Saak (film)

Saak (transl. Nuptial) is a 2019 Indian Punjabi-language romantic drama film written and directed by Kamaljit Singh. The film is produced by Jatinder Jay Minhas, Rupinder Preet Minhas, under banners Minhas Films Pvt Ltd and Minhas Lawyers LLP Presentation. It stars Jobanpreet Singh, Mandy Takhar and set in backdrop of 1947, it follows the story of an armyman who falls in love with a girl whose parents don't like armyman as their son-in-law. It was released on 6 September 2019.[2]

Saak
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKamaljit Singh
Produced byJatinder Jay Minhas
Rupinder Preet Minhas
Written byKamaljit Singh
Starring
Music byOnkar Minhas
Qaistrax
Score:
Gurmeet Singh
Sandeep Saxena
CinematographyKarthik Ashokan
Production
companies
  • Minhas Films Pvt Ltd
  • Minhas Lawyers LLP Presentation
Distributed byWhite Hill Studio
Release date
  • 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguagePunjabi

Plot

The film revolves around the love story of Fauji Karam Singh and Chann Kaur. They both want to marry each other but the Chann’s father detests the idea of marrying his daughter to a soldier owing to previous martyr of his brother in law and the plight of his widowed sister. However the couple marry and hoodwink the girl’s sire and the entire village by framing a secret mission story. When the big revelation happens, the war has already started and Karam decides to leave for the country’s sake. Chann’s father decides that her vidai will only take place when Karam returns. It is shown that he has gone missing and doesn’t return but later it is revealed that he us alive and happily brings his bride home.

Cast
  • Jobanpreet Singh as Karam Singh
  • Mandy Takhar as Chann Kaur
  • Mukul Dev as Bhola
  • Gurdeep Brar as Shaam Kaur
  • Dilawar Sidhu as Mehnga Singh’Vichola’
  • Sonpreet Jawanda as Karam’s brother
  • Mahabir Bhullar as Numberdaar
  • Gagan Dang
  • Simran Sehajpal as Karam’s Bhabi

Release

The official teaser was released by White Hill Music on 6 August 2019.[3][4] The official trailer of the film was released by White Hill Music on 15 August 2019.[5]

The film has been certified with a runtime of 121 mins by British Board of Film Classification[1] and was theatrically released on 6 September 2019.[2]

Critical response

Gurnaaz Kaur of The Tribune gave two out of five stars and opined that the depiction of vintage Punjabi culture stood out in the film. Gurnaaz praised the performance of Jobanpreet, and said, "It would be fair to say that he carries the film on his shoulders." Criticising slowness of plot, the dialogues and acting, the critic felt that climax was predictable and not exciting. Gurnaaz concluded, "Saak could have been a better film if it wasn’t so stretched and if its actors were utilised well."[6]

Soundtrack
Saak
Soundtrack album by
Onkar Minhas, Qaistrax
Released6 September 2019
Recorded2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:08
LanguagePunjabi
LabelWhite Hill Music
External audio
Audio song on YouTube

The songs are composed by Onkar Minhas and Qaistrax on lyrics of Veet Baljit and Kartar Kamal.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Ve Sajjna"Veet BaljitOnkar MinhasKailash Kher5:05
2."Gedha Gidhe vich"Kartar KamalOnkar MinhasMannat Noor4:24
3."Chan Ve"Kartar KamalOnkar MinhasHarshdeep Kaur5:31
4."Gabru di Gall"Veet BaljitQaistraxVeet Baljit, Shipra Goyal3:19
5."Tappe"Kartar KamalOnkar MinhasKartar Kamal5:49
Total length:24:08

References
  1. "Saak". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. "Saak". The Times of India. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. "Saak (Official Teaser) Jobanpreet Singh - Mandy Takhar - In Cinemas 6th Sept - White Hill Music". YouTube. White Hill Music. 6 August 2019.
  4. "Saak: The teaser of the Mandy Takhar and Jobanpreet Singh starrer to release today". The Times of India. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  5. "Saak (Official Trailer) Jobanpreet Singh - Mandy Takhar - In Cinemas 6th Sept - White Hill Music". YouTube. White Hill Music. 15 August 2019.
  6. "Movie Review - Saak: This one lies on a shaky ground". The Tribune. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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