Daddy

Ashim Ahluwalia's Daddy could have been gripping tale from the underbelly of Mumbai, had the film-maker not have fallen prey to romanticize his main character! The sluggish narrative too, puts you off and leaves you a tad confused at times with its abrupt jumping of time frame. Arjun Rampal is impressive in parts. Arjun Gawli is said to be a man of few words and the actor has nearly nailed his body language right from his grunt to his sing-a-song manner. However, his prosthetic nose looks a little bit weird. Daddy had the potential of being a dark, gripping gangster story, but instead ends up merely as a missed opportunity. There's a dialogue in the film where Gawli's wife tells a police officer, "Agar aap ek chawl me paida hota aur wo (Gawli) ek police officer ke ghar to aap gunda hota aur woh police officer." That, my friend, sets the major tone of the film!