“A band of friends embarks on a hazardous journey, opting for a clandestine route known as ‘donkey flight’ to immigrate to the United Kingdom, facing life-threatening risks along the way.”
Dunki is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film based on “donkey flight”, an illegal immigration technique. Directed and edited by Rajkumar Hirani from a screenplay he wrote with Abhijat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon, it was produced under the banners of Red Chillies Entertainment, Jio Studios and Rajkumar Hirani Films. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal 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 received positive reviews from critics with praise for direction, performances, screenplay, music and cinematography. It has grossed over ₹471 crore (US$59 million) 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 eighth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023. It was declared as blockbuster at box office. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received nine nominations, and won Best Supporting Actor for Kaushal
Genre: Crime/Drama
Release Date: 2023
Language: Hindi
