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2023 · Hindi · 2h 39m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama · CBFC U/A 13+
Keep your shortlist together and see where it’s streaming
Filmi Score
Good
17 reviews
60
3 exceptional5 very good3 good2 mixed4 weak
What the critics say
Critics praise strong performances, especially Vicky Kaushal's cameo, Taapsee, and Shah Rukh Khan, and Hirani's family-friendly storytelling and music, but many find the comedy hit-or-miss, the writing predictable, and the emotional immigration themes underdeveloped compared to his earlier classics.
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Summary
Dunki (2023, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 60 from 17 critic reviews, is rated 13+ by Filmi (CBFC: U/A 13+), and streams on Netflix in the US.
Four friends from a sleepy little village in Punjab share a common dream: to go to England. Their problem is that they have neither the visa nor the ticket. A soldier alights from a train one day, and their lives change. He gives them a soldier's promise: He will take them to the land of their dreams. What follows is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of a perilous journey through the desert and the sea, but most crucially through the hinterlands of their mind.
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Four friends from a sleepy little village in Punjab share a common dream: to go to England. Their problem is that they have neither the visa nor the ticket. A soldier alights from a train one day, and their lives change. He gives them a soldier's promise: He will take them to the land of their dreams. What follows is a hilarious and heartwarming tale of a perilous journey through the desert and the sea, but most crucially through the hinterlands of their mind.
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Pande frames Dunki as an extension of Hirani's humanist storytelling, praising SRK's understated performance, Vicky Kaushal's brief but powerful… Read it there →
Kukreja calls Dunki a warm, emotionally rich family film anchored by strong performances, especially Vicky Kaushal's cameo, though she notes the… Read it there →
The critic finds Dunki decent with good casting, songs, and performances, especially praising Taapsee, but says the film doesn't quite match… Watch it there →
Praises Dunki's ensemble performances (Vicky Kaushal especially) and calls its music the best of Hirani's filmography, but finds the comedy… Watch it there →
Argues Hirani's tender, manipulative craft can't bear the weight of the global immigration crisis it takes on, faulting thin motivations and… Watch it there →
The critic finds Dunki's first half overly reliant on forced comedy that crowds out its serious immigration themes, though Vicky Kaushal's arc and… Watch it there →
Unni Narayanan · YouTube, Malayalam · transcript read · 21 Dec 2023
The critic finds Dunki predictable and emotionally uninvolving once Shah Rukh Khan's character enters, with the political migration theme failing… Watch it there →
Sarkar calls Dunki Hirani's weakest film, finding the writing forced and shallow despite committed performances from Shah Rukh Khan and Vicky… Read it there →
Finds Dunki tonally whiplashed, swinging between slapstick and real migrant tragedy without earning either, and its handling of onscreen deaths… Watch it there →
Derived by Filmi
30
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Dunki: quick answers
Box office, where to watch and what critics said — from the same data as the page.
What is Dunki's box office collection?
Dunki has a box office collection of ₹454.00 Cr worldwide (gross), made up of ₹272.00 Cr India gross and ₹182.00 Cr overseas gross. Figures are Sacnilk's, as of 14 Feb 2024, day 43. Grosses are contested in India, and money never feeds the Filmi Score.
How much has Dunki collected at the box office?
Dunki has collected ₹454.00 Cr worldwide in 43 days, as of 14 Feb 2024, according to Sacnilk.
Where can I watch Dunki?
Dunki is streaming on OTT: Netflix (India, the US, the UK and Canada). It can also be rented or bought on Apple TV (India and Canada), YouTube (India, the US and Canada) and Google Play Movies (the US). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Dunki?
Dunki has a Filmi Score of 60 (Good), the mean of 17 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 30 (Sucharita Tyagi) to 84 (Yogi Bolta Hai). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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