Dear Dad (U/A)
13/May/2016 1hr 35mins

4.00

Arvind Swamy�s father son drama is the most realistic and hard hitting film this year!

Dear Dad took a very new and interesting topic and treated it perfectly. Full points to Tanuj Bhramar for choosing and executing such a great idea.(more)

Source: H Shivkumar, Bollywood Life

2.00

Dear Dad misses out on becoming a gem because of its treatment

Tanuj Bhramar tries to come up with a realistic yet high on dramatic effect sort of a film. Unfortunately, his script is all botched up and hence one can neither enjoy its light moments nor the intense ones.(more)

Source: Surabhi Redkar, Koimoi

3.00

DEAR DAD IS A STIRRING TALE ABOUT LOVE AND ACCEPTANCE

Dear Dad deserves a watch simply for the profound point it makes about accepting people for who they are and loving them unconditionally.(more)

Source: Mohar Basu, Times Of India

2.00

It�s good to see Arvind Swamy back again

A definite plus point is Daddy dear. It�s good to see Arvind Swamy back again, in what is only his second Hindi film. After a long hiatus from cinema ( because of a serious injury), he returned in Mani Ratnam�s 2013 �Kadhal�, and was the only thing worth seeing in that one. Hindi cinema could do wit...(more)

Source: Shubhra Gupta, Indian Express

2.00

Gay theme saved, but barely

Director Tanuj Bhramar could have explored gay relationships deeper. But in this film, he is almost content to let it all rest with a son's acceptance -- if willy-nilly -- of his father's sexuality. It�s good to see Arvind Swamy come back after so many years with a different yet powerful role.(more)

Source: ASIRA TARANNUM, Deccan Chronicle

2.50

Cuts to the chase too quickly

That, unfortunately, lapses into sheer tantrum-throwing and some nonsensical, unfunny tripe about a quack called Baba Bangali. Then the father�s drunken antics, son�s display of his feelings to a girl he fancies, and his suspension from the school follow. And out of the blue the lad becomes proud o...(more)

Source: NAMRATA JOSHI, The Hindu