Dunki (film)

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.

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, the cinematography was handled by C. K. Muraleedharan, Manush Nandan, Amit Roy, with the editing by Hirani himself.

Dunki was theatrically released worldwide on 21 December 2023. The film received positive to mixed reviews from critics and audiences. Dunki grossed ₹470.6 crore worldwide against a 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.