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.Read at source
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Synopsis
Dunki
Dunki is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy-drama film based on the illegal immigration technique donkey flight, 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, Boman Irani, Anil Grover and Vikram Kochar alongside Vicky Kaushal in a special appearance.
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Release
- 21 Dec 2023
- Studio
- Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment
- Run time
- 161 min
- Language
- Hindi
Reviews
8 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Dunki is 60/100 from 6 scored critic/publication reviews including Rotten Tomatoes.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 10 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
- direction
- writing
- emotional impact
Positive 7
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".Read at source
Filmfare's Devesh Sharma was pleased by the film's messaging of "a world beyond borders", and praised the performances of Khan and Pannu.Read at source
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."Read at source
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.Read at source
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".Read at source
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".Read at source
Critical 1
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.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Lutt Putt Gaya Arijit Singh
- Nikle The Kabhi Hum Ghar Se Sonu Nigam
- O Maahi Arijit Singh
- Chal Ve Watna Javed Ali
- Banda Diljit Dosanjh
- Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga Vishal Mishra, Shreya Ghoshal, Shadaab Faridi, Altamash Faridi
- Main Tera Rasta Dekhunga Shadaab Faridi, Altamash Faridi
- Waheguru Ajay Bijli
Technical specs
- Release date
- 21 Dec 2023
- Run time
- 161 min
- Language
- Hindi
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Rajkumar Hirani
- Studio
- Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment
- Budget
- ₹85–120 crore
- Distributor
- Pen Marudhar Entertainment, Yash Raj Films
Trivia
- Dunki was officially announced in April 2022, with principal photography beginning the same month and wrapping by late-April 2023.
- Filming locations for the movie included Mumbai, Jabalpur, Kashmir, Budapest, London, Jeddah, and Neom.
- The film grossed ₹470.6 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹120 crore, making it the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023.
- At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received nine nominations and won Best Supporting Actor for Vicky Kaushal.
- The film's songs were primarily composed by Pritam, with Shekhar Ravjiani serving as a guest composer.
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