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.
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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
Music
The music was composed by Rajesh Roshan and the lyrics were by Suraj Sanim.
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.
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.