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2017 · Hindi · 2h 14m · Crime, Drama, History · CBFC A
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Filmi Score
Good
6 reviews
56
1 exceptional3 good1 mixed1 weak
What the critics say
Critics largely agree Arjun Rampal gives a career-best turn as gangster Gawli, with striking camerawork and raw, unflinching violence, but a circuitous, non-linear script leaves the story feeling formulaic and only skin-deep.
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Summary
Daddy (2017, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 56 from 6 critic reviews, and is rated 18+ by Filmi (CBFC: A).
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.
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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.
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What the critics said
6 reviews · the critic’s own number where they gave one
Five of 6 · the critic’s own number where they gave one
The critic calls Arjun Rampal's performance a near career-best and the film's raw, ugly portrayal of violence its biggest achievement, urging… Read it there →
Praises Daddy's technical craft, camerawork and Rampal's transformation, but concludes the non-linear structure only skims Gawli's story, calling… Read it there →
Daddy movie review: Arjun Rampal’s film stays on the beaten course | Entertainment News Read it there →
Published · 2/5Filmi’s reading 35
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What did critics say about Daddy?
Daddy has a Filmi Score of 56 (Good), the mean of 6 readings of critic reviews, one per review. Readings run from 35 (Hindustan Times) to 80 (NDTV). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
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