Dakuaan Da Munda (English: The Banditsâ Son) is a 2018 Indian Punjabi biographical film adapted from a novel of same title. The film plots the life of former Kabaddi player Mintu Gurusaria from Gurusar Jodha village, Muktsar. 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.
Dakuan Da Munda was released on 10 August 2018.
The music soundtrack of Dakuaan Da Munda was composed by Byg Byrd, Laddi Gill, Veer Baljit and Young Blood. They consists of six tracks.
Dakuan Da Munda opened as second highest Punjabi film of 2018 after Carry On Jatta 2 and sixth highest of all time. Film raked â¹2.06 Crores on its opening day from India. Film had grossed â¹64.6 lacs at Australian Box Office and â¹22.6 lacs in New Zealand. In Canada Dakuaan Da Munda had grossed â¹1.63 Crores and â¹38.2 lacs in USA.
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 regional film industry."
A sequel named Dakuaan Da Munda 2 was released in cinemas on 27 May 2022.