Dunki is a comedy drama film directed by rajkumar hirani.
Shahrukh khan gives a good performance but it could have been a great one. He brings a baritone, husky nature to his dialogue delivery which was very unnatural in many many sequences and it hampered his overall acting too. It seemed he was putting an effort, he is actually an amazing actor, doesn't need to put that much of an effort. Taapsee pannu, actually acted better than I hoped. Her performance was so better than her previous few films. Vikram kochhar and anil grover give highly commendable performances. Vikram handles the comedy aspect really well whereas anil shows his emotional side as well. But this segment cannot end without talking about vicky kaushal. His performance in the first half elevated the sequences, his arc was very touching and it speaks to the audience.
Actually, the writing actually gives some real arcs to the characters. We get why hardy, despite not direct motives, want to go to london with manu. The film really relies on love and romance as a core emotion to fuel the screenplay. And it works, the way hardy looks at manu, manu doesn't reciprocate in the easiest way possible but that was very good. The motives are there. But the film fails in its simplistic message about borders. I am on a middle ground regarding that. Hardy repeatedly lectures people about colonialism and how indians should be allowed in england. But, just becuase what english did was illegal does make the wrong done by us any legal. But it is also true that the borders have now become a method to only stop the poor and deprived. The writing shows the dark side of becoming a dunker. Not every story is a success. There are sacrifices that happen, many lives are lost on the way, families are broken forever.
The cinematography is simple yet effective. It does not complicate this, which in a way is nice. The music is outstanding. Simply outstanding! O maahi and lutt putt gaya are my personal favourites. Chal ve watna and nikle the kabhi really tug at your heartstrings about the love for your land and your loved ones. The other songs are also great. The dialogues are also great. Some flaws here and there, but a solid solid film.
Shahrukh khan gives a good performance but it could have been a great one. He brings a baritone, husky nature to his dialogue delivery which was very unnatural in many many sequences and it hampered his overall acting too. It seemed he was putting an effort, he is actually an amazing actor, doesn't need to put that much of an effort. Taapsee pannu, actually acted better than I hoped. Her performance was so better than her previous few films. Vikram kochhar and anil grover give highly commendable performances. Vikram handles the comedy aspect really well whereas anil shows his emotional side as well. But this segment cannot end without talking about vicky kaushal. His performance in the first half elevated the sequences, his arc was very touching and it speaks to the audience.
Actually, the writing actually gives some real arcs to the characters. We get why hardy, despite not direct motives, want to go to london with manu. The film really relies on love and romance as a core emotion to fuel the screenplay. And it works, the way hardy looks at manu, manu doesn't reciprocate in the easiest way possible but that was very good. The motives are there. But the film fails in its simplistic message about borders. I am on a middle ground regarding that. Hardy repeatedly lectures people about colonialism and how indians should be allowed in england. But, just becuase what english did was illegal does make the wrong done by us any legal. But it is also true that the borders have now become a method to only stop the poor and deprived. The writing shows the dark side of becoming a dunker. Not every story is a success. There are sacrifices that happen, many lives are lost on the way, families are broken forever.
The cinematography is simple yet effective. It does not complicate this, which in a way is nice. The music is outstanding. Simply outstanding! O maahi and lutt putt gaya are my personal favourites. Chal ve watna and nikle the kabhi really tug at your heartstrings about the love for your land and your loved ones. The other songs are also great. The dialogues are also great. Some flaws here and there, but a solid solid film.