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Daddy

Daddy

Daddy

Daddy

The Only One Who Did Not Run

2017•2h 14m•

★5.9(12 ratings)

CrimeDramaHistory

Overview

This is the gritty and sensational true story of Arun Gulab Gawli, a mill worker’s son who grew up in Mumbai’s impoverished Dagdi Chawl, to become an infamous don, politician and chief rival of the most powerful crime boss of the day, Dawood Ibrahim. Daddy realistically charts Mumbai’s true crime history from the 1970s and 1980s until 2012, when Gawli was finally sentenced to life imprisonment.

Director

Ashim Ahluwalia

Writers

Ashim Ahluwalia, Arjun Rampal

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Main Cast

Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal

Arun Gawli

Aishwarya Rajesh

Aishwarya Rajesh

Asha Gawli

Shruti Bapna

Shruti Bapna

Rani

Farhan Akhtar

Farhan Akhtar

Maqsood

Anupriya Goenka

Anupriya Goenka

Hilda

Nishikant Kamat

Nishikant Kamat

Inspector Vijaykar Nitin

Anand Ingale

Anand Ingale

Babu Reshim

Rajesh Shringarpore

Rajesh Shringarpore

Rama Naik

Purnanand Wandekar

Purnanand Wandekar

Vijay

Deepak Damle

Deepak Damle

Phamplet Bandya

Mir Sarwar

Mir Sarwar

Samaad Khan

Richa Meena

Richa Meena

Geeta Gawli

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Ashim Ahluwalia

Writing

Screenplay: Ashim Ahluwalia
Dialogue: Ritesh Shah
Screenplay: Arjun Rampal
Story: Ashim Ahluwalia
Story: Arjun Rampal

Production

Executive Producer: Niraj Pamwani
Producer: Rutvij Patel
Executive Producer: Priyanka Bangia
Producer: Arjun Rampal
Casting: Prashant Singh

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Bappi Lahiri
Original Music Composer: Sajid Ali Khan
Additional Soundtrack: Benedict Taylor
Additional Soundtrack: Naren Chandavarkar
Sound Designer: Udit Duseja
Original Music Composer: Wajid Khan

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Jessica Lee Gagné
Director of Photography: Pankaj Kumar

Editing

Editor: Deepa Bhatia
Editor: Navnita Sendutta

Art Direction

Art Direction: Devji Sakpal
Art Direction: Nitin Gaikwad
Production Design: Parul Sondh

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Nidhi Gambhir
Costume Design: Divvya Gambhir

Keywords

gangstercriminal underworld

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The Only One Who Did Not Run"

#2

The runtime is 134 minutes (2h 14m).

#3

The film was directed by Ashim Ahluwalia.

#4

The screenplay was written by Ashim Ahluwalia and Arjun Rampal.

#5

The score was composed by Bappi Lahiri.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Jessica Lee Gagné.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt6926486.

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Rating

5.9/10

Average

12 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Daddy

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

A

Language:

हिन्दी

Country of Origin:

India

Production Companies:

Karta Entertainment

Kundalini Entertainment