A still from Father of the Bride He loves us, pampers us, lifts our spirits and always wipes our tears away. Fathers share the most important moments of their lives with us but never really get their due. Nevertheless, they have often been immortalised onscreen. This Father’s Day, we walk down memory lane and take a look at all those big screen daddies who have taught us a lesson or two.
Kunwaara Baap
Year of release: 1974
Super dad: Mehmood
Why: Earlier, he tickled our funny bone with his antics and excellent comic timing. But in this film, he showed his true acting prowess. Mehmood portrayed the role of a rickshaw driver who adopts a son and takes care of him selflessly. The boy soon gets afflicted with polio. Eventually the child meets his real parents and goes on to live with them. Later, the boy comes to meet Mehmood when he is on his deathbed. This sensitive portrayal of the father-son relationship is what sets the film apart. Though the veteran actor won a Filmfare nomination for the best comic role, he deserved to be nominated for the best actor category!
Kaash
Year of release: 1987
Super dad: Jackie Shroff
Why: Long before Jackie Shroff became Jaggu Dada, replete with his trademark gamcha and tapori language, he was a serious actor. Kaash directed by Mahesh Bhatt was one such film that did ample justice to Jackie’s acting skills. This domestic drama revolves around Shroff and Dimple Kapadia, a married couple who drift apart. Shroff plays the role of Ritesh, an actor who was once successful but is now struggling. The duo is heartbroken after they realise their only son Romi is suffering from brain tumour. How Jackie Shroff turns from an alcoholic to a loving, caring father forms the crux of the story.
Daddy
Year of release: 1989
Super dad: Anupam Kher
Why: Anupam Kher has always been able to showcase his acting prowess effortlessly. In this film, he stole the show with his excellent portrayal of an alcoholic father who deserts his daughter when she’s a child. Later, the girl rediscovers her father and rescues him from alcoholism. Anupam Kher’s transition from a normal human being to an alcoholic is heart-rending. His performance won him a Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance and a National Special Jury Award.
Father of the bride
Year of release: 1991
Super dad: Steve Martin
Why: We simply loved Steve Martin in this film. Martin plays the role of George Banks, a middle-class owner of a shoe company, whose daughter falls in love with a guy and decides to marry him. George loves his daughter dearly and can’t imagine his life without her. His efforts to organise the perfect wedding for his daughter drive him crazy. Finally he accepts the fact that his daughter is an adult who deserves to lead life on her own terms. His comic timing was impeccable. We simply loved the bitter-sweet father-daughter relationship!
Mrs Doubtfire
Year of release: 1993
Super dad: Robin Williams
Why: Robin Williams gave us one more reason to fall in love with him all over again. He played the role of Daniel Hillard who disguises himself as a 60-year-old widow just to be with his children as their nanny at his ex-wife’s house. In his bid to care for his kids, Robin has to juggle pots and pans and win his ex-wife’s heart all over again. Why we love it? Coz comedy doesn’t get better than this!
Akele Hum Akele Tum
Year of release: 1995
Super dad: Aamir Khan
Why: This musical drama was a remake of Hollywood hit Kramer vs Kramer. Aamir Khan portrayed the role of Rohit Kumar, an aspiring musician who is compelled to take care of his son after he is separated from his wife. How Rohit takes care of his son while trying to make it big in the music world forms the main plot. Aamir Khan showcased the role of an egoistic husband who turns into a selfless father with ease.
Chachi 420
Year of release: 1998
Super dad: Kamal Hassan
Why: This desi version of Mrs Doubtfire gave us enough opportunities to laugh our guts out. Kamal Hassan essayed the role of Robin Williams in this comedy. After he separates from his wife (Tabu), who also wins their daughter’s custody, Kamal dresses up as Laxmi Godbole to be his daughter’s nanny and spend some quality time with her. But his father-in-law and landlord fall head over heels in love with him. What follows next is utter chaos. This rollercoaster ride with the likes of Amrish Puri, Paresh Rawal, Johnny Walker and of course, Kamal Hassan was a complete entertainer.
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