Dunki (2023)
Dunki (2023)
A Soldier's journey to keep a promise
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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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan As: Hardayal 'Hardy' Singh Dhillon
Taapsee Pannu Taapsee Pannu As: Manu Randhawa
Vikram Kochhar Vikram Kochhar As: Buggu Lakhanpal
Anil Grover Anil Grover As: Balli Kakkad
Boman Irani Boman Irani As: Geetu Gulati
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: A Soldier's journey to keep a promise
Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Language: हिन्दी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Release Date: 21 December 2023

Country: IN

Runtime: 159m

Company Credits

Company: Red Chillies Entertainment, Rajkumar Hirani Films, Jio Studios

Budget: $239,000,000

Revenue: $501,000,000

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Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Hardayal 'Hardy' Singh Dhillon

Taapsee Pannu

Taapsee Pannu

Manu Randhawa

Vikram Kochhar

Vikram Kochhar

Buggu Lakhanpal

Anil Grover

Anil Grover

Balli Kakkad

Boman Irani

Boman Irani

Geetu Gulati

Vicky Kaushal

Vicky Kaushal

Sukhi

Deven Bhojani

Deven Bhojani

Puru Patel

Sapna Sand

Sapna Sand

Buggu's Mother

Komal Sachdeva

Komal Sachdeva

Chameli

Diwanshu Gambhir

Diwanshu Gambhir

Pampi

Vishnu Kaushal

Vishnu Kaushal

Gulab

Jyoti Subhash

Jyoti Subhash

Buggu's Grandmother

Mahabir Bhullar

Mahabir Bhullar

Buggu's Father

Amardeep Jha

Amardeep Jha

Mannu's Mother

Jatinder Kaur

Jatinder Kaur

Balli's Mother

Jitender Hooda

Jitender Hooda

Indian Dunki Agent

Rohitashv Gour

Rohitashv Gour

Visa agent

Manoj Kant

Manoj Kant

Manu's Father

Piyush Raina

Piyush Raina

Bobby Dhaba Owner

Shahid Latief

Shahid Latief

Saudi Officer

Gurpreet Ghuggi

Gurpreet Ghuggi

Train co-passenger

Nikhil Ratnaparkhi

Nikhil Ratnaparkhi

Thief at Railway Station

Suparna Marwah

Suparna Marwah

Harjot Gulati

Ryan Cretney

Ryan Cretney

Ward Boy

Priya Sindher

Priya Sindher

Patel Office Staff

Ketan Desai

Ketan Desai

Patel Office Staff

Kiranpal Singh Dhody

Kiranpal Singh Dhody

Laltu Race Runner

Karam Singh Bhoai

Karam Singh Bhoai

Laltu Race Runner

Surinderpal Singh

Surinderpal Singh

Laltu Race Runner

Harpal Singh Bunty

Harpal Singh Bunty

Laltu Race Runner

Sakpal Singh Banga

Sakpal Singh Banga

Laltu Race Runner

Ajit Singh Banga

Ajit Singh Banga

Laltu Race Runner

Harpal Singh Abott

Harpal Singh Abott

Laltu Race Runner

Rahul Khanna

Rahul Khanna

Megaphone Announcer

György Czutor

György Czutor

Manu's Taxi Passenger

Atilla Arpa

Atilla Arpa

Buggu's Cafe Manager

Vikram Singh Ranjha

Vikram Singh Ranjha

Balli's Shop Buyer

Jihan Jeetendra Hodar

Jihan Jeetendra Hodar

Mahinder's Son

Jaanvi Sanghwan

Jaanvi Sanghwan

Mahinder's Wife

Sunil Uppal

Sunil Uppal

Pajami Shop Owner

Vibhuti Upadhyay

Vibhuti Upadhyay

Gangster Customer

Rajesh Mishra

Rajesh Mishra

Salon Owner

Vinod Goswami

Vinod Goswami

Khosla

Vijayant Kohli

Vijayant Kohli

Wrong Chaddha

Kerill Kelly

Kerill Kelly

Big Ben Proposal Man

Lucy Jamieson

Lucy Jamieson

Big Ben Proposal Woman

Jagannath Seth

Jagannath Seth

Tea Stall Owner

Aliraza Namdar

Aliraza Namdar

Balli IELTS Examiner

Richard Klein

Richard Klein

Sukhi IELTS Examiner

Hella Stichlmair

Hella Stichlmair

Buggu IELTS Examiner

Ajay Kumar

Ajay Kumar

Hardy IELTS Examiner

Varun Kulkarni

Varun Kulkarni

IELTS Examiner's Assistant

Samrat Soni

Samrat Soni

Liquor Store Owner

Sanjiv Kishinchandani

Sanjiv Kishinchandani

Cameraman

Faiz Mohd Khan

Faiz Mohd Khan

Watch Tower Guard

Ranjan Saw

Ranjan Saw

Boatman

Mushari Alatawi

Mushari Alatawi

Iran Agent

Salem Kali

Salem Kali

Iran Border Officer

Mohd Abo Almajd

Mohd Abo Almajd

Iran Border Soldier #1

Fawzi Suliman

Fawzi Suliman

Iran Border Soldier #2

Palmer Johnny

Palmer Johnny

UK Dunki Agent

Asein Uwaifo

Asein Uwaifo

UK Dunki Agent

Adhikary Teresa Borna

Adhikary Teresa Borna

Migrant

Melika Sarmadi

Melika Sarmadi

Migrant

Boame Solomon Godson

Boame Solomon Godson

Migrant

Sofunwa Olaniyi

Sofunwa Olaniyi

Farm Worker

Emily Swain

Emily Swain

British Lady

Peter Kulcsar

Peter Kulcsar

British Man

Laszlo Szantai

Laszlo Szantai

Immigration Officer

Kristof Lakatos

Kristof Lakatos

British Cop Migrant House

David Nagy

David Nagy

British Cop Migrant House

Daniel Short

Daniel Short

Junkie Groom

Jay Miller

Jay Miller

Priest

Chris Kaye

Chris Kaye

Interrogating Police Officer

Dorottya Nanasi

Dorottya Nanasi

Church British Cop

Gábor Molnár

Gábor Molnár

Church British Cop

Geza Demeter

Geza Demeter

Church British Cop

Csaba Patinszki

Csaba Patinszki

Detention Centre Officer

Gabor Masznyik

Gabor Masznyik

Detention Centre Officer

Csaba Szabolcsi

Csaba Szabolcsi

Detention Centre Officer

Tamas Miklosi

Tamas Miklosi

Detention Centre Officer

Tibor Borde

Tibor Borde

Detention Centre Officer

Pal Mellar

Pal Mellar

Detention Centre Officer

Lajos Orgovan

Lajos Orgovan

Detention Centre Officer

Jeremy Wheeler

Jeremy Wheeler

British Judge

Sean Sharma

Sean Sharma

Court Interpreter

Anita Bakay

Anita Bakay

Court Stenographer

Boldiszar Kolos

Boldiszar Kolos

Court Staff

Gecsei Gergely

Gecsei Gergely

Court British Cop

Imre Csók

Imre Csók

Court British Cop

Zoltan Barta

Zoltan Barta

Court British Cop

Fursan Alsafadi

Fursan Alsafadi

Airport British Cop

Declan Lambert

Declan Lambert

Airport British Cop

Majed Alkabi

Majed Alkabi

Arab Man at Airport

Haifa Quali

Haifa Quali

Arab Woman at Airport

Prabhakar Pandey

Prabhakar Pandey

Bobby Dhaba Watchman

Suhail Zargar

Suhail Zargar

Mahinder Randhawa

Keval Ramesh Bhingare

Keval Ramesh Bhingare

Pehalwaan

Sandeep Pathare

Sandeep Pathare

Pehalwaan

Naveen Kalirawana

Naveen Kalirawana

Marriage Registrar Office Groom

Rajendra Ojha

Rajendra Ojha

Marriage Registrar Office Groom

Sumit Yadav

Sumit Yadav

Marriage Registrar Office Groom

Gary Tantony

Gary Tantony

Buggu's Visa Application Officer

Khurshed Lawyer

Khurshed Lawyer

Office Goer

Himanshu Maggo

Himanshu Maggo

GGEC Classroom Student

Ashish Sejwal

Ashish Sejwal

GGEC Classroom Student

Umesh Singh

Umesh Singh

GGEC Classroom Student

Davinder Kaur

Davinder Kaur

GGEC Classroom Student

Ananya Sharma

Ananya Sharma

GGEC Classroom Student

Mallika Dang

Mallika Dang

GGEC Classroom Student

Karan Khanna

Karan Khanna

GGEC Classroom Student

Shivam Parashar

Shivam Parashar

GGEC Classroom Student

Sahil Mukhi

Sahil Mukhi

GGEC Classroom Student

Swati Singh

Swati Singh

GGEC Classroom Student

Sunil Prajapati

Sunil Prajapati

GGEC Classroom Student

Dushyanth Pandir

Dushyanth Pandir

GGEC Classroom Student

Vishnu Saxena

Vishnu Saxena

GGEC Classroom Student

Manish Kumar

Manish Kumar

GGEC Classroom Student

Sunny Tarar

Sunny Tarar

GGEC Classroom Student

Naveen Kalirawana

Naveen Kalirawana

GGEC Classroom Student

Ayushi Singh

Ayushi Singh

GGEC Classroom Student

Gaurav Govind

Gaurav Govind

GGEC Classroom Student

Shahid Latief

Shahid Latief

Bakir

Riz Mohammed

Riz Mohammed

Courier Boy

Salman Zaidi

Salman Zaidi

Jeddah Port Handler

Ehsan Ula

Ehsan Ula

Jeddah Container Driver

Karim Saidi

Karim Saidi

Jedah Port Officer

Emmad Samman

Emmad Samman

Jeddah Police Officer

Adel Hmoud

Adel Hmoud

Jeddah Police Officer

Ahmad Alsadi

Ahmad Alsadi

Jeddah Police Officer

Abdulrehman Ahlrabi

Abdulrehman Ahlrabi

Jeddah Police Officer

Amro Hussain

Amro Hussain

Port Authority

Khalid Almaki

Khalid Almaki

Port Authority

Aakriti Pandey

Aakriti Pandey

Qatar Airways Cabin Crew

Arun Bali

Arun Bali

Manu's Father (Old)

Vivek Sharma

Vivek Sharma

Dunki Agent

Directed By

Rajkumar Hirani

Rajkumar Hirani

Director

Aayush Verma

Aayush Verma

Assistant Director

Lakshmipriya Devi

Lakshmipriya Devi

First Assistant Director

Salman Zaidi

Salman Zaidi

First Assistant Director

Ashish Ranglani

Ashish Ranglani

First Assistant Director

Natasha Raj Mehta

Natasha Raj Mehta

Assistant Director

Karan Narvekar

Karan Narvekar

Second Unit Director

Hiya Nandini Jaiswal

Hiya Nandini Jaiswal

Assistant Director

Tushant Satyam

Tushant Satyam

Assistant Director

Ishana Raj

Ishana Raj

Second Assistant Director

Tanushree Bhatia

Tanushree Bhatia

Second Second Assistant Director

Altamash Khan

Altamash Khan

Second Assistant Director

Ishan Mohan

Ishan Mohan

Second Assistant Director

Faizal Mohammed

Faizal Mohammed

Second Assistant Director

Gaurav Mane

Gaurav Mane

Continuity

Aastha Toprani

Aastha Toprani

Second Second Assistant Director

Siddharth Van Shipley

Siddharth Van Shipley

Second Assistant Director

Aiman Kalia

Aiman Kalia

Additional Third Assistant Director

Vandana

Vandana

Continuity

Aarshna Shah

Aarshna Shah

Second Assistant Director

Suraj Prasad

Suraj Prasad

Third Assistant Director

Menaka Nagarajan

Menaka Nagarajan

Second Assistant Director

Vishesh Deepak Sareen

Vishesh Deepak Sareen

First Assistant Director

Nikita Smith

Nikita Smith

Second Second Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Gauri Khan

Gauri Khan

Producer

Rajkumar Hirani

Rajkumar Hirani

Producer

Jyoti Deshpande

Jyoti Deshpande

Producer

Gaurav Verma

Gaurav Verma

Co-Producer

Sanjiv Kishinchandani

Sanjiv Kishinchandani

Executive Producer

Sahil Khosla

Sahil Khosla

Co-Producer

Sachin Utekar

Sachin Utekar

Head of Production

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Producer

Vincent Lobo

Vincent Lobo

Production Accountant

Dileep Desai

Dileep Desai

Production Coordinator

Veena D'Souza

Veena D'Souza

Production Accountant

Sanjay Solanki

Sanjay Solanki

Production Manager

Ravindra Mandekar

Ravindra Mandekar

Production Assistant

Jagdish Dhumal

Jagdish Dhumal

Production Accountant

Raffy Khemsar

Raffy Khemsar

Casting Assistant

Damini Gupta

Damini Gupta

Research Assistant

Aryan Singh

Aryan Singh

Casting Assistant

Akanksha Kanjilal

Akanksha Kanjilal

Research Assistant

Resham Sahhani

Resham Sahhani

Casting Assistant

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Eka Lakhani

Eka Lakhani

Costume Designer

Tarannum Khan

Tarannum Khan

Makeup Designer

Rohan Jagtap

Rohan Jagtap

Hair Designer

Kinjal Maru

Kinjal Maru

Costume Assistant

Siddhesh Shinde

Siddhesh Shinde

Hair Department Head

Mira Prasad

Mira Prasad

Hairstylist

Vinit Sethi

Vinit Sethi

Hairstylist

Mohd Wasim Kassar

Mohd Wasim Kassar

Hairstylist

Resham Mordani

Resham Mordani

Hairstylist

Mohd Zaid Ali

Mohd Zaid Ali

Hairstylist

Dhanshree Jagtap

Dhanshree Jagtap

Hairstylist

Sudhir Mhatre

Sudhir Mhatre

Dresser

Paresh Mahakal

Paresh Mahakal

Dresser

Mohammed Raju Master

Mohammed Raju Master

Tailor

Nilesh Patkar

Nilesh Patkar

Makeup Artist

Amol Naik

Amol Naik

Assistant Makeup Artist

Yasir Ali

Yasir Ali

Dresser

Maqbool Sheikh

Maqbool Sheikh

Dresser

Abdul Sheikh

Abdul Sheikh

Dresser

Mofij Shah

Mofij Shah

Tailor

Sanjay Pardeshi

Sanjay Pardeshi

Makeup Artist

Salaam Sheikh

Salaam Sheikh

Dresser

Santosh Pardeshi

Santosh Pardeshi

Dresser

Prem Lohat

Prem Lohat

Makeup Artist

Disha Solanki

Disha Solanki

Assistant Makeup Artist

Rukshaad Nariman

Rukshaad Nariman

Makeup Supervisor

Sound

Pritam Chakraborty

Pritam Chakraborty

Music

Aman Pant

Aman Pant

Original Music Composer

Nihar Ranjan Samal

Nihar Ranjan Samal

Sound Mixer

Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee

Bishwadeep Dipak Chatterjee

Sound Designer

Sonu Nigam

Sonu Nigam

Playback Singer

Diljit Dosanjh

Diljit Dosanjh

Playback Singer

Arijit Singh

Arijit Singh

Playback Singer

Shekhar Ravjiani

Shekhar Ravjiani

Original Music Composer

Shreya Ghoshal

Shreya Ghoshal

Playback Singer

Vishal Mishra

Vishal Mishra

Playback Singer

Javed Ali

Javed Ali

Playback Singer

Shadab Faridi

Shadab Faridi

Playback Singer

Altamash Faridi

Altamash Faridi

Playback Singer

Visual Effects

Keitan Yadav

Keitan Yadav

Visual Effects Producer

Harry Hingorani

Harry Hingorani

VFX Supervisor

Camera

C.K. Muraleedharan

C.K. Muraleedharan

Director of Photography

Manush Nandan

Manush Nandan

Director of Photography

Amit Roy

Amit Roy

Director of Photography

Bhanu Pratap Singh

Bhanu Pratap Singh

Steadicam Operator

Ramani Ranjan Das

Ramani Ranjan Das

Second Unit Director of Photography

Baikuntha Rout

Baikuntha Rout

First Assistant Camera

Narjes Golaftab

Narjes Golaftab

Additional Camera

Bijay Dora

Bijay Dora

Second Assistant Camera

Nawaraj Krishna Thapa

Nawaraj Krishna Thapa

Focus Puller

Satish Reddy Parpally

Satish Reddy Parpally

Focus Puller

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Subrata Chakraborty

Subrata Chakraborty

Production Design

Amit Ray

Amit Ray

Production Design

Kamal Warik

Kamal Warik

Assistant Art Director

Priya Sen

Priya Sen

Assistant Art Director

Vijay Vinayak Joshi

Vijay Vinayak Joshi

Art Direction

Dilip Rokade

Dilip Rokade

Art Direction

Rupam Poul

Rupam Poul

Assistant Art Director

Other Crew

Ganesh Acharya

Ganesh Acharya

Choreographer

Sham Kaushal

Sham Kaushal

Fight Choreographer

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