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{{Infobox film
| name = Dakuaan Da Munda
| image = Dakuaan Da Munda.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Mandeep Benipal]]
| producer = Ravneet Kaur Chahal<br />Rajesh Kumar Arora
| writer =
| screenplay = Inderpal<br/>Gurpreet Bhullar
| based_on = {{based on|''Dakuan Da Munda''|Mintu Gurusaria}}<ref name="tribune1">{{cite web|title='Gangster' pens de-addiction success, has youths hooked|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/-gangster-pens-de-addiction-success--has-youths-hooked/193506.html|website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|author=Vishav Bharti|date=8 February 2016|accessdate=9 July 2018|archive-date=9 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709221124/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/-gangster-pens-de-addiction-success--has-youths-hooked/193506.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="tribune2">{{cite web |title=Movie on former drug addict's life to hit screens soon |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/movie-on-former-drug-addict-s-life-to-hit-screens-soon/468587.html |website=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |author=Ravi Chandel |date=18 September 2017 |accessdate=9 July 2018 |archive-date=9 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709215715/http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/bathinda/movie-on-former-drug-addict-s-life-to-hit-screens-soon/468587.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| starring = {{startplainlist}}
*[[Dev Kharoud]]
*[[Pooja Verma]]
*[[Jagjeet Sandhu]]
*Lucky Dhaliwal
*Hardeep Gill
*Sukhdeep Sukh
*Anita Meet
*Kuljinder Sidhu
*Vinod Kumar
{{endplainlist}}
| music = Laddi Gill <br /> [[Byg Byrd]]
| cinematography = Dhirendra Nath
| studio =
| released = {{Film date|2018|08|10|ref1=<ref name="TOI"/><ref name="BookMyShow"/>|df=y}}
| runtime = 144 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| budget =
| gross = {{INR}}15.00 crore<ref name=":0" />
| distributor = Omjee Group
}}

'''''Dakuaan Da Munda''''' (English: The Bandits’ Son)<ref name="tribune2"/> is a 2018 Indian [[Cinema of Punjab|Punjabi]] [[Biographical film|biographical]] film adapted from a novel of same title. The film plots the life of former Kabaddi player Mintu Gurusaria from Gurusar Jodha village, [[Sri Muktsar Sahib|Muktsar]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dakuan Da Munda release date final |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGdu6noVteY |website=[[YouTube]] |publisher=Savera Star Talks|date=30 October 2017|accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref> The film is directed by [[Mandeep Benipal]], and features [[Dev Kharoud]], [[Jagjeet Sandhu]], Sukhdeep Sukh and [[Pooja Verma]] in lead characters along with Lucky Dhaliwal and Hardeep Gill. The film was released on 10 August 2018.<ref name="TOI">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-details/dakuaan-da-munda/movieshow/63202451.cms|title=Dakuaan Da Munda|website=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=10 August 2018|date =10 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="BookMyShow">{{cite web |title=Dakuaan Da Munda |url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/penuganchiprolu/movies/dakuaan-da-munda/ET00077285 |website=bookmyshow |accessdate=10 August 2018|date =10 August 2018}}</ref>

==Cast==
*[[Dev Kharoud]] as Mintu Gurusaria alias Baljinder Singh Sandhu
*[[Pooja Verma]] as Rajji
*[[Jagjeet Sandhu]] as Romi Gill
*Lucky Dhaliwal as Junglee
*Hardeep Gill as Mintu Gurusaria Father
*Sukhdeep Sukh as Bhau
*Anita Meet as Mintu Gurusaria Mother
*Kuljinder Sidhu
*Vinod kumar

==Release==
''Dakuan Da Munda'' was released on 10 August 2018.<ref name="TOI"/><ref name="BookMyShow"/>

==Soundtrack==
The music soundtrack of Dakuaan Da Munda was composed by Byg Byrd, Laddi Gill, Veer Baljit and Young Blood. They consists of six tracks.
{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist
| total_length = 17:03
| title1 = Dollar
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| lyrics1 = [[Sidhu Moose Wala]]
| music1 = Byg Byrd
| extra1 = [[Sidhu Moose Wala]]
| length1 = 2:37
| title2 = Marzi De Faisle
| lyrics2 = Gill Raunta
| music2 = Laddi Gill
| extra2 = Himmat Sandhu
| length2 = 2:37
| title3 = Zindagi
| lyrics3 = Gill Raunta
| music3 = Laddi Gill
| extra3 = [[Nachhatar Gill]]
| length3 = 3:39
| title4 = Pyaar
| lyrics4 = Qaistrax
| music4 = Veet Baljit
| extra4 = Veet Baljit, Shilpra Goyal
| length4 = 2:47
| title5 = Dakuaan Da Munda
| lyrics5 = Simma Ghuman
| music5 = Young Blood
| extra5 = Bunty Numberdar
| length5 = 2:32
| title6 = Khalnayak
| lyrics6 = Qaistrax
| music6 = Veer Baljit
| extra6 = [[Angrej Ali]]
| length6 = 3:10
}}

==Reception==

===Box office===
''Dakuan Da Munda'' opened as second highest Punjabi film of 2018 after ''[[Carry On Jatta 2]]'' and sixth highest of all time. Film raked ₹2.06 Crores on its opening day from India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=4179|title=Dakuaan Da Munda Loots Box Office – Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref> Film had grossed ₹64.6 lacs at Australian Box Office and ₹22.6 lacs in [[New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dakuaan-Da-Munda-(India)#tab=international|title=Dakuaan Da Munda (2018) – Financial Information|work=The Numbers|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?page=&country=AU&id=_fDAKUAANDAMUNDA01|title=Dakuaan Da Munda|website=www.boxofficemojo.com|access-date=16 August 2018}}</ref> In [[Canada]] ''Dakuaan Da Munda'' had grossed ₹1.63 Crores<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/happy-phirr-bhag-jayegi-collects-rs-4-2-cr-in-overseas/|title=Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi collects Rs. 4.2 cr. in overseas – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=27 August 2018|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=1 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> and ₹38.2 lacs in [[United States|USA]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/gold-beats-satyameva-jayate-in-overseas/|title=Gold beats Satyameva Jayate in overseas – Bollywood Hungama|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|date=21 August 2018|work=Bollywood Hungama|access-date=1 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Critical reception===
Amit Arora of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of 3 out of 5, noting, "...the movie is perhaps a tad more honest than most such movies are known to be, though just as high on romanticizing and eulogizing the main character... The film is not a social commentary on the drug menace of Punjab but more like one person's story, by which he hopes to inspire others to kick the habit." Arora praised the movie for sticking to the story's "tight curves" as well as the performances of the lead actors. However he criticized some fight scenes and the music in the film. Arora also noted, "Given that it is apparently the first Punjabi film based on an [[autobiography]], it is not a bad start for the [[Punjabi cinema|regional film industry]]."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dakuaan Da Munda Movie Critic's Review {3.0/5}|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-reviews/dakuaan-da-munda/movie-review/65356957.cms|website=[[the Times of India]]|author=Amit Arora|date=11 August 2018|access-date=12 August 2018}}</ref>

==Sequel==
A sequel named ''[[Dakuaan Da Munda 2]]'' was released in cinemas on 27 May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/punjabi/movie-details/dakuaan-da-munda-2/movieshow/81586962.cms|title=Dakuaan Da Munda 2 Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|8409498}}

[[Category:2018 films]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:Punjabi-language Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s biographical films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Laddi Gill]]
[[Category:Indian gangster films]]
[[Category:Films about outlaws]]
[[Category:Films set in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Biographical films about sportspeople]]
[[Category:Biographical films about gangsters]]
[[Category:Kabaddi in popular culture]]
[[Category:Indian sports drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on autobiographies]]
[[Category:Kabaddi films]]

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