Maahi".[48] A promotional event was held in Dubai on 17 December.[49] Drop 6 was released on 18 December as the song "Banda".[50] "Dunki: Drop 7" was released on 27 December as the song "Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga".[51] "Dunki: Drop 8" was released on 4 January 2024 as the song "Chal ve Watna".[52]

## Release[edit]

### Theatrical[edit]

Dunki was theatrically released on 21 December 2023.[53][54]

### Distribution[edit]

Pen Studios acquired the theatrical rights for North India and West India under the Pen Marudhar Entertainment banner.[55] Sree Gokulam Movies acquired theatrical distribution rights of the film in Tamil Nadu and Kerala,[56] Rajshri Pictures distributed it in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[57] Mysore territory rights was acquired by Panorama Studios.[58] SVF acquired the theatrical rights for West Bengal.[59]

The overseas distribution rights were sold to Yash Raj Films.[60] Home Screen Entertainment bought Singapore distribution rights of the film,[61] while Lighthouse Distribution acquired the distribution rights for Spain.[62] Action Cut Entertainment distributed the film in Bangladesh.[63]

### Home media[edit]

The combined value of the digital, satellite, and music rights of the film was ₹230 crore.[64] The film was premiered on Netflix on 15 February 2024.[65]

## Reception[edit]

### Critical response[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 48% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. The website's consensus reads: "Dunki's got good intentions and no shortage of heart, but its uneven tonal blend and shallow treatment of serious themes undermines the intended effect."[66]

Tushar Joshi of India Today gave 4/5 stars and wrote "Dunki might not be Hirani's best work in comparison to 3 Idiots or PK, but it still entertains and leaves you with a warm and fuzzy feeling".[67] Sreeparna Sengupta of The Times of India also gave 4/5 stars and wrote, "Dunki's story is an emotional one - rolling in friendship, romance, heart-wrenching and heart-warming moments all into one. And in trademark Hirani style, there are dollops of comedy which is laced with satire to make it an entertaining ride, along with the strong message the film brings forth".[68] A reviewer for Pinkvilla considered it "a modern-day classic", but was critical of the film's pace.[69] A reviewer from Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Dunki bears the Rajkumar Hirani stamp of filmmaking with the right message and emotions as a backdrop. However, it is not as outstanding as his previous films as the writing plays spoilsport to a great extent."[70] Filmfare's Devesh Sharma was pleased by the film's messaging of "a world beyond borders", and praised the performances of Khan and Pannu.[71] Monika Rawal Kukreja of Hindustan Times labelled it a "heartwarming tale that's high on emotions", but despite praising the performances of Khan and Pannu, she was displeased with their chemistry.[72] Proma Khosla of IndieWire rated the film C+ and wrote "In the end, Dunki undermines its own messaging, sandwiching a series of informative cards about donkey flights between a rushed conclusion and comedic coda."[73]

NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee believed that the film's strength lay in its ability to not be in service of Khan's stardom, instead allowing the supporting cast to shine, particularly Vicky Kaushal.[74] A reviewer for Film Companion also believed that Kaushal's special appearance had enhanced the "simplistic" film.[75] Writing for The Hindu, Anuj Kumar considered Dunki "not the best of Hirani but has just about enough to make you chuckle and churn".[76] Mint Lounge's Uday Bhatia compared it negatively to The Dupes (1973), a Syrian film about border crossing, writing that unlike that film, Dunki "is only interested in illegal immigration and the refugee crisis to the extent that it allows Hirani and Khan to grandstand".[77]

Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com rated the film 2.5/5 and opined, "Dunki is high on ambition but its flimsy premise renders this nearly three hours long journey into farfetched adventures hard to believe, harder to buy into".[78] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in dismissed the film as "flat and unfunny", adding that the "strangely anodyne film is briefly enlivened by Khan's dimpled charm and spirited turns by Taapsee Pannu, Vikram Kocchar and Anil Grover".[79] Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave 1.5/5 stars and criticised it as a "crashing bore" and considered it Hirani's weakest film.[80]

Internationally, Manjusha Radhakrishnan of Gulf News rated the film 4/5 and wrote "Illegal immigration and unauthorised cross-border migrant crossings are grim issues, but director Rajkumar Hirani humanized them with an emotionally engaging tale".[81] David Tusing of The National wrote "With Dunki, Khan takes on a poignant immigration tale with a whole lot of heart that's bound to strike a chord with audiences".[82]

### Box office[edit]

Dunki had the 13th-biggest advance booking of all time for a Hindi film.[83] On its opening day, it collected a net total of ₹28 crore (US$3.5 million) in India and ₹58 crore (US$7.3 million) worldwide.[84][85] It had net domestic collections of ₹20 crore (US$2.5 million) and ₹24.5 crore (US$3.1 million) on its second and third day, respectively.[4][86][87] On its fourth day, the film collected ₹32 crore (US$4.0 million) in India and crossed the ₹100 crore mark domestically. It also crossed the ₹200 crore mark worldwide on the same day.[88] After 7 days of its run, the film collected ₹300 crore worldwide, making Shah Rukh Khan the first Indian actor to give a cumulative worldwide gross of ₹2500 crore with films in a single year.[89] On its thirteenth day, Dunki collected ₹3.85 crore (US$480,000) net in India and crossed the ₹200 crore mark domestically, and the ₹400 crore (US$50 million) mark worldwide.[90]

As of 7 February 2024, Dunki has grossed ₹262.25 crore (US$33 million) in India, with a further ₹196.68 crore (US$25 million) in overseas, for a worldwide total of ₹458.93 crore (US$57 million).[91]

## Accolades[edit]

Award  | Ceremony date  | Category  | Recipients  | Result  | Ref.

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Filmfare Awards | 28 January 2024 | Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominated  | [92][93]
Best Actress | Taapsee Pannu | Nominated
Best Supporting Actor | Vicky Kaushal | Won
Best Music Director | Pritam | Nominated
Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se"  | Nominated
Swanand Kirkire and IP Singh for "Lutt Putt Gaya"  | Nominated
Best Male Playback Singer | Arijit Singh for "Lutt Putt Gaya"  | Nominated
Sonu Nigam for "Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se"  | Nominated
Best Choreography | Ganesh Acharya for "Lutt Putt Gaya"  | Nominated

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ According to Pinkvilla, the combined cost of producing and marketing the film was ₹120 crore.[3]
2. ^ "Dunki" loosely translates from Punjabi to English to mean "to hop from place to place".[5]

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* Dunki at IMDb
* Dunki at Bollywood Hungama

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* Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)
* Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006)
* 3 Idiots (2009)
* PK (2014)
* Sanju (2018)
* Dunki (2023)

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* Saala Khadoos (2016)

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