Daddy (2017 film)
| Daddy | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Ashim Ahluwalia |
| Produced by |
Arjun Rampal Rutvij Patel |
| Written by |
Ashim Ahluwalia Arjun Rampal |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Sajid–Wajid |
| Cinematography |
Jessica Lee Gagné PaRanjeey |
| Edited by |
Deepa Bhatia Navnita Sen Datta |
| Distributed by | Raksha Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 21 crores |
| Box office | est. ₹ 15 crores [1] |
Daddy is a 2017 Indian political crime drama film co-written and directed by Ashim Ahluwalia. The film stars Arjun Rampal, who also co-wrote and produced the film, portraying gangster-turned-politician Arun Gawli. It also stars South Indian actress Aishwarya Rajesh in the lead role. The official teaser of the film was released on December 1, 2016.Arjun Rampal promoted the film on "The Kapil Sharma Show" on August 20, 2017.[2] Daddy is presented by Kundalini Entertainment and Karta Entertainment.[3] The movie released worldwide on September 8, 2017, to a positive response from the critics and audiences alike,[4] even if, grossing some worldwide 15 odd crores for a budget of 21 crores, it was declared a box-office flop.[5]
Plot
In the 1960s and late 1970s, when Mumbai's textile mills were shutting down one after the other, many unemployed youth including [Arun Gulab Ahir] [Arjun Rampal] resort to matka-gambling on the insistence of his friends, Rama Naik (Rajesh Shringarpure) and Babu Reshim (Anand Ingale), to earn some quick buck and form their own gang. However soon, Gawli finds himself getting trapped in a vortex of crime when he is taken under the wings of Maqsood bhai (Farhan Akhtar loosely modelled on Dawood Ibrahim) after committing a murder. Further, their clashes of ideologies and power game turn them against each other. Meanwhile, Gawli marries his sweetheart Zubaida who coaxes him to leave behind his murky profession. He almost makes up his mind to turn clean. But, when Rama gets killed in a brutal police encounter, Gawli takes in charge of their gang based in Dagdi. He suspects that Rama's killing was engineered by Maqsood and thus begins a gruesome gang war between them. Hot on the heels is a cop, Vijaykar Nitin who wants to nab Gawli at any cost and take him to task. The rest of the plot revolves around how one of India's most feared gangsters landed up in politics and his transition to becoming 'Daddy'.
Cast
- Arjun Rampal as Arun Gawli
- Aishwarya Rajesh as Asha Gawli / Zubeidaa
- Nishikant Kamat as Inspector Vijaykar Nitin
- Anand Ingale as Babu Reshim
- Rajesh Shringarpure as Rama Naik
- Farhan Akhtar as Maqsood
- Purnanand Wandekar as Vijay
- Anupriya Goenka as Hilda
- Mir Sarwar as Samaad Khan
- Shruti Bapna as Rani
- Usha Naik as Arun's Mother
- Shrikant Yadav as Sada
- Deepak Damle as Phamplet Bandya
- Girish Pal as Sachit
- Raj Arjun as Rafique
- Vijay Sanap as Salim Gurda
- Abhimanyu Arun as Newman
- Natasa Stankovic as herself in the song "Dance-Dance"
Release
The official teaser of the film was released on December 1, 2016. The trailer of the film was released on June 13, 2017.
Soundtrack
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Qawwali" | Shabab Sabri, Tanvir Hussain | 3:18 |
| 2. | "Aala Re Aala Ganesha" | Wajid & Dr. Ganesh Chandanshive | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Zindagi Mera Dance Dance" | Alisha Chinai & Vijay Benedict | 6:25 |
References
- ↑ https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3592
- ↑ Sharma, Devansh (29 November 2016). "Arjun Rampal unveils his look from Daddy; resemblance to Arun Gawli is uncanny". Firstpost. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "'Daddy' teaser: Arjun Rampal is killing it as Arun Gawli". The Times of India. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ↑ "Arjun Rampal's "Daddy" movie is a Arun Gawli biopic; releasing on 21st July".
- ↑ https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3592