New Delhi: Shah Rukh Khan’s third film of the year ‘Dunki’ is all set to release on December 21. The makers of the film have released the teaser and the first track of the film till now. The film, which is the first collaboration of director Rajkumar Hirani and Shah Rukh, is reported to be made on a budget of Rs 85 crore.
According to a Pinkvilla report, ‘Dunki’ is the actor’s lowest-budgeted film in the last six years. His film ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ was made at a budget of Rs 90 crore and ‘Raees’ had a budget of Rs 90-95 crore. While ‘Zero’ was made on a massive budget of Rs 200 crore, ‘Pathaan’ had a Rs 240 crore budget and ‘Jawan’ was made for Rs 300 crore.
However, this cost of Rs 85 crore does not include the cost of talent including SRK, Hirani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal and others.
However, the reported cost of Rs 85 crore doesn’t include the cost of talent. The film also features Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani among others.
According to Pinkvilla, Rajkumar Hirani is a cautious spender and wrapped up the shoot of the film in 75 days of which SRK shot for 60 days. This pulls up ‘Dunki’ in the profit zone even before its release.
Shah Rukh Khan shuttled between the sets of his last production ‘Jawan’ and ‘Dunki’ and spent more time on the sets of ‘Jawan’ given its longer schedule. Hirani reportedly planned the shoot of Dunki according to the schedules of Jawan.
The report also stated that Dunki has already sold its “non-theatrical rights” in “the range of Jawan”, which means the film is already in profit.
Dunki is a heart-warming tale of four friends and their quest to reach foreign shores, it charts the arduous yet life-changing journey they are about to undertake to make their dreams come true. Drawn from real-life experiences, Dunki is a saga of love and friendship that brings together these wildly disparate stories and provides hilarious and heart-breaking answers.