Daaka


Daaka is an Indian Punjabi-language action comedy film directed by Baljit Singh Deo
The film is scheduled to be released in November 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. What happens next is for you to watch.

Cast

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.

Release and marketing

announced Daaka in February 2019.
The official teaser was launched by T-Series on 29 August 2019. The official trailer was distributed by T-Series on 5 October 2019.
Daaka had been scheduled to be released on 13 September 2019 but was delayed to 1 November 2019.

Soundtrack

The music waa composed by Jatinder Shah, Rochak Kohli, Payal Dev, 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 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 maybe 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".