Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is all set to deliver third mega blockbuster of the year with his upcoming film Dunki, directed by Rajkumar Hirani. The actor, who has been sharing glimpses of the film on social media, shared a video on occasion of commencement of advance booking of Dunki.
Dunki is a comedy-drama film that marks the first collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani, who is known for his blockbuster films like Munna Bhai series, PK, 3 Idiots and Sanju. The film also stars Boman Irani, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu in pivotal roles. The film is co-written by Hirani, Abhijat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon.
The big clash at box office between Salaar and Dunki is heating up as fight for shows is on.
Advance Booking Numbers For Dunki In National Chains
Shah Rukh Khan’s Dunki saw massive response in advance booking. Advances started Saturday in selected places and full fledge by Sunday noon. In matter of couple of days, film crossed 97,500 tickets in national chains and it will cross 1,00,000 tickets by end of today. It should cross 2 lac tickets by tomorrow and 3.5 – 4.25 lac tickets by end of Wednesday.
Following are the numbers in national chains for day 1 Thursday, 21st December:
18th December at 9:30 pm
PVR + Inox: 78,000
Cinepolis: 19,500
Total: 97,500 tickets
17th December
PVR + Inox: 49,000
Cinepolis: 11,000
Total: 60,000 tickets
8:30 pm Saturday 16th December
PVR + Inox: 5500
Cinepolis: 3150
Total: 8650 tickets
Most of the advances for shows in south markets will start tomorrow for Dunki. Rajkumar Hirani films are not typical front loaded action films so such beginning can be termed exceptional. Also full fledge advances will start by tonight or tomorrow noon as shows are getting added with every passing hours.
Following are the numbers in national chains for Dunki for Friday day 2, Friday as of Monday 18th December at 9 pm:
PVR + Inox: 16,000
Cinepolis: 4,200
Total: 20,200 tickets
Salaar Advance Started In North Today Noon
Advance booking of Prabhas’ Salaar started in north India today. Film is scoring very good numbers in overseas and south as expected but advances have started on slow pace in north.
Following are the advance booking numbers in national chains all languages at 9 pm on 18th December for day 1 Friday 22nd December:
PVR + Inox: 28,500
Cinepolis: 6,400
Total: 34,900 tickets (15,000 Hindi)
Film has to pick up in coming days and should head for good numbers. Today 2nd trailer of the film was launched and it should impact well.
About Dunki
Dunki slated to release on December 21, is produced by Gauri Khan, Rajkumar Hirani, and Jyoti Deshpande under the banners of Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films. The film is distributed by Yash Raj Films internationally.
Dunki is Shah Rukh Khan’s third release of the year, after Jawan and Pathaan, both of which were blockbuster hits. Dunki is also Rajkumar Hirani’s first film after five years, since his last film Sanju in 2018. Dunki is expected to be another masterpiece from the director, who is known for his socially relevant and entertaining films. Dunki is also the first collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani, which has raised the expectations of the fans and the critics alike.
About Salaar
The action has a duration of 2 hours and 55 minutes and was given an ‘A’ certificate by the censor board. The movie has several bloody combat scenes, violence, and battle scenes. The ‘A’ certificate news is evidence of the film’s scale.
Hombale Films, Salaar: Part 1: Ceasefire will star Prabhas along with Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Haasan, and Jagapathi Babu. Made under the direction of Prashanth Neel, the film is produced by Vijay Kiragandur. The film will be released in theatres on December 22, 2023.
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