Daddy

Daddy (1989)

Pooja has been brought up by her grandparents, and has no recollection of her mom and dad. She is told by her grandpa, Kantaprasad, that her dad had passed away. Years later, Pooja has now grown up. She starts getting mysterious phone calls from a male who merely says "I love you", and hangs-up. When her grandpa has these phone calls traced, the caller is Anand, Pooja's dad. Kantaprasad has him beaten up, and warns him against contacting Pooja again. When Pooja is being molested by a male in her apartment building, Anand comes to her rescue, and it is then Pooja comes to know that this shabby, alcoholic man is her dad. Will Pooja accept him, or will she follow her grandpa's advise and continue on with her life.

Date of release
1989-01-02
TMDB
4.8 / 10 (4)
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama
Director
Mahesh Bhatt

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

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

A theatrical adaptation of Daddy, directed by Dinesh Gautam, was first staged in 2015 with Imran Zahid in the lead role. 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.

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