''Daaka'' is an Indian Punjabi-language

action comedy film Action comedy is a genre that combines aspects of action and comedy. The genre is most prevalent in film with action comedy films, though several TV series fit this genre. Film The action comedy film is a film genre that combines aspects of acti ...

directed by

Baljit Singh Deo Baljit Singh Deo is an Indian music and movie director of Punjabi language. Early life Baljit Singh Deo was born in Jalandhar, 1900–1950 Punjab, India. At an early age, he moved to England with his family where he did his studies in engineer ...

. The film released on November 1, 2019.

Plot

Daaka is a movie about two poverty-stricken men who have their own set of problems to deal with. One, named Shinda is a love bird who falls for the daughter of a retired school teacher, financially well off, and the other, Balli, the father of a girl child who is suffering from a stomach tumour. Both these men co-own a mobile repair 'khokha' but in order to sustain their business, they must pay the shop owner 2.5 lacs else they'll lose their space. When they manage to somehow gather a handsome sum to pay the shop owner, things take an unplanned turn and they're left with just a plan and that too of robbing their village bank. When they are robbing the bank, the criminal being held in the Jail cell escapes. This leads to a whole sequence of events, leaving both Shinda and Balli wanted by the police.

Cast

Gippy Grewal Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983), is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punjabi music industry. He made ...

as Shinda *

Zareen Khan Zareen Khan (born 14 May 1987), also known as Zarine Khan, is an Indian actress and model. Mainly working in the Hindi film industry, she has also appeared in Punjabi, Telugu and Tamil films. Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2010 playing a ...

as Laali *

Rana Ranbir Rana Ranbir Singh is an Indian Punjabi actor working in Punjabi cinema and Hindi cinema. Early life and education After completing a bachelor's degree from Desh Bhagat College Dhuri, he received a postgraduate degree in theater and television f ...

as Balli *

Shehnaaz Kaur Gill Shehnaaz Gill (born 27 January 1993 or 1994), also known as Shehnaaz Kaur Gill, is an Indian actress, model and singer who primarily works in Hindi television and films. She began her modelling career with the 2015 music video ''Shiv Di Kitaab' ...

as Pushpa *

Mukul Dev Mukul Dev (born 17 September 1970) is an Indian television and film actor. He is known for his work in Hindi films, Punjabi films, TV serials and music albums. He has also acted in few Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu films. He received t ...

as Inspector Kuldeep Singh *

Hobby Dhaliwal Kamaldeep Singh Dhaliwal (born 19 July 1977), commonly known as Hobby Dhaliwal is an Indian film actor, singer, and politician. He is known for his works in Punjabi and Hindi films. Dhaliwal began his career by debut movie Burrraahh in 2012. ...

as Sukhchain * Rana Jung Bahadur as Sheth Mohan Lal *

Shavinder Mahal Shivendra Mahal (born in 1957 in Ropar) is an Indian actor, anchor and movie director. He began his career with serials like his dual role portrayal of Parshurama and Shiva in the mega-epic ''Mahabharata'' (1988). He has done many serials in ...

as Masterji (Laali's Father) *

Prince Kanwaljit Singh Prince Kanwaljit Singh (born 2 March 1980), commonly known as Prince K.J Singh, is an Indian film actor, dialogue writer, and director. He is known for his works in Punjabi cinema. Prince became well-known after receiving plaudits for his perf ...

as Constable Beant Singh * Baninder Bunny as Bank Manager Sukhdev

Production

Development of the film commenced in 2018. On 27 November 2018,

worked with T-Series. On 21 February 2019

principal photography Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production. Personnel Besides the main film personnel, such as a ...

began using cinematographer

. The leads were played by Grewal and

. This film has a similar plot to

Jatt James Bond ''Jatt James Bond'' or ''JJB'' is a 2014 Indian Punjabi film directed by Rohit Jugraj, and starring Gippy Grewal and Zareen Khan as leads, along with Gurpreet Ghuggi, Yashpal Sharma. The music of the film is given by Jatinder Shah and Mukhta ...

, a movie starring both

and

Release and marketing

announced ''Daaka'' in February 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on 13 September 2019, but it was delayed to 1 November 2019.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Jatinder Shah Jatinder Shah is an Indian music composer and record producer. He is primarily recognized for his compositions in Punjabi music and film industry. He has also composed for many Hindi films like Second Hand Husband and Dilliwali Zaalim Girlfrien ...

Rochak Kohli Rochak Kohli is an Indian music director for Bollywood films. He made his music debut in Shoojit Sircar's romantic comedy ''Vicky Donor'' with ''Pani Da Rang "Pani Da Rang" ( en, "The Colour of Water") is a song from the 2012 Indian film ...

Payal Dev Payal Dev is an Indian playback singer and music composer who sings and composes music for Bollywood films. She sang "Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi" from the film ''Bajirao Mastani,'' as well as "Bhare Bazaar" from '' Namaste England''. Dev made her de ...

, Aditya Dev and Jay K. The lyrics were written by Gautam G Sharma, Gurpreet Saini, Happy Raikoti and Kumaar. ''Koi Aye Na Rabba'' is a remake song, originally composed by

Vishal–Shekhar Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composer, production, singing and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar have a ...

for the 2004 film Musafir.

Reception

Critical response

Gurnaaz Kaur of ''

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'' gave the film three and a half stars out of five. Kaur concluded, "The story may be a clichéd one, the execution still gets the thumbs-up. To have such a well-crafted tale in

Punjabi cinema Punjabi cinema, sometimes metonymously referred to as Pollywood or Punjwood is the Punjabi-language film industry centered around the Indian state of Punjab, and based in Amritsar and Mohali. The cinema of Punjab has its beginnings with the ...

is a matter of pride. It reflects the growing technical strength of the industry". Gurlove Singh of BookMyShow said, "''Daaka'' is an interesting story that has been narrated stylishly. The film is absolutely entertaining ..The film has everything – love, thrill, violence, colorful songs and more. It cannot be denied that ''Daaka'' is a complete package".

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