The next picture depicts all five in a desert walking off in the distance with Boman Irani’s character Gulati also behind them. This one is much darker and serious…reports Asian Lite News
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and the ‘Dunki’ makers have unveiled two new posters of the film, where SRK is walking miles with his ‘ullu ke patthon’.
Taking to his Instagram, the actor unveiled the posters, the first of which depicted his character Hardy alongside Taapsee Pannu’s character Manu, Vicky Kaushal’s character Sukhi, Vikram Kocchar’s Guddu, and Anil Grover’s Balli.
Depicting the comical side of the film, the five characters are just walking ahead while smiling and laughing.
The next picture depicts all five in a desert walking off in the distance with Boman Irani’s character Gulati also behind them. This one is much darker and serious.
SRK wrote on Instagram: “Hum bilkul usi tarah dikh rahe hain jaise Raju sir ne apne “Ullu ke patthon” ko imagine kiya tha….Inke baare mein bahot kuch share karna abhi baaki hai… (We are looking exactly the way Raju sir had imagined our ‘ullu ke patthon’/ idiots to be. We still have a lot more to share about them).”
“The #DunkiDrop1 is out now. #Dunki releases worldwide in cinemas this Christmas 2023.”
Drawn from real-life experiences, ‘Dunki’ is a saga of love and friendship that brings together five wildly disparate stories, mixing up rib-tickling comedy with a lot of bleakness and action.
A Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films production, the film is both directed and co-produced by Rajkumar Hirani alongside Gauri Khan.
Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani and Kanika Dhillon, ‘Dunki’ is slated to release on December 22, 2023
‘Dunki’ is also in the news because it is one of the three films that Shah Rukh Khan has chosen to star in this year…reports Asian Lite News
The enormous success of “Pathaan” has put an end to all questions about whether Hindi cinema can still lure people to theatres, and now industry watchers and audiences can look forward to a plethora of entertaining options in the months to come. Here is our list of some of the 2023 movies that everyone is looking forward to.
Bheed Anubhav Sinha, who once helmed the potboiler ‘Dus’, the sci-fi thriller ‘Ra. One’ and a romantic drama like ‘Tum Bin’, has in the past few years, dramatically shifted to serious, introspective, and socially relevant films like ‘Mulk,’ ‘Thappad’, ‘Article 15’, and ‘Anek.’ This year, he is back with another thought-provoking film ‘Bheed’ which addresses issues like social inequality and the power of the individual and the collective. The film stars Bhumi Pednekar, Rajkumar Rao, Dia Mirza, Pankaj Kapur, Ashutosh Rana. This film is the director’s second collaboration with Dia Mirza who also starred in ‘Thappad’. As Dia put it in a social media post, “Iss Bheed ki rooh ki awaaz seedhe insaniyat tak ja pahoncheji.” The film is slated for a release on 24th March 2023
Bholaa Ajay Devgn, Deepak Dobriyan, Tabu, Abhishek Bachan and Makarand Deshpande star in this much-awaited film that will release on 30th March, 2023.This is Devgn’s fourth directorial effort and is the Hindi remake of the Tamil hit Kaithi (2019) which revolved around an ex-convict, who after being released from the prison, tries to connect with his daughter for the first time. There is a lot of raw emotion, action, twists triggered by crime and punishment and the film is expected to appeal to a diverse range of viewers.
Jawan After four years, Shah Rukh Khan has delivered a film that is possibly on its way to become the biggest hit in the history of Hindi cinema and now all eyes are on ‘Jawan’, a thriller written and directed by celebrated Tamil director Atlee.The USP of the film is Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role opposite none other than Tamil superstar Vijay Sethupathi. ‘Jawan’ also stars Nayanthara, Sanya Malhotra and Priyamani with Deepika Padukone and Vijay in cameo appearances. From the time the film went on the floors in September 2021, it has created huge waves and is scheduled for a theatrical release on 2nd June, 2023.
Animal After delivering the controversial hit ‘Kabir Singh’, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is back this year with ‘Animal’, a gangster, revenge drama and a multi-starrer headlined by Ranbir Kapoor, Rashmika Mandana, Tripti Dimri, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol. ‘Animal’ has generated excitement for daring to portray Ranbir Kapoor in a never-before grey role and producer Bhushan Kumar says the film will also depict a surprising dynamic between Anil Kapoor and Ranbir. ‘Animal’ is slated for a release on August 11, 2023.
Dunki Ace director Rajkumar Hirani and writer Abhijat Joshi came together again this year with ‘Dunki’, a film about the use of an illegal backdoor route called ‘Donkey Flight’ by Indians who want to immigrate to Canada and USA.’Dunki’ is also in the news because it is one of the three films that Shah Rukh Khan has chosen to star in this year. Other highlights of the film are its sprawling human drama, Hirani’s empathetic direction and a story that has never been seen or told before. Starring Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Jeremy Wheeler and Satish Shah among others, ‘Dunki’ will be released on 22 December 2023.
He went on to praise the “beautiful” locations in Saudi Arabia and its “hospitable people,” noting an “outstanding cultural affinity” between the nation and India and highlighting KSA’s love for Bollywood films…reports Asian Lite News
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan talked about his first experience of shooting in Saudi Arabia with ‘Dunki’, his upcoming actioner ‘Pathaan’ and why he believes there will always be a place for theatrical releases in the ever-changing content landscape at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
The mega star sat down in Jeddah on the eve of the second edition of the festival, where the star is being honoured. He had just wrapped ‘Dunki’, which he describes as “a story of people who want to come back home when you finally get the calling”, in Saudi Arabia’s Neom region, reports deadline.com.
“It’s a big journey film and goes through different areas around the world and finally comes back home to India,” SRK said about the Rajkumar Hirani-directed comedy.
Speaking about his experience of shooting in the country and its burgeoning film industry, SRK said he felt encouraged by the will of local industry to build and grow.
“Whenever you have a country that starts shooting and they are not used to making films, you have some teething problems, so I went back to the Ministry and we spoke to them once on the phone and they were so kind,” said Khan. “I think the nicest part is that they want to do it. When you are trying to make films, I think half the battle is won if you just want to do it.”
He went on to praise the “beautiful” locations in Saudi Arabia and its “hospitable people,” noting an “outstanding cultural affinity” between the nation and India and highlighting KSA’s love for Bollywood films.
Next year will see the release of ‘Pathaan’, his first film in four years, which also marks the actor’s first step into the action arena.
His hiatus, he said, was kickstarted by his desire to be more available for his children and, with his eldest two children in college in America, his constant filming schedule made it difficult for him to drop everything and visit them.
Speaking of his daughter transferring from the UK to New York, the superstar said he waited for his daughter to call for eight months.
“She never called me,” quipped the actor. “I didn’t sign any films and I thought, ‘Maybe she’ll call me, maybe she’ll call me.’ So, I called her one day and said, ‘Listen, may I start working now?’ and she said, ‘Why aren’t you working?’ And I said, ‘I thought you’d call me and feel lonely in New York.'”
Soon after, Covid hit, compounding the actor’s hiatus, and then he signed on to star in spy actioner ‘Pathaan’, from Yash Raj Films.
“I’ve never done an action film,” he said. “I’ve done some really sweet love stories, some social dramas, some bad guys but nobody was taking me for action. I am 57 years old so I thought, for the next 10 years I’m going to do action films.”
Shah Rukh Khan receives Global Cinema Icon of Cinema and Culture Narrative award at Sharjah International Book Fair 2022.
Speaking about the change in the theatrical landscape since the advent of streaming, Shah Rukh said that ” human beings by nature are social creatures ” and there would always be a place for movies playing cinemas.
But he stressed for audiences to refrain from watching movies on phones: “They’re too small.”
