Featuring families as its core, the film, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, tells the story of illegal immigration. Given the state's lengthy history of "Dunki marna" in Canada and the UK, the problem is particularly significant because it is global in scope despite being local and set in Punjab. Bollywood has crafted a legendary portrayal of Punjab that features never-ending mustard fields, water coursing through canals, houses ruled by elderly "beeji" and "bauji," where brothers coexist peacefully, and their spouses prepare enormous glasses of lassi, alu ke parathe, and gajar ka halwa. Remember the ubiquitous tractor in their "khandani" haveli's large courtyard, as well as the one gurudwara that tends to the remainder of the "pind"
After a decline on day two, Shah Rukh Khan's much awaited return movie Dunki had a modest increase in box office receipts on day three, totaling ₹26.6 crore. Over the course of three days, the movie brought in ₹49.32 crore net in India and ₹103 crore internationally. Big metropolitan cities like Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Delhi managed to retain their excitement and the same number of people as on the first day. This indicates that viewers in typical Hindi strongholds are still drawn to Shah Rukh Khan's star power.
The nation's occupancy rates continued to vary, with most areas seeing rates between 40 and 50 percent. Important metropolises, as mentioned above, had somewhat higher occupancy rates, between 50 and 60 percent, but this was insufficient to make up for the overall decline in earnings.
