''Daaka'' is an Indian

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-language action comedy film directed by Baljit Singh Deo. 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 as Shinda * Zareen Khan as Laali * Rana Ranbir as Balli * Shehnaaz Kaur Gill as Pushpa * Mukul Dev as Inspector Kuldeep Singh * Hobby Dhaliwal as Sukhchain * Rana Jung Bahadur as Sheth Mohan Lal * Shavinder Mahal as Masterji (Laali's Father) * Prince Kanwaljit Singh as Constable Beant Singh * Baninder Bunny as Bank Manager Sukhdev

Production

Development of the film commenced in 2018. On 27 November 2018, Gippy Grewal worked with T-Series. On 21 February 2019 principal photography began using cinematographer Baljit Singh Deo. The leads were played by Grewal and Zareen Khan. This film has a similar plot to Jatt James Bond , a movie starring both Gippy Grewal and Zareen Khan.

Release and marketing

Gippy Grewal 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, Rochak Kohli,

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 Rakesh Kumar Pal, known mononymously as Kumaar, is an Indian lyricist active in Bollywood cinema. Some of his more successful songs include '' Rula ke gaya ishq, '' Tu bhi royega'', '' Dil ki aadat'', ''Baby Doll'','' Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan'', ...

. ''Koi Aye Na Rabba'' is a remake song, originally composed by Vishal–Shekhar for the 2004 film Musafir.

Reception

Critical response

Gurnaaz Kaur of '' The Tribune'' 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 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".

References

External links

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