Dunki Movie Review

Rating: 2.5/5

Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, Anil Grover and others.

Story, Lyrics: Abhijit Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Kanika Dhillon

Cinematography: CK Muralidharan, Manush Nandan, Amit Roy, Kumar Pankaj

Background Music: Aman Pant

Vocals: Pritam

Producers: Gauri Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, Jyoti Deshpande

Directed by: Rajkumar Hirani

Release Date: December 18, 2023

Hindi movie Dunki review In Telugu: ‘Pathan’, ‘Jawaan’… In 2023, the Badshah of Bollywood, King Khan Shahrukh received two huge successes. Now they have come to the theaters with ‘Dunki’. The film is directed by Rajkumar Hirani of the ‘Munnabhai’ series, ‘3 Idiots’, ‘PK’ and ‘Sanju’ fame. Will ‘Dunki’ be Shah Rukh’s hat-trick hit in 2023? How was the movie?

Dunki Movie Story: 

Hardi Singh Dhillon (Shah Rukh Khan) is a soldier. His is a Pathan coat. Laltoo comes looking for the person who saved his life. There comes Manu (Taapsee Pannu). She and two other friends try to go to London for a better life and to get out of the hardships in the village. For that, they will have difficulty in learning English. 

But, visas do not come. Then the thief goes to London. How did Hardy, Manu, and others go to London? How many hardships did you face during the journey? What happened after going to London? What is the role of Sukhi Singh (Vicky Kaushal) in their lives? You have to watch the movie to know.

Dunki Movie Review: 

Director Rajkumar Hirani has some fans in Telugu as well. He is a specialist in telling any story or scene with an entertaining twist. ‘3 Idiots’, ‘PK’ and ‘Sanju’ movies have been doing well in important cities of Telugu states because of his taking & direction. Even if ‘Dunki’ is not dubbed in Telugu… the reason why the Telugu audience showed interest is Rajkumar Hirani. People who entered the theaters of ‘Dunki’ with expectations of the director are bound to be a bit disappointed.

The story of ‘Dunki’ cannot be confined to a single genre. What difficulties do some people have in migrating through the barriers? It was shown very heartily. It is said that time is no barrier to pure love. There is also inherent patriotism and love for the motherland. However… Rajkumar Hirani’s direction style & humor is missed at every step. Discover something! Depth is missing in the emotional drama. Sounds like Ford’s Emotion.

Rajkumar Hirani’s name was a plus for the audience of ‘Dunki’ after Shah Rukh Khan… The expectations of the audience after going to the theaters were minus! The plight of English-speaking actors in visa interviews is laughable. Before that, Boman Irani English classes were not very impressive. Rajkumar Hirani has shown his mastery in comedy. The emotional drama is not very ripe.

What’s next? Rajkumar Hirani’s directorial style is missing in creating curiosity and making people watch the movie with interest. The point of crossing the border on the Dunki route is also not new. Salman Khan did ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ in Hindi. If not… that story is different, this story is different. Emotions are different! It can be said that it is the director’s style to bring back those who went abroad through ‘Dunki’ after 25 years. Apart from that, another twist was given in the ending. But, the climax was stretched.

The songs don’t matter. Pritam’s vocals are on point. Background music is just ok. The production values are astounding. Even though Shahrukh’s own production company Red Chillies is a partner… what is wrong with the VFX?

Dunki Movie Actors Performance: 

After action movies like ‘Pathaan’ and ‘Jawan’, it was a big adventure for Shah Rukh to come in front of the audience with an emotional drama like ‘Dunki’. King Khan kept aside the larger-than-life image of Hardy Singh’s character. Acted so that only the character can be seen. His comedy timing once again entertains. I can’t imagine anyone but him in emotional scenes.

Taapsee Pannu is okay as Manu. Being a Punjabi by nature, Gatra has captured that style of dressing well. But… Taapsee looks more like a modern woman than a Punjabi village girl. Vicky Kaushal played an emotional role. The audience coming out of ‘Dunki’ theaters will remember his character. Along with Boman Irani, the rest of the actors have done to the extent of their respective roles.

In conclusion: Shah Rukh Khan putting aside his image for the character, the film is commendable! Bollywood Badshah’s talent as an actor is once again impressive. Some of the scenes have the comedy expected from Rajkumar Hirani. But… the movie is not interesting from the beginning to the end. There is no full-fledged emotional drama and entertainment except for flashes in between. Shahrukh missed the hat trick… sorry!