"I want to end the year with a film for myself."
At a promotional event in Dubai, Shah Rukh Khan said Dunki is his “best film”.
Highlighting his 2023 films Jawan and Pathaan, Shah Rukh said:
“So when I made Jawan, I thought I made a film for boys and girls but I didn’t make anything for myself, then I made Dunki.
“So this is my film. This film is very close to my heart.
“When I was doing Pathaan, many people who write about films, those who apparently know about films more than the filmmakers, were saying what kind of roles I was doing, so I really felt that I should do films that come from my heart and this includes all the films that I did this year.
“I started the year with Pathaan, which was always ladies first, and I want to end the year with a film for myself.
“So, please watch Dunki on December 21.
“Everyone will find something in the film that will touch their heart. The film will make you laugh also.”
Dunki features Hardayal ‘Hardy’ Singh Dhillon (SRK) and four friends who are “desperate” to go to London.
They then set off on a trip to the English capital.
Explaining the meaning of Dunki, SRK said:
“Dunki is an illegal trip lot of people take to get out of their country across borders all over the world.
“It is called the Donkey travels. So, the film is about going out and finding a future for yourself but loving your home the most. So it’s about homecoming.
“So, you can stay anywhere in the world but you can rest only on the soil of your nation. So, that’s what the film is about.”
“Dunki is about all those people who have left their home because of work and made a home somewhere else, like you guys have made in Dubai.
“But there is always a feeling in our heart that our home is a very place to be in and this film celebrates that, that wherever we are, that becomes home.”
Describing Dunki in three words, Shah Rukh said:
“Rajkumar Hirani, my best film and please watch on 21st December.”
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, Dunki also stars Anil Grover, Vikram Kochhar, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu.
Boman Irani features as the English teacher, Gulati.
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