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.
Gippy Grewal announced Daaka in February 2019.[3] The film was scheduled to be released on 13 September 2019, but it was delayed to 1 November 2019.[4]
The music was 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.
"Phulkari Version 2" (Original lyrics by: Jagdev Mann)
Gautam G Sharma, Gurpreet Saini
Payal Dev
Gippy Grewal
1:51
Total length:
15:49
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".[6] 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".[7]
