''Daddy'' is a 2017 Indian political crime drama film co-written and directed by

Ashim Ahluwalia Ashim Ahluwalia (born 1972 in Mumbai, India) is a film director and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the feature-length documentary ''John & Jane'' (2005), which had a world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival an ...

. The film stars

Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor, model, film producer and television personality who works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to ...

, who also co-wrote and produced the film, portraying gangster-turned-politician

Arun Gawli Arun Gulab Gawli (born 17 July 1955) also known as Arun Gulab Ahir, is an Indian politician, underworld don and retired gangster. Gawli and his brother Kishor (Pappa) entered the Mumbai underworld in the 1970s, when they joined the "Byculla Co ...

. It also stars

Aishwarya Rajesh Aishwarya Rajesh (born 10 January 1990) is an Indian actress who works primarily in Tamil films, alongside Telugu and Malayalam films. She is a recipient of four SIIMA Awards, one Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award. Aish ...

in the lead role. The official teaser of the film was released on 1 December 2016. ''Daddy'' is presented by Kundalini Entertainment and Karta Entertainment. The movie released worldwide on 8 September 2017, to a positive response from the critics and audiences alike, even if, grossing some worldwide 15 odd crores for a budget of 21 crores, it was declared a box-office flop.

Plot

In the 1960s and late 1970s, when Mumbai's textile mills were shutting down one after the other, many unemployed youths, including

(

) resort to matka-gambling on the insistence of his friends, Rama Naik (

Rajesh Shringarpure Rajesh Shringarpure (born 29 October 1977) is an Indian film and television actor who appears in Hindi cinema and Marathi cinema.He is currently playing the role of Malhar Rao Holkar in television serial ''Punyashlok Ahilyabai'' on which is bei ...

) and Babu Reshim (

Anand Ingale Anand may refer to: People * Anand (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name) * Anand (actor), Indian actor * Anand (Maoist), Indian communist * Anand (writer) (born 1936), Indian Malayalam writer Places * Ana ...

), 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 Farhan Akhtar (born 9 January 1974) is an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, playback singer, producer, and television host who works in Hindi films. Born in Mumbai to screenwriters Javed Akhtar and Honey Irani, he grew up under the influen ...

, loosely modelled on Dawood Ibrahim) after committing a murder. Further, their clashes of ideologies and power games turn them against each other. Meanwhile, Gawli marries his sweetheart Zubeida Mujawar (

), 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 the 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

as Zubeida Mujawar / Asha Gawli *

Nishikant Kamat Nishikant Kamat (17 June 1970 17 August 2020) was an Indian filmmaker and actor. His debut film, ''Dombivali Fast'' earned him accolades in Marathi cinema, as it went on to become the biggest Marathi film of the year. He remade his film, in Ta ...

as Inspector Vijaykar Nitin *Anand Ingale as Babu Reshim *

as Rama Naik *Purnanand Wandekar as Vijay *

Anupriya Goenka Anupria Goenka (born 29 May 1987) is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She first shot to fame in 2013 as the face of UPA government's ''Bharat Nirman''. Goenka made her on-screen debut with the 2013 Telugu film ...

as Hilda *

Mir Sarwar Mohammad Sarwar Mir is an Indian actor, who has appeared in Hindi films including '' Kesari'', ''Bajrangi Bhaijaan'', and ''Jolly LLB 2''. Career Mir Sarwar started his career with renowned directors M K Raina and Bapi Bose in Delhi. He was p ...

as Samaad Khan *

Shruti Bapna Shruti Bapna is an Indian actress who has worked in commercial films, web series, and TV shows. Career Bapna started her career with theatre and made her film debut in ''Wake up Sid'' (2009). In 2013, she then appeared in ''The Lunchbox''. She ...

as Rani *

Usha Naik Usha Naik is an Indian actress who works in Marathi films. She started her career as a background dancer in films. Filmography Films * ''Samna'' (1974) * ''Kalavantin'' (1978) * '' Banya Bapu '' (1977) * '' Duniya Kari Salaam '' (1979) * '' S ...

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 *

in a cameo appearance as Maqsood, ''loosely based on

Dawood Ibrahim Dawood Ibrahim (; born 26 December 1955) is an Indian mafia gangster, drug kingpin, and wanted terrorist from Dongri, Mumbai. He reportedly heads the Indian organised crime syndicate D-Company, which he founded in Mumbai in the 1970s. Ibrahim i ...

'' *

Nataša Stanković Nataša Stanković Pandya ( sr-Cyrl, Наташа Станковић, born 4 March 1992) is a Serbian dancer, model and actress based in Mumbai, India. She made her debut in Bollywood films with the political drama '' Satyagraha'' directed by P ...

in a special appearance in the song "Dance-Dance"

Release

The official teaser of the film was released on 1 December 2016. The trailer of the film was released on 13 June 2017.

Soundtrack

The film was praised by the critics, but it was declared a box office flop because it only made 15 crore from a budget of 21 crore

References

External links

* * {{Arjun Rampal 2017 biographical drama films 2010s Hindi-language films Crime films based on actual events Indian crime drama films Political films based on actual events 2017 films Indian biographical drama films Films with screenplays by Ritesh Shah 2017 crime drama films Political action films