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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Dear Dad<br />
| image = Dear Dad poster.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = Tanuj Bhramar<br />
| producer = Ratnakar M, Shaan Vyas<br />
| starring = [[Arvind Swamy]]<br>Himanshu Sharma<br>Ekavali Khanna<br>Aman Uppal<br>Bhavika Bhasin<br />
| writer = Tanuj Bhramar<br />
| music = Raghav-Arjun, Ujjwal Kashyap<br />
| cinematography = Mukesh G<br />
| editing = Charu Shree Roy<br />
| released = {{film date|df=y|2016|5|13}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
}}<br />
'''''Dear Dad''''' is a 2016 drama film written and directed by Tanuj Bhramar. The film narrates the tale of a father-son duo – 14 year old Shivam (Himanshu Sharma), and his 45 year old dad Nitin ([[Arvind Swamy]]).<ref name=arvind>{{cite web|url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/dear-dad-poster-featuring-arvind-swami-himanshu-sharma/ |title=Dear Dad Poster - Featuring Arvind Swami & Himanshu Sharma |publisher=koimoi.com |date=1 April 2016}}</ref> The film released on 13 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/photos/arvind-swamys-dear-dad-first-look-poster-revealed-6255-slide-40447 |title=Arvind Swamy's 'Dear Dad' first look poster revealed |publisher=ibtimes.co.in |date=1 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dear-dad/movie-review/52249927.cms|title = Dear Dad, Story, Trailers &#124; Times of India}}</ref> This is the third Hindi film that [[Arvind Swamy]] has acted in.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Arvind Swamy]] as Nitin Swaminathan<ref name=arvind/><br />
* Himanshu Sharma as Shivam Swaminathan<br />
* [[Ekavali Khanna]] as Nupur Swaminathan<br />
* Indu Ramchandani as Nitin's Mom<br />
* Ranjith Thakur as Nitin's Father<br />
* Sonika Chopra as Principal Sonika<br />
* Aman Uppal as Aditya Taneja<br />
* Shivam Pradhan as Baba Kaam Bengali<br />
* Bhavika Bhasin as Vidhi Swaminathan<br />
* Raman Singh Rawat as Guide<br />
* Chinmai Chandranshuh as Arun<br />
* Ravneet Kler as Ayush Deewan<br />
* Yugdeep as Shivam's friend <br />
* Abhijeet as Shivam's friend <br />
* Nishant as Shivam's friend <br />
* Piyush Raina as Receptionist <br />
* Kanak as Natasha<br />
* B Akshay as Shubh Sharma<br />
* Aditya Suresh as Young Shivam Swaminathan <br />
* Sidharth Bansal as Young Shivam Swaminathan<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film a rating of three out of five stars and stated that "Dear Dad deserves a watch simply for the profound point it makes about accepting people for who they are and loving them unconditionally".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/dear-dad/movie-review/52249927.cms|title=Dear Dad, Story, Trailers &#124; Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> ''[[The Hindustan Times]]'' gave the film a rating of three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Luckily, “Dear Dad” is strong enough to withstand extraneous attacks. It is a strong subject and a potentially powerful film replete with the tenderness and brutality that those whom we love tend to thrust on us when pushed to the wall".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/dear-dad-review-what-if-your-dad-is-gay/story-8tC1MemTD2Mn97dWeL5L8H.html|title=Dear Dad review: What if your dad is gay?|date=14 May 2016|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote that "So once the disclosure is over and done with there’s nothing else to keep you hooked, Arvind Swamy’s pleasing presence and earnest effort notwithstanding".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/dear-dad-review-sensitive-subject-laid-out-too-quickly/article8593911.ece|title=Dear Dad: Cuts to the chase too quickly|first=Namrata|last=Joshi|newspaper=The Hindu|date=13 May 2016|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|5615116}}<br />
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