Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’ has Shah Rukh Khan in great form but a screenplay that’s flat and over-reliant on humour

The film also stars Taapsee Pannu, and Vicky Kaushal in a guest role. It is based on illegal immigration, but you hardly feel the weight of the issue.

In an early scene in Dunki, an overweight woman asks for a small-size outfit, and the salesman mocks her, saying that the dress she wants won’t even fit her finger! I shrank back, horrified at the fat-shaming, the misogyny… Wait, wait, wait. For a second, I thought I was reviewing another film by another director. But this is a film by the gentle, much-beloved Rajkumar Hirani. So let me start all over again. In an early scene in Dunki, an overweight woman asks for a small-size outfit, and the salesman mocks her, saying that the dress she wants won’t even fit her finger! The audience around me laughed loud at this broad, old-style comedy. How lovely! After all, in these tough times, the Lord knows that we need a few laughs. Or many. (Sorry. Couldn’t resist!)

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