action comedy film
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directed by Baljit Singh Deo. The film was 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, who is financially well off. The other, Balli, is the father of a girl child who is suffering from a stomach tumour. These men co-own a mobile repair 'khokha' but in order to sustain their business, they must pay the shop owner 2.5 lacs or 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
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Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...
Rana Ranbir
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Mukul Dev
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as Inspector Kuldeep Singh
* Hobby Dhaliwal as Sukhchain
* Rana Jung Bahadur as Sheth Mohan Lal
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Shavinder Mahal
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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
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...
principal photography
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began using cinematographer Baljit Singh Deo. The leads were played by Grewal and Zareen Khan.
This film has a similar plot to
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, a movie starring both
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...
Gippy Grewal
Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal (born 2 January 1983) is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi cinema, Punjabi and Bollywood, Hindi film industry.
His single "Phulkari" was very successful in the Punj ...
announced ''Daaka'' in February 2019. The film was scheduled to be released on 13 September 2019, but it was delayed to 1 November 2019.
Rochak Kohli
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,
Payal Dev
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She sang "Ab Tohe Jane Na Doongi" from the film '' Bajirao Mastani,'' as well as "Bhare Bazaar" from '' Namaste England''. Dev made her debut ...
, Aditya Dev and Jay K. The lyrics were written by Gautam G Sharma, Gurpreet Saini, Happy Raikoti and Kumaar.
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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
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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".