Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dunki' earns Rs 30 crore nett on day one

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan's "Dunki" raked in Rs 30 crore nett at the domestic box office on its opening day, according to industry tracker Sacnilk.

"Dunki", a comedy drama based on an illegal immigration technique 'donkey flight', released in theatres worldwide on Thursday. It also features Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Vikram Kochhar and Anil Grover.

"'Dunki' earned Rs 30 crore India net on its first day for all languages," the website reported.

The Rajkumar Hirani-directorial film marks Shah Rukh's third and last release of 2023 following back-to-back action blockbusters in "Pathaan" and "Jawan".

The day one earnings of "Dunki" is significantly lower than both "Pathaan" and "Jawan", which had amassed Rs 55 crore and Rs 65.5 crore nett on their opening days in India respectively. The two movies went on to earn over Rs 1000 crore at the worldwide box office.

Billed as a saga of friendships, borders, nostalgia for home and love, "Dunki" is directed by Hirani from a script he co-wrote with Abhijaat Joshi and Kanika Dhillon.