Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan described his upcoming film ‘Dunki’ as the “story of people who want to come back home.” Shah recently wrapped up the film shoot schedule in Saudi Arabia, and while not much is known about the film's premise, he tried to share some details without giving away too much.
Helmed by Rajkumar Hirani, ‘Dunki’ also stars Taapsee Pannu, and marks Shah’s first film with Rajkumar as a director. As he attended the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, he spoke about ‘Dunki’ during an interview. Shah Rukh said, “In English, my film would be called Donkey, it is Donkey. But the way a part of the country pronounces donkey in India, it is ‘dunki’. The Punjabis say it (donkey) like dunki… How much to tell you about the story… It is a film directed by one of the most brilliant filmmakers we have had in our country, Raju Hirani. It is written by a very fantastic writer, Abhijat Joshi. It is a story of people, who want to come back home… when you finally get the calling.”
The actor further said, “It is a comic film. His (Rajkumar Hirani) films are always a mix of comedy and a lot of emotions about the country. So, it is a big journey film, and the film goes through different areas around the world and finally comes back home to India.”
‘Dunki’ is scheduled to be released in December next year. Shah Rukh has an impressive line-up of movies in 2023. He has the action film ‘Pathaan' co-starring Deepika Padukone and John Abraham. He also has Atlee’s upcoming action drama, ‘Jawan’, which also features Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani and Sunil Grover, among others.
