Dunki has been finally released on the big screens across the world and has started to rule over the hearts of the audience. While the film had minted around 30 Cr, which is a great number for a non action genre, on its first day, it has been expected that the film will witness 40% – 50% growth on Saturday as compared to Friday owing to strong word of mouth and also lack of feel good content releasing during the holiday season, Dunki is the first choice for family audience’s. Amid this, Rajkumar Hirani sat with Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu and spoke about zeroing on the rest of the actors for his directorial.
In a video discussion shared by the entertainment portal Bollywood Hungama, Rajkumar Hirani shared an anecdote from 3 Idiots to emphasize on the importance of casting the right actors, “I always feel that the right cast is half the battle won. Mujhe abhi bhi yaad hai ki 3 Idiots mein Chatur ki casting karni thi toh we wanted a character who doesn’t know Hindi. Toh hum jitne bhi actors ko audition kar rahe the yaha pe, unhe Hindi toh aati thi par they had to behave as if they don’t know Hindi. Toh woh theek se nahi ho paa raha tha. Fir ye thought aaya ki why don’t we cast somebody from the USA. Woh Indian ho par waha pe paida hua ho. Unki base ajeeb dhang ki Hindi hoti hai. Toh waha pe humne audition kia tha toh that’s how Chatur came into this thing. Usse Hindi ekdum hi nahi aati thi. Mujhe abhi bhi yaad hai uska pahla auditon. Usko humne Munnabhai ke audition de diye. Fir usne Hindi seekhni shuru kar di and by the time he reached here usko Hindi aagayi thi,” he recalled.
As for Dunki, Rajkumar Hirani continued, “Even in this film, we have Anil Grover and Vikram Kocchar. When you see the film, you’ll realise how apt they are for the film. Aur woh real lagne Lage uss mahaul mein toh fir it’s always better.”
Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki had a non-holiday release and witnessed a good opening day at the box office. The film, which marks SRK’s third release of the year, is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and collected Rs 30 crores at the box office on release day. The film had recorded a Rs 15.41 crore collection during the advance bookings.
According to Sacnilk.com, on Friday, December 22, Dunki recorded a nationwide Hindi occupancy of 31.22%, contributing to a total collection of Rs 49.20 Cr net in India. The highest occupancy was seen in Mumbai, reaching 46%, while Chennai followed closely at 40%. Kolkata trailed at 38.75%, while the National Capital Region (NCR) followed with a 33% occupancy rate. The highest occupancy was recorded in the night shows. The biggest occupancy for Dunki on its first day was recorded in Kolkata. Kolkata witnessed an overall occupancy of 55.25%.
Although it did good business, Dunki could not beat the opening day records set by Shah Rukh previous two 2023 releases, Pathaan and Jawan. Pathaan recorded an opening day collection of Rs 57 crore whereas Jawan collected Rs 74.50 across all languages in India.
Dunki is the first movie where Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani have worked together. The story revolves around a group of friends wanting to move abroad, highlighting their challenges on the unique journey known as the Donkey Flight.
Dunki features an ensemble cast, with colorful characters portrayed by exceptionally talented actors Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, along with Shah Rukh Khan. A JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films presentation, produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki is now released on the big screen.
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