Rajkumar Hirani Unveils Real Events Inspiring Shah Rukh Khan's Dunki

Dunki, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, and Vicky Kaushal, is highly anticipated in 2023. Rajkumar Hirani's direction has drawn significant buzz since the release date announcement. Recently, a video by Red Chillies Entertainment showcased Rajkumar, Shah Rukh, and Taapsee delving into various aspects of Dunki, with the director revealing the intriguing backstory behind the film's conception.

Rajkumar Hirani Unveils the Intriguing Tale Behind the Creation of 'Dunki

Red Chillies Entertainment Releases Insightful Video with Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, and Director Rajkumar Hirani Delving into Dunki's Origin.

In a recently shared video by Red Chillies Entertainment, Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, and director Rajkumar Hirani engage in a discussion addressing questions surrounding the film Dunki. During the conversation, the director suggested the need to enlighten the audience about the reasons behind creating Dunki and how the concept originated. Shah Rukh Khan shared an image of a house with an airplane cemented on top of it.

Elaborating on the intriguing image, Rajkumar Hirani revealed,"Actually yeh ek ghar hai Jalandhar mein, Jalandhar ke aas pass. Jaha yeh ghar aap dekh rahe hai uske upar yeh itna bada jahaj cement ka bana hua hai. Aisa ek ghar nehi hai, aisa kai ghar hai jaha chhato pe jahaj lage hote hai. (This house is in Jalandhar, and the airplane is real. There are many houses like it in Jalandhar). So I was quite amazed by it. I wanted to know why is it like this."

He elaborated, stating,"Woha culture hai ki jin gharo ke bacche yeh ghar ka koi ek family member videsh pohoch jay, London, Canada, America jaha pohoch jay, toh wo ghar ke upar chhat pe ek jahaj laga deta hai. (There is a culture in Jalandhar when a family member goes abroad, they cement an airplane on top of their house)." He also revealed that under the airplane, there are water tanks.

Dunki is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2023.

"So I laughed first because I found it funny. Then I started to watch videos. Then I founf out the story that one member of each family in Jalandhar wants to settle abroad. Uska wo culturally background hai ki 50s mein World War ke baad, soldiers were fighting for them. Fir World War khatam ho gaya woha kaafi logo ki kaami ho gayi, there were fewer men to work in UK for textile industries toh unhone Punjab se kaaji logo ko bulana shuru kiya ki aa hamare yeha kaam karo. Toh wo jaake waha pe kaam karne lage. Fir 62 or 61 mein ek act aa gaya jisse yeh band kar diya. Toh inke parivaar divide ho gaye. (After World War, UK went short of men to work in the Textile industries and that's why they asked for people from Punjab. Then an act came and everything stopped and families got divided)."

Rajkumar Hirani revealed that there was a perception that life abroad was better, but visa issues led to illegal crossings. He explained, "Jis route se wo log jaate the usko Donkey route kehte hai toh wo Dunki mana ho gaya and I started researching the story."