Rajkumar Hirani and Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki Feels Extra Related Than Ever As The US Deports Unlawful Indian Immigrants, Netizens Need A Re-Launch

Rajkumar Hirani, the grasp storyteller behind a few of Bollywood’s most impactful and entertaining movies, has a approach of constructing social points resonate with the plenty. With Dunki, he took with reference to unlawful immigration, mixing humor, emotion, and drama in his signature storytelling fashion. The 2023 movie captured the struggles of Indians utilizing the perilous ‘Dunki route’ to chase their international desires. Now, as real-life tales of mass deportations dominate headlines, netizens consider the movie deserves a second theatrical run—arguing that its message is extra related than ever.

In latest weeks, the US has intensified deportations of Indian nationals who entered the nation illegally, many by way of harmful backdoor routes. A number of deported people have shared harrowing accounts of their journeys—trekking by way of inhospitable terrains, falling prey to human traffickers, and in the end dealing with arrest and deportation. These real-life struggles mirror Dunki’s central theme, making its narrative extra well timed than ever.

Many X (previously Twitter) customers are of the opinion that that is the most effective time to re-release Dunki, which depicts the ache of those immigrants.

One person wrote, “#Dunki ought to be re-released—it’s the right time, and I’m positive it’s going to surpass its first-run earnings. The timing couldn’t be higher.”

One other added, “SRK and Raju Hirani ought to re-release Dunki now that unlawful immigration is within the information. Individuals face worse than simply handcuffs when caught. And not less than India is accepting them again—China refuses to absorb (although this time they’ve mentioned they’ll).”

Dunki options an ensemble solid, with colourful characters portrayed by exceptionally gifted actors Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, together with Shah Rukh Khan. A JIO Studios, Crimson Chillies Leisure, and Rajkumar Hirani Movies presentation, produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan. Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki was launched on the large display on December 21, 2023.

What does Dunki imply?

Shah Rukh Khan mentioned at an occasion in 2023, “Dunki is an unlawful journey lots of people take to get out of their nation throughout borders all around the world. It’s referred to as the Donkey Travels.”

The time period Donkey Flight (termed as “dunki” in Punjabi) originated from the Punjabi idiom which implies ‘to hop from place to position.’ This methodology of coming into borders illegally has gained reputation amongst migrants, significantly these hailing from Indian states similar to Punjab, Haryana, and even Gujarat.