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From Dangal to Fanney Khan, four films that explore a father-daughter relationship!

Published on July 29, 2018

As children, girls grow up idolizing their fathers. They are the ultimate heroes who support their dreams and are the backbones of the girls while they try to achieve their goals in life. Every father-daughter bond is unique in its own way.

Bollywood movies, over the years, have depicted this special equation with great emotional depth on screen and some movies that are yet to release also promise to explore a relationship between a father and a daughter with complete honesty.

So, without any further ado, let’s take a look at all of those movies right away:

Dangal

When we talk about a film related to a father-daughter relationship, Dangal is obviously one of the top films that pop in our heads. Not just did the film explore the emotional relationship but had a strong message too. The movie showed us the growth in the relationship with every problem they faced. Dangal, based on the story of Mahavir Singh Phogat shows how the encouragement and support of a father can make you come out of your comfort zone and do something which you never even dreamt of.

Piku

The Deepika Padukone-Amitabh Bachchan-starrer is not like any other father-daughter movie. It portrays the father-daughter relationship with all its imperfections. The movie revolves around an unusual relationship shared by a father and daughter. This on-screen bond has shown the care that this relationship carries, the father-daughter duo in the film will leave you with a bittersweet smile.

Fanney Khan

The upcoming movie revolves around a father who struggles hard to make his daughter a singing sensation. Anil Kapoor plays Fanney Khan, who was an aspirational singer but ends up being an entertainer only in his locality. But, that didn’t stop him from dreaming of making his daughter a singer. As seen in the trailer, the father is seen saving money from his everyday income to make a music album for his daughter.

Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

This upcoming film is a family drama, but it underlines the relationship of a father and daughter as well. As seen in the teaser, we see Sonam Kapoor with father Anil Kapoor and it’s for the first time the real father-daughter duo will be sharing screen-space.