Dear Father (2022 film)

Dear Father (પ્રિય પપ્પા) is a 2022 Indian Gujarati-language thriller drama directed by Umang Vyas. The film stars Paresh Rawal, Manasi Parekh and Chetan Dhanani in the lead roles. It was released on 4 March 2022. Dear Father is a remake of Aapla Manus a 2018 Marathi movie.

Plot
Young couple Ajay (Chetan Dhanani) and Alka (Manasi Parekh) and Ajay's elderly father (Paresh Rawal). Ajay is a lawyer and Alka teaches maths in a college. They live as an average middle-class family. Behind the facade of a happy family, thing take a turn when are some mysteries revealed and secrets unfolded.

Cast

 * Paresh Rawal as Manu Mankad, Ajay's Father
 * Manasi Parekh as Alka
 * Chetan Dhanani as Ajay

Reception
A critic from Cinestaan wrote that "The Gujarati feature will appeal to the older generation who will see themselves in Manu; the emotional family drama is Rawal’s show all the way". Subhash K. Jha from Firstpost wrote that "Dear Father has numerous faults. Its moral tone is distracting in its flexibility; we are supposed to dislike the father. But then we are supposed to like him for the same qualities which made him despicable in the first place".