Daddy (1989 film)

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Daddy
Written by	Suraj Sanim
Directed by	Mahesh Bhatt
Starring	Anupam Kher; Pooja Bhatt; Manohar Singh; Raj Zutshi
Music by	Rajesh Roshan
Country of origin	India
Original language	Hindi
Production
Producer	Mukesh Bhatt
Original release
Release	8 February 1989

Daddy is a 1989 television film made for Doordarshan. Directed by Mahesh Bhatt, this film marked the acting debut of his eldest daughter Pooja Bhatt. The film boasts spectacular performances by its lead actors Anupam Kher and Manohar Singh. It features a famous ghazal Aaina Mujhse Meri Pehli Si Surat Maange sung by Talat Aziz.^[1]

Cast

Anupam Kher as Anand Sarin
Manohar Singh as Kantaprasad
Pooja Bhatt as Pooja Sarin
Soni Razdan as Priya Sarin, Anand's 2nd wife
Sulbha Arya as Tarabai
Neena Gupta as Vimla Sarin, Anand's 1st wife
Avtar Gill as Mr. Seth
Suhas Joshi as Mrs. Kantaprasad
Raj Zutshi as Nikhil Sen
Pramod Moutho as Oscar
Satish Kaushik as Pushkar Nath
Akash Khurana as Siddharth Shukla

Production

Mahesh Bhatt changed the climax of the film just a day before it was shot.^[2] Bhatt himself was struggling with alcoholism while shooting this well-received film.^[3]^[4]

A theatrical adaptation of Daddy, directed by Dinesh Gautam, was first staged in 2015 with Imran Zahid in the lead role.^[2] It was a rare Indian production staged at an international theatre festival in Pakistan in 2015, although the staging was delayed because of visa hassles.^[5]^[6]

Awards

1990 - Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance: Anupam Kher
1990 - Filmfare Best Dialogue Award: Surah Sanim
1990 - Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year: Pooja Bhatt
1989 - National Film Award - Special Jury Award: Anupam Kher.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Kaushal, Sweta (17 June 2018). "On Father's Day, revisiting Mahesh Bhatt's autobiographical film Daddy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b Sood, Parina (6 May 2018). "Battles with alcoholism: 'Daddy' a chance for Pooja, Mahesh Bhatt to talk about their own demons". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ Goyal, Divya (17 April 2018). "Pooja Bhatt On The Irony Of Having Saved' An Alcoholic Father In Daddy Only To Battle Drinking Problem Herself". NDTV. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ Verma, Sukanya (15 January 2014). "Classic revisited: Daddy, Mahesh Bhatt's touching fairy-tale". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
^ Vikram Phukan (29 June 2019). "Desi drama, subcontinental style". ‘’The Hindu’’. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
^ "Pakistan gives NOC to Indian theatre groups, Mahesh Bhatt happy". ‘’The Economic Times’’. Mumbai, India. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

External links

Daddy at IMDb

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[HTJune-1] Kaushal, Sweta (17 June 2018). "On Father's Day, revisiting Mahesh Bhatt's autobiographical film Daddy". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[HTMay-2] Sood, Parina (6 May 2018). "Battles with alcoholism: 'Daddy' a chance for Pooja, Mahesh Bhatt to talk about their own demons". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[3] Goyal, Divya (17 April 2018). "Pooja Bhatt On The Irony Of Having Saved' An Alcoholic Father In Daddy Only To Battle Drinking Problem Herself". NDTV. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[4] Verma, Sukanya (15 January 2014). "Classic revisited: Daddy, Mahesh Bhatt's touching fairy-tale". Rediff.com. Retrieved 9 November 2018.

[5] Vikram Phukan (29 June 2019). "Desi drama, subcontinental style". ‘’The Hindu’’. Mumbai, India. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

[6] "Pakistan gives NOC to Indian theatre groups, Mahesh Bhatt happy". ‘’The Economic Times’’. Mumbai, India. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2019.

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