On-Screen Dads

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Amanda Sodhi

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On-Screen Dads

As always, June features Father’s Day—while you are busy honoring and paying tribute to your daddy dearest, let’s also take a quick look at some of the top Bollywood actors who have portrayed the role of a father on-screen (list in no particular order, and, no, this list is NOT comprehensive).

1. Anupam Kher—Anupam Kher certainly knows how to excel in the role of a father. Whether it be Khosla Ka Ghosla!, Chaahat, Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain or Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge he has always given his on-screen children reason to sing “Mera Daddy Cool Cool Cool!”

2. Alok Nath—Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!, Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Pardes, Taal and Vivah—bechaara Alok is an actor who always seems to get stuck with the role of a sensitive and worried father.

3. Amitabh Bachchan—Now here is a …


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