Fukrey 3 is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language comedy film directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under the banner of Excel Entertainment.[3][4] The film is the third installment of the Fukrey franchise and the sequel to Fukrey Returns (2017).[5] It stars an ensemble cast of Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh, Richa Chadha, and Pankaj Tripathi.[6]

Fukrey 3
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMrighdeep Singh Lamba
Written byVipul Vig
Produced byFarhan Akhtar
Ritesh Sidhwani
Starring
CinematographyAmalendu Chaudhary
Edited byManan Ashwin Mehta
Music bySongs:
Tanishk Bagchi
Abhishek Nailwal
Sumeet Bellary
Score:
Abhishek Nailwal
Production
company
Distributed byAA Films
Release date
  • 28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)
Running time
147 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box office₹128.37 crore[2]

Fukrey 3 was released theatrically on 28 September 2023.[7]

Plot

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Following the events of the previous film,[a] the Government of Delhi gives a store named "Janta Store" to Hunny, Choocha and Lali. They run the stores with the help of Pandit, but the store is in shambles and the Fukras are earning by doing small jobs. Bholi Punjaban wants to stand in election for Water Section of Delhi and is backed by water supplier Dhingra, a corrupt businessman who also owns a waterpark. Bholi cleans a public toilet to gain the attention of poor people, but a small deed by Choocha at the same spot, wins the people's hearts.

In one of her rallies, Bholi mentions eradication of water mafia in Delhi and free water for public, but Dhingra wants to control the entire water facilitation of Delhi and is backing Bholi for the same reason. Hunny, Pandit, and Lali decide to contest Choocha in the election as he is gaining public attention due to his antics. However, Choocha blurts out the plan to Bholi, who decides a counter plan to send Choocha and the Fukras to South Africa with her two bodyguards, Eddie and Bobby, to Shinda's Diamond mine in the Eastern Cape. Choocha is offered money to use his Deja-Chu on the mine to find diamonds in the mine. Shinda's niece falls in love with Choocha in South Africa. 10 days later, Choocha does not get Deja-Chu, where Hunny realise Bholi's plan and decides to escape from South Africa.

Choocha has a Deja-Chu at the moment and decides to dig at the spot, where he finds a diamond and is caught by Shinda's niece. By mistake, Choocha ingests the diamond, and following death threats from zama zamas, all four of them escape to a amusement park. While spending the night there, Choocha and Hunny face a dangerous electric shock. Pandit Ji and Lali somehow revive them with water and Choocha urinates in a small bowl. Hunny is sweating profusely and Pandit cleans him up in the same bowl. Lali discards the bowl's contents in a pit. When Pandit lights a cigarette and throws the matchstick in the pit, it combusts creating a small flame. The next morning, they once again try creating the same mixture and it combusts again, meaning hydrogen from Hunny's sweat and carbon from Choocha's diamond ingested urine are creating a fuel-like substance.

They return to India and Choocha now once again participates in the election by promising cheap fuel to everyone. They are winning public's support. Bholi devises a plan to fake her marriage with Bobby in Choocha's presence, but Choocha blurts out his new god given gift to Bholi. Bholi marries Choocha instead and sends the pictures of their marriage to the Fukras. Choocha gets kidnapped soon after. Shinda also comes to India to retrieve his diamond and marry his niece to Choocha. The next day, Hunny and others confront Bholi who puts forward a deal wherein they get equal partnership and profits and Bholi backs out of the election. Dhingra notices something fishy and has Choocha kidnapped, but Bholi saves him by a call to Dhingra.

Dhingra wants proof of the thing and gets all the Fukras together and sees video of same. He stops the water supply to entire Delhi and decides to give water in abundance to produce cheap fuel. This water shortage leads to a fight between Dhingra's men and the poor people which leads to Dhingra's men driving a truck over a poor school student. This news is covered sensationally and it leads to the Fukras deciding to move against Dhingra. Eddie is also moved by the incident and decides to support the Fukras and makes sure Bobby supports them too. They go against Dhingra, who captures them all. He suspends Pandit and Lali over a crocodile infested water pool, Hunny in a knight suit so he sweats profusely and Bholi and Choocha on ice blocks, to make Choocha urinate.

It is revealed that when Eddie's heart had changed, he helped the Fukras record a video revealing Dhingra's real plan and their location of capture. The crowd breaks through the water park and stomp over Dhingra and saves the rest of the Fukras. Shinda's niece confesses her one sided love for Choocha. Hunny and Pandit Ji still save a dying Dhingra by getting water for him. Choocha wins the election by a landslide, but his marriage with Bholi is not accepted at Choocha's home. The Fuel Minister of Bangalore calls the Fukras to Bangalore, but when they arrive, Choocha's pee and Hunny's sweat do not turn into petrol; Choocha hadn't taken a dump since South Africa and did so in the flight to Bangalore, upon his excretion, Zafar, who is in Goa, finds the diamond which dropped from the Fukras' flight. The film ends with Choocha getting chased by Bholi, with Pandit following behind.

Cast

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  • Pulkit Samrat as Vikas "Hunny" Gulati
  • Varun Sharma as Dilip "Choochaa" Singh
  • Manjot Singh as Lali Halwai
  • Richa Chadha as Bholi Punjaban / Phoolkumari Sehgal
  • Pankaj Tripathi as Narayan Pandit "Panditji"
  • Manu Rishi Chadha as Shunda Singh Ahluwalia
  • Anupam Kher as Chuski Sir
  • Ali Fazal in a cameo appearance as Zafar Khan[8]
  • Amit Dhawan as Dhingra [9]
  • Anngad Raaj and underwear kid
  • Purnendu Bhattacharya as CM Brijmohan
  • Geeta Agrawal Sharma as Prakash Kaur, Shunda's wife
  • Natasha Kamwenje as Mombasa, Shunda's niece
  • Michael Obodike as Eddie, Bholi's henchman
  • Lucas Ogunro as Bobby, Bholi's henchman
  • Shubham Dongare as Bittu
  • Lekha Prajapati as Air Hostess
  • Nitanshi Goel as Baawli
  • Twarita Nagar in a special appearance in the song "Ve Fukrey"
  • Juhi Bhatt in a special appearance in the song "Ve Fukrey"
  • Sanchi Rai in a special appearance in the song "Ve Fukrey"
  • Urvashi Rautela in a cameo apperance as Sharvari Yadav

Production

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Principal photography commenced in March 2022.[10] Production wrapped in June 2022.[11]

Music

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Fukrey 3
Soundtrack album by
Tanishk Bagchi, Sumeet Bellary and Abhishek Nailwal
Released27 September 2023[12]
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length12:57
LanguageHindi
LabelZee Music Company
Official audio
Fukrey 3 - Full Album on YouTube

The music of the film is composed by Tanishk Bagchi, Sumeet Bellary and Abhishek Nailwal. Lyrics are written by Kumaar, Shabbir Ahmed and Abhishek Nailwal.

The first single titled "Ve Fukrey" was released on 11 September 2023.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Ve Fukrey"Shabbir AhmedTanishk BagchiDev Negi, Romy, Asees Kaur2:40
2."Mashoor"Abhishek Nailwal, Mrighdeep Singh LambaAbhishek NailwalAbhishek Nailwal3:09
3."Sahi Hai"Abhishek NailwalAbhishek NailwalAbhishek Nailwal2:31
4."Macha Re"KumaarTanishk BagchiMika Singh, Nakash Aziz2:02
5."Atrangi Kissa"Vipul VigSumeet BellaryGandhharv Sachdeva, Divya Kumar2:35
Total length:12:57

Release

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Theatrical

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Fukrey 3 was released theatrically on 28 September 2023.[7]

Home media

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The film was premiered on Amazon Prime Video from 23 November 2023.[14]

Reception

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Critical response

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 50% of 8 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.7/10.[15]

Bollywood Hungama awarded the film 4/5 stars and wrote "Fukrey 3 is a well-packaged entertainer that works due to the crazy and hilarious script and the strong brand value."[16]

Box office

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On its opening day, Fukrey 3 collected a total India net of 8.82 crore (US$1.0 million).[2]

As of 19 October 2023, the film has grossed 115.06 crore (US$13 million) in India, with a further 13.31 crore (US$1.6 million) in overseas, for a worldwide total of 128.37 crore (US$15 million).[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ As depicted in Fukrey Returns (2017)

References

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  1. ^ "Fukrey 3 (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Fukrey 3 Box Office". Bollywood Hungama. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Fukrey director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba shares a meme suggesting the making of the third part". Bollywood Hungama. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Excel Entertainment to kick off Fukrey 3 and here's what we know!". Bollywood Hungama. 30 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Pulkit Samrat calls Fukrey 3 as "the biggest, the funniest and the best part of franchise that has come out so far; says, "The third part is also very true to the soul of Fukrey"". Bollywood Hungama. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Pulkit Samrat on 10 years of Fukrey: We all are Fukras on the set and we all have a Delhi connection that's common". Hindustan Times. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Fukrey 3 release date changes ONCE AGAIN; Pulkit Samrat-Richa Chadha starrer to now release on September 28". Bollywood Hungama. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ali Fazal to feature in a cameo in Fukrey 3; film hints at next instalment beginning with his character". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  9. ^ "Fukrey 3 Movie: Review and Story". Kissu. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat, and Manjot Singh's Fukrey 3 goes on floors". Bollywood Hunagama. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ^ "Pulkit Smarat, Ali Fazal, Richa Chadha starrer Fukrey 3 completes third instalment of shoot". Bollywood Hunagama. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Fukrey 3 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Jiosaavn. 27 September 2023.
  13. ^ "'Fukrey 3': First track 'Ve Fukrey' from Varun Sharma and Pankaj Tripathi starrer unveiled". The Times of India. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  14. ^ "Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Richa Chadha, Manjot Singh and Pankaj Tripathi starrer Fukrey 3 premieres on Prime Video". Bollywood Hungama. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Fukrey 3". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Fukrey 3 Movie Review". Bollywood Hungama. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2023.     
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