2023 started with Pathaan, then Jawan and the final release was Dunki. Shah Rukh Khan has been basking in the success of all these films. For the unversed, SRK almost had a 4-year long break before these film releases. Recently, in an interview, SRK was asked about taking a 4-year-long break. He shared, “I think actually I never took the 4-year long break. Honestly, for 1, 1 and a half year, I thought- Mai Thoda Sa Aap Se Door Ho Gaya. Actor ko apne Kareeb rahna bahut zaroori hai. Films are so big and huge, sometimes you get carried away not in a bad way. I just wanted to be with myself. I thought I’d sit home for 6-8 months, because at that time did’t sign any films too. And again, I don’t file films in a jiffy. I am lazy internally.”
He continued, “I wanted to sit and rest. I think I sat for a year and then pandemic happened, to that break became for 2.5 years to 4 years. But there was no conscious effort or thought process. But yeah, in that time I watched a lot of films- all types and kinds of films. I rarely get the time to do that. Then I thought, there are films which I don’t like but the masses like toh maybe I should pick films of that kind. I am very happy that this year, I’ve been able to entertain so much. To end my entertaining year with Dunki is the biggest high for me. Itna entertain kare ki I again take a break for 2-4 years.”
Dunki is the first collaboration between SRK and Rajkumar Hirani. Bollywood finally get to see these two joining hands. In the film, SRK plays Hardayal “Hardy” Singh Dhillon. The film has been granted the U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification and has a run time of 2 hours 41 minutes. It follows the emotional journey of a group of friends who want to move abroad. Dunki is written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon.
