Dunki (2023) on Netflix
In Laltu, Manu Randhawa, Buggu Lakhanpal and Balli Kakkad, three poor friends, want to reach England to help their families. Hardy, an ex-soldier, comes to settle a debt with Manu's late brother.
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- IMDb6.5/1086,518 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes48%
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Plot summary
In the Punjab village of Laltu in 1995, Manu Randhawa, Buggu Lakhanpal and Balli Kakkad are impoverished and uneducated, and they want to migrate to England to ease their families' financial distress. Hardy, a disciplined former Indian Army soldier, comes to the village to settle a debt he owes to Manu's late brother, who once saved his life. Told of the family's plight, he takes on the task of getting Manu to England. A rogue travel agent cheats the group, so they join an English coaching center to clear the IELTS examination and qualify for student visas. There they meet Sukhi, who hopes to bring his ex-girlfriend out of an abusive marriage in London.
Cast
- Komal Sachdevaas Chameli
- Diwanshu Gambhiras Pampi
- Vishnu Kaushalas Gulab
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dunki (2023)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Shah Rukh Khan had already turned down roles in Rajkumar Hirani's Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and 3 Idiots (2009) before Hirani finally narrated the story of Dunki to him during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown; the film became their first collaboration.
- Cinematographer Amit Roy was chosen first for Dunki but left the film over creative differences with director Rajkumar Hirani and was replaced by C. K. Muraleedharan, who had previously shot Hirani's Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and PK (2014).
- Shots taken in Riyadh used the Al Rajhi Grand Mosque, presented in Dunki as part of Jeddah's skyline, while the Al-Hukm Palace was shown as the building of a Saudi immigration court.
