Overview
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.
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.
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.
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