After months of waiting, fans of Shah Rukh Khan will finally be able to feast their eyes on his new film 'Dunki'.
Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the movie has been released worldwide with fans rushing to theatres to catch the early preview shows. Audience and critic reviews coming in from around the world have been rather mixed, with some calling the movie a 'Masterpiece' while others call it a 'disappointment'.
Dunki will have a wide release today across 4000 screens in the country and over 13K shows. According to trade reports, the film's advance bookings were around the Rs 12 crore range on Wednesday. However, as the film hit theatres today, reports on Sacnilk.com state that the movie could just see a big rise in numbers. According to the portal, the film is projected to earn an estimated Rs 30 crore nett in India on its first day for all languages.
These numbers are a lot less than the Rs 75 crore debut that Shah Rukh's previous outing, Jawan had at the box office.
The movie will get a headstart at the box office and will clash with Prabhas' Salaar and Jason Momoa's Hollywood superhero film Aquaman And The Lost Kingdom on Friday, December 22. The three films will compete at the box office over the extended Christmas weekend.
Ahead of the world premiere, SRK and Rajkumar Hirani got together at the YRF studios in Mumbai to host a special screening for their film's cast, crew and industry friends. The special screening was held on Wednesday night after SRK and Hirani returned home from their promotional tour in Dubai.
