Dunki (film)

Dunki is an upcoming Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film based on an illegal immigration technique named, "Donkey Flight". It is directed by Rajkumar Hirani, who co-wrote the screenplay with Abhijat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon. Produced under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Jio Studios, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Dia Mirza, and Boman Irani.[1]

Dunki
First look poster
Directed byRajkumar Hirani
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyC. K. Muraleedharan
Edited byRajkumar Hirani
Music byPritam
Production
companies
Distributed byPen Marudhar Entertainment (North India)
Yash Raj Films (Overseas)
Release dates
  • 21 December 2023 (2023-12-21)
(Overseas)
  • 22 December 2023 (2023-12-22)
(India)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Dunki was rumoured in 2020 and the screenplay was completed in August 2021 with principal photography beginning a month later. The film was wrapped up in April 2023. Filming took place in Mumbai, Kashmir, London, Budapest, Jeddah and Neom. The soundtrack was composed by Pritam. Editing and cinematography were handled by Hirani and C K Muraleedharan respectively.

Dunki is set to be theatrically released in overseas territories on December 21, 2023, and in India a day later.[2]

Premise

Based on the concept of "Donkey Flight", an unlawful backdoor entry technique for nations like United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America, Dunki depicts the lives of Indians who choose to enter the nation using this illegal process and struggle to return home.

Cast

Production

Development

In late 2020, it was rumoured that Rajkumar Hirani would make a film featuring Shah Rukh Khan.[4] In August 2021, the screenplay was completed and the film was announced on 19 April 2022.[5][6][7]

Hirani co-wrote the film with Abhijat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon.[4] 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 (2009), and PK (2014).[8]

Casting

Mukesh Chhabra was the casting director.[9] Taapsee Pannu was cast as the female lead in January 2021 marking her first collaboration with Khan. [10] Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Dia Mirza and Satish Shah joined the cast in October 2022.[11][12]

Filming

Principal photography commenced in September 2021.[13] Khan began filming his scenes in April 2022 in Mumbai.[14][15] Filming took place in Budapest and London in July 2022,[16] and was completed a month later.[17] A bike sequence featuring Khan was filmed in Mumbai in October 2022.[18] A 12-day schedule took place in November 2022 in Saudi Arabia,[19][20][21] which included the locations Jeddah and Neom.[22][23] In January 2023, the underwater sequence featuring Khan was filmed in Mumbai,[24] and in April 2023, a four-day schedule took place in Sonamarg and Pulwama.[25]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Pritam.[26][27]

Release

Theatrical

Dunki is scheduled to be theatrically released first in overseas markets on December 21, 2023.[28] It is set to be released in India a day later, alongside Salaar.[29] The film was rumored to be postponed to 2024, which was denied by Khan during a press conference for Jawan (2023).[30]

Distribution

Dunki will be distributed by Pen Marudhar Entertainment.[31] It will be distributed by Yash Raj Films in overseas markets, including North America and the United Kingdom.[32]

Home media

International non-theatrical distribution rights for the film were sold for ₹230 crores, while domestic non-theatrical streaming rights were acquired by JioCinema for ₹155 crores.[33][34]

References
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