Dunki Review: Shah Rukh Khan and Vicky Kaushal are the highlight of Rajkumar Hirani's drama
Team OTTplay
Dec 21, 2023
Shah Rukh Khan
It’s Shah Rukh Khan’s world and we are all just living in it. In film, he traces back his roots to help people fulfil their dreams
Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani as a filmmaker invests his entire first half in establishing what is to come and its job done well
First half show
First half is a roller coaster with actors in full form, top-notch dialogues and heartfelt emotions. But with a haunting end in itself
Snip snap and England
The whole challenging saga of the difficult route shown in the promotional content boils down to 10 minutes and the group is in England
What happens behind?
We are not on that side of story for long. What about the path to England? The narrative just shifts to what happens beyond
Love story or no story
Manu and Hardy are separated for long but are not emotionally established enough to root for their reunion. This love story lacked depth
Bland climax
Also the way the climax is built is so random that what should make audience feel a jolt leaves them actually feeling bizarre
Performances
Actors Shah Rukh Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Taapsee Pannu, Vikram Kochhar, Anil Grover, and Boman Irani all nailed their characters
A two-part movie
In terms of direction, Dunki felt like a film cleverly divided into two halves. First to establish the build-up and second part for just some more details
Well done music
The music department deserves appreciation. Pritam’s background score is amazing, and the songs are well composed
Final verdict
What could have been a moving story turns out to be a bizarre product in the end. But worth watching for Shah Rukh Khan!