Dunki Diaries: Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu, Rajkumar Hirani share interesting BTS details about the film

Dunki: Rajkumar Hirani shares an interesting story behind making the film and its title

Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu starrer Dunki is releasing on December 21. The film has been one of the most talked about films and now Shah Rukh Khan, Taapsee Pannu and Rajkumar Hirani have come together to share interesting BTS stories about the film. During this chat, Rajkumar Hirani revealed why he made the film and how it came to his mind. Shah Rukh Khan showed a picture of a bunglow that had an plane made on its roof. Rajkumar Hirani said that it is a actual house near Jalandhar. The plane is made of cement and there are many such houses there. The plane indicates that someone from their house has been to USA, Canada or London for work or studies or something. It is a moment of pride for them. Rajkumar Hirani found this interesting and then decided to research on these people. He said that in that area every person wants to go abroad. He also narrated a story that during the World War there were not many people to work for the textile industry. Hence, they took some people from Punjab. Later it was banned but the families were divided by then and many people wanted to go abroad to be with their loved ones but could not get visas. They could not pass the tests and hence the tradition of going there illegally started. The route they used for it became the donkey route. Shah Rukh Khan further shared that there is a Gurudhwara specially for people who pray that they get to go abroad. They also spoke about the way English is taught to people who want to go abroad.

Dunki: Taapsee Pannu reveals she expected to romance Shah Rukh Khan in the film but was asked to learn 'kushti'

Taapsee Pannu’s BTS picture was shown where she is seen on the desi wrestling ground with Shah Rukh Khan. She revealed that she thought she did many sports films and now she will work as Shah Rukh Khan’s heroine and will romance him. But she was asked to do ‘khushti’ there.

Dunki: Rajkumar Hirani reveals Sham Kaushal was worried during Vicky Kaushal's action scenes in the film

Further, a BTS picture was shown from the action scene where Vicky Kaushal’s father, Sham Kaushal was directing the action scenes. Rajkumar Hirani revealed how Sham Kaushal works. He revealed that Sham Kaushal always asked him to let be there during scripting. He then says that this is the only film that has some action as well. Shah Rukh Khan then jokes that Rajkumar Hirani has made Sham Kaushal do the action sequence with his own son, Vicky. Rajkumar Hirani said that Sham Kaushal was worried while Vicky Kaushal was doing the action scenes.

Dunki: Shah Rukh Khan reveals why people sometimes get bored seeing a handsome man like him as well

Shah Rukh Khan further said that the film is about homecoming, friendship. He said that he likes how Rajkumar Hirani’s films have all the characters doing something important. Shah Rukh Khan believes that a film is good only when there are many characters in it because watching the same people people get bored even if it is a handsome man like him.

Dunki: Taapsee Pannu reveals how she became a live statue and collected some money from citizens in UK

Another picture of Taapsee was shown where she was seen as a live statue. The scene is from their London shoot. She revealed that she stood there like a live statue and they did not want people to know that they are shooting. But some citizens actually put some money in front of her thinking she is a live statue. She revealed that they managed to collect some pounds during that shoot. Shah Rukh Khan then jokingly said that the production people were very happy.

Dunki: Vicky Kaushal feels he got married to Katrina Kaif too early; here's why

Shah Rukh Khan revealed that Vicky Kaushal told him that he married Katrina Kaif too early. If he had worked with Shah Rukh Khan before, he would have married SRK.

Dunki: Shah Rukh Khan shares BTS picture of Vicky Kaushal's best scene from the film

Shah Rukh shared a BTS picture of him and Vicky Kaushal. The two of them were doing a drunken scene and Shah Rukh Khan said that this was one of Vicky’s best scenes in the picture. Taapsee had revealed that Vicky always gets one drunken scene in all his movies.

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Dunki: Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu had romantic scene in a graveyard

A BTS picture of Taapsee and Shah Rukh Khan was shown where they are sitting in a graveyard. Shah Rukh Khan revealed that he had told Rajkumar Hirani to make him do something he never did. Hence, Rajkumar Hirani made him do romance in a graveyard. SRK then said that nobody can do romance like him in a graveyard.