Dunki (film)

Dunki is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language adventure comedy drama film based on the illegal immigration technique 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 Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Boman Irani and Vikram Kochar with Vicky Kaushal in an extended cameo appearance.

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's songs were primarily composed by Pritam. Shekhar Ravjiani served as a guest composer. The film score was composed by Aman Pant, cinematography handled by C. K. Muraleedharan, Manush Nandan, Amit Roy, and editing by Hirani himself.

Dunki was theatrically released worldwide on 21 December 2023. The film received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Dunki grossed ₹470.6 crore worldwide against a production and marketing budget of ₹120 crore (US$14 million), emerging as the fifth highest-grossing Hindi film of 2023 and the eighth highest-grossing Indian film of 2023. At the 69th Filmfare Awards, the film received nine nominations, and won Best Supporting Actor for Kaushal.