15 Supportive Indian Cinema Dads From the Last 15 Years
by IMDb-Editors | created - 16 Jun 2021 | updated - 18 Jun 2021 | PublicThis Father's Day, we celebrate a few of the many compassionate, caring and supportive fathers figures in Indian cinema, spotlighting the actors behind the role and information on where to stream these movies.
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1. Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Kabir and Naina bond during a trekking trip. Before Naina can express herself, Kabir leaves India to pursue his career. They meet again years later, but he still cherishes his dreams more than bonds.
Director: Ayan Mukerji | Stars: Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin
Votes: 51,473 | Gross: $3.83M
Farooq Sheikh
2. Thappad (2020)
Not Rated | 142 min | Drama
Thappad is a story of Amrita whose seemingly perfect life is shattered when her husband slaps her once in a party. But is one slap enough to question what a relationship stands for?
Director: Anubhav Sinha | Stars: Taapsee Pannu, Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah
Votes: 26,747
Kumud Mishra
3. Badhaai Ho (2018)
Not Rated | 124 min | Comedy, Drama
A man is embarrassed when he finds out his mother is pregnant.
Director: Amit Ravindernath Sharma | Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 38,013
Gajraj Rao
4. Yennai Arindhaal (2015)
Not Rated | 168 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Sathyadev, a sincere police officer, tries to stop an organ trafficking racket. But he is unaware that the man performing the illegal trade is the same person who killed his beloved.
Director: Gautham Vasudev Menon | Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arun Vijay, Trisha Krishnan, Anushka Shetty
Votes: 10,277
Ajith Kumar
5. Angrezi Medium (2020)
145 min | Comedy, Drama
When his daughter decides to further her studies in London, a hardworking Rajasthani businessman does everything in power to make her dreams come true.
Director: Homi Adajania | Stars: Irrfan Khan, Radhika Madan, Kareena Kapoor, Deepak Dobriyal
Votes: 17,802
Irrfan Khan
6. Abhiyum Naanum (2008)
Not Rated | 147 min | Comedy, Drama
The father of a grown daughter meets the father of a toddler at a playground and recounts the story of his own relationship with his daughter through the years, including his difficulties with accepting her marriage.
Director: Radha Mohan | Stars: Prakash Raj, Trisha Krishnan, Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Ganesh Venkatraman
Votes: 1,569
Prakash Raj
7. Bommarillu (2006)
170 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young man realizes that he has to push back against his domineering father if he wants to find true happiness and love.
Director: Bommarillu Baskar | Stars: Siddharth, Genelia Deshmukh, Prakash Raj, Kota Srinivasa Rao
Votes: 10,082 | Gross: $0.65M
Prakash Raj
8. Asuran (2019)
Not Rated | 141 min | Action, Drama
The teenage son of a farmer from an underprivileged caste kills a rich, upper caste landlord. How the pacifist farmer saves his hot-blooded son is the rest of the story.
Director: Vetrimaaran | Stars: Dhanush, Manju Warrier, Prakash Raj, Pasupathy
Votes: 33,445
Dhanush
9. 102 Not Out (2018)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Drama
102 Not Out is a 2018 comedy-drama film, with legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan playing a 102-year-old wanting to break the oldest-man-alive record. Another Bollywood legend Rishi Kapoor plays his sad and grumpy 75-year-old son.
Director: Umesh Shukla | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Vijay Raaz, Ashok Pathak
Votes: 7,523 | Gross: $1.34M
Amitabh Bachchan
10. Raazi (2018)
Not Rated | 138 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A Kashmiri woman agrees to marry a Pakistani army officer in order to spy on Pakistan during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
Director: Meghna Gulzar | Stars: Alia Bhatt, Vicky Kaushal, Rajit Kapoor, Shishir Sharma
Votes: 33,702
Rajit Kapoor
11. Dangal (2016)
Not Rated | 161 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat and his two wrestler daughters struggle towards glory at the Commonwealth Games in the face of societal oppression.
Director: Nitesh Tiwari | Stars: Aamir Khan, Sakshi Tanwar, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Sanya Malhotra
Votes: 210,519 | Gross: $12.39M
Aamir Khan
12. Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (2020)
TV-14 | 112 min | Action, Biography, Drama
Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone during the 1999 Kargil War
Directors: ALi Khan AK, Sharan Sharma | Stars: Janhvi Kapoor, Pankaj Tripathi, Angad Bedi, Manav Vij
Votes: 35,557
Pankaj Tripathi
13. The Quest (2017)
106 min | Drama
It is the heart-warming journey of father and son; the endearing pursuit of a 7-year old boy to find his dead mother, innocently mistaking her to be at God's abode and the tireless plight ... See full summary »
Director: Makarand Mane | Stars: Shashank Shende, Sahil Joshi, Abhay Mahajan, Suhas Sirsat
Votes: 106
Shashank Shende
14. Uma (I) (2018)
Not Rated | 149 min | Drama
Uma, a child suffering from a terminal illness, wishes to see Durga Pooja held in Kolkata. Her father, along with a director, struggles to create a fake Durga Pooja to make her dreams come true.
Director: Srijit Mukherji | Stars: Jisshu Sengupta, Sayantika Banerjee, Sara Sengupta, Anirban Bhattacharya
Votes: 1,403
Jisshu Sengupta
15. Drishyam (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man goes to extreme lengths to save his family from punishment after the family commits an accidental crime.
Director: Jeethu Joseph | Stars: Mohanlal, Meena, Asha Sharath, Ansiba
Votes: 44,035
Mohanlal
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