Shah Rukh Khan shares how he felt on the sets of Dunki, showers praises to Rajkumar Hirani

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki is slated to be released in December this year.

Shah Rukh Khan heaps praise to Rajkumar Hirani (Image Credits: SRK's Instagram handle and Manav Manglani)

Megastar Shah Rukh Khan is one of the finest actors of Bollywood. Over the years, he has appeared in more than 90 films, and earned numerous accolades and prestigious recognitions. Even at the age of 57, he knows the art to win the hearts of his fans and well-wishers and continues to live with it.

2023 is a special year for Shah Rukh Khan fans. After a gap of four years, the Badshah of Bollywood has returned to the big screen. In January, he featured in action thriller Pathaan which became a blockbuster and minted over Rs 1,000 crores globally.

Next, he will be seen in Rajkumar Hirani’s directorial, Dunki. While it is not yet known what the film will appear to be like, Shah Rukh Khan today heaped praises to his mentor and director Hirani.

In a quick #AskSRK session that was held by King Khan, a Twitter user asked him, how was his experience of working with Raju Hirani. Shah Rukh quickly responded by saying, “Raju is a gentleman and an amazing awesome director and very funny!!”

This tweet has been liked by thousands of people on Twitter at the moment.

About Dunki

Dunki is an upcoming comical movie scheduled to be released in December this year. The movie is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and will feature actors Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu and Boman Irani as lead characters.

In an exclusive interview with The Deadline along the sidelines of the Red Sea International Film Festival, Shah Rukh Khan opened up on how he feels working on the sets of Dunki.  He said, “In English, my film would be called Donkey. But the way, a part of India pronounces the word, it is ‘Dunki’. The Punjabis say it as Dunki. How much should I tell you about the film …mmm…It is a film directed by one of the most brilliant filmmakers we have in our country, Mr Raju Hirani. It is written by a fantastic writer, Abhijat Joshi. It is a story of people who want to come back home when you finally get the calling.”

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