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This movie is about lost relations. Son of an old man comes from US to see his father after 15 long years. He didn't bother all these years to find whereabouts of his old father.

The house where his father lived is locked and his father is not available. He then starts searching for him all around. He visits various relatives in different parts of India. Finally he gets to know that his father has gone to stay in an old age home (home for old/deserted people).He reaches there to find that his father passed away only a month back. He repents this very much. He gets to meet room partner of his father in the old age home who tells him events about his father.With a heavy heart, he tries to make over for his fault. He requests that old person to come to US with him.He want to adopt him as his father and serve him like he would have done with his own father.

A very small budget movie from NFDC depicting sorrow state of old parents which happens to be a reality for many...

As the father in this movie is adamant (he does not approve of his son's marriage, does not open or reply any of his letters, does not agree to live with his daughter and son in law when they invite him) I feel he is the one to be blamed. Of course the son should share the blame for neglecting his father for 15 long years but he tries to atone his 'sins' by adopting another old person as father. Good ending. But the director seems to shift all the blame (through statements of the servant, friend in his neighborhood, room mate, old age home manager etc)squarely on the elder son which is not proper. Another thing: All lady characters are shown to be very virtuous. Hardly that ever happens in real life. Touching movie.

Dattak is the story of Sunil, who is an NRI and comes to kolkata to meet his father Kamta Prasad(Anjan Shrivastava). But he could'nt find him anywhere. He comes in guilt and start looking for his father. He later comes to know his father was in old age home and died a few months earlier. He meets Satya Babu(AK Hangal) who tells him about his father's last few days.

Rajit Kapoor looked so comfortable in this new avtaar. So very convincing as a foreign returned urban and modern guy. His guilt and his emotions reflects on his face. His effort in finding his lost father looks so natural. His character evolved through the movie and it is reflected on Rajit Kapoor's face. He meets several people in quest to find his father and realizes many of them dislikes him that he never cared about his father.

This movie is a commentary on many thing. The most important and big message this want to give is that children should look after their parents and how helpless a father becomes when his son leaves him and he stays alone.

The father Kamta Prasad is also a stubborn man who does'nt approve of son's marriage, not want to live with his daughter and wants to stay alone. Some message regarding this has also been delivered in the movie.

Other than Rajit Kapor and Anjan Shrivastava, there are several notable actors but the movie basically belongs to these two and AK Hangal, who delivers strong performance as Satya Babu. Anjan Shrivastava delivers such a strong performance as a helpless father, you feel for him.

Dattak is a serious cinema and delivers a very strong message to society.

A very well written movie, It touches our emotions. It's based on the generation gap between father & son's ideology. You will definitely watch it with free mind, It's about loving your parents how changes with time. Watch it on hotstar, it is available here. I think this movie should made again in this era, This will be more relevant & gain audience & critics appreciation as well.

I happened to see this movie by luck on one of the TV channel on Cable TV. A very good movie i could not see full movie especially the start and the end of the movie. so was eager to know the end of the movie searched for the movie details and was able to know the end of the movie.

A very true story which is happening to many old age especially single parents like father or mother. we very frequently visit oldage home in Navi Mumbai with one of the NGO called Fandry foundation. All we could found during our visit was they don't need money or anything they just need somebody should sit with them talk to them listen their sorrows happiness and talk to them for some time. We entertain them by singing songs play some instruments, play cards or indoor games with them its real fun for them.

I like the approach of (Rajit Kapur) Sunil in the movie he was touched and finally decided to adopt one of his fathers roommate.

I hope people take lesson from this and adopts father or mother from such oldage homes and these oldage home becomes empty.

after all we need somebody old at home to guide us teach us and scold us.

thanking you

Dilip Sanap Airoli, Navi Mumbai