Fukrey (film series)

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Fukrey
Directed byMrighdeep Singh Lamba
Produced by
Music by Ram Sampath
Production
company
Distributed by AA Films
Release date
2013–present
Running time
431 minutes (3 films)
Budget60 crore
Box officeest.289.67 crore

Fukrey is a series of Indian Hindi-language comedy thriller films. All films are produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under the banner of Excel Entertainment and directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba. [1] [2] and distributed by AA Films.

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Overview

Fukrey

Delhi-based school backbenchers Dilip "Choocha" Singh who has a god-gift where he can get the winning number of any lottery in his dream and Vikas "Hunny" Gulati has the talent to sand the exact number out of his dream. But struggle to afford significant amount money to get leaked question paper for class XII. Joined with college guard Pandit and Zafar, a former student of the college and a struggling musician and finally Lalli Singh who pursues education through correspondence. All of them need money badly.

All of them went Bholi Punjaban, local gangster for money by explaining Choocha's gift. But Choocha narrates fake story and backfire loose all money. To recover money Bholi gave them drug to sell.

Fukrey Returns

Hunny and Zafar are dating Priya and Neetu respectively, planning to marry them. Meanwhile Bholi Punjaban is released from jail after 12 months and threatens the Fukras, the boys convince her, she gives them one chance and invests some money to open a Lottery Shop for them and gain profit in it.

Minister Babulal, who aspire to become chief Minister and orders the lottery to change the winning number that Choocha got from his dream, and everyone who invested money is angered. The people gather around to beat them but they escape by jumping off a flyover in the river. Choocha gains a new ability to see the future, and calls his new ability Deja Chu.

Fukrey 3

Bholi contest for election by with support of water mafia. Hunny hatch plan made Choocha to contest opposite Bholi and because of Choocha innocence get massive support of folks. Bholi made plan and Fukras to South Africa for Choocha's deja-chu but they got another gift.

Films

FilmRelease dateDirectorWriter(s)Producer(s)RuntimeStatus
14 June 2013
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
Vipul Vig
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
143 minutes
Released
8 December 2017
141 minutes
28 September 2023
Vipul Vig
147 minutes

Recurring cast and characters

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the Fukrey franchise.

CharactersFilms
Fukrey (2013) Fukrey Returns (2017) Fukrey 3 (2023)
Vikas "Hunny" Gulati Pulkit Samrat [3]
Dilip "Choocha" Singh Varun Sharma [4]
Zafar Ali Fazal Ali Fazal C [5]
Lali Halwai Manjot Singh
Bholi Punjaban Richa Chadha
Narayan Pandit "Panditji" Pankaj Tripathi
Priya Sharma Priya Anand [6]
Neetu Raina Vishakha Singh [7]
EddieMichael Obodike
BobbyLucas Ogunro
Hunny Choocha School teacher V K Sharma V K Sharma
Choocha's mother Neelu Kohli
Chief Minister BrijmohanPurnendu Bhattacharya
Shinda Singh Ahluwalia Manu Rishi

Crew

OccupationFilm
Fukrey
(2013)
Fukrey Returns
(2017)
Fukrey 3
(2023)
DirectorMrighdeep Singh Lamba
Producer Farhan Akhtar
Ritesh Sidhwani
WriterVipul Vig
Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
Vipul Vig
Cinematography K. U. Mohanan Andre MenezesAmalendu Chaudhary
EditorMunir AliasAnand SubayaManan Ashwin Mehta
Songs Ram Sampath

Shekhar Ravjiani

Shaarib-Toshi
Sumeet Bellary
Prem-Hardeep
Jasleen Royal
Gulraj Singh
Shree D
Ishq Bector>
Tanishk Bagchi
Abhishek Nailwal
Sumeet Bellary
Background Score Salim–Sulaiman Abhishek Nailwal
Studio Excel Entertainment
Distributor AA Films

Animated series

An animated series for kids, titled as Fukrey Boyzzz, jointly produced by Excel Entertainment and Discovery Kids India, premiered on 12 October 2019 on Discovery Kids India, which showcases the animated avatars of popular characters Hunny, Choocha, Laali, and Bholi Punjaban, along with other characters. [8] Fukrey Boyzzz: Space Mein Fukrapanti, an Indian animated comedy film directed by Avinash Walzade was released in 2020 continuing from the series. [9]

Release and revenue

FilmRelease dateBudgetWorldwide Box Office
Fukrey 14 June 20138 crore (US$960,000) [10] 49 crore (US$5.9 million) [10]
Fukrey Returns 8 December 201722 crore (US$2.6 million)[ citation needed ]112.30 crore (US$13 million) [11]
Fukrey 3 28 September 202330 crore (US$3.6 million)[ citation needed ]127.6 crore (US$15 million) [12]
Total60 crore (US$7.2 million)289.67 crore (US$35 million)

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