Daddy is a familiar term of endearment, form of direct address, or nickname for father, and may also refer to:
Arun Gulab Gawli also known as Arun Gulab Ahir, is an Indian politician, underworld don and retired gangster. Gawli and his brother Kishor (Pappa) entered the Mumbai underworld in the 1970s, when they joined the "Byculla Company", a criminal gang led by Rama Naik and Babu Reshim, operating in the central Mumbai areas of Byculla, Parel and Saat Rasta. In 1988, after Rama Naik was killed in a police encounter, Gawli took over the gang and began operating it from his residence, Dagdi Chawl. Under his control, the gang controlled most criminal activities in the central Mumbai areas. Throughout the late eighties and nineties, Gawli's gang was involved in a power struggle with Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company gang. Gawli is also the founder of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena political party based in Maharashtra.
Srinivasa Sarja, better known by his stage name Arjun Sarja or simply Arjun, is an Indian actor, producer, and director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema in addition to Telugu and Kannada films and a few Malayalam and Hindi films. Referred to by the media and his fans as "Action King" for his roles in action films, Arjun has acted in more than 160 films, most of them being lead roles. He is one of few South Indian actors to attract fan following from multiple states of India. He has directed 12 films and also produced and distributed a number of films.
Sri Anjaneyam is a 2004 Indian Telugu-language fantasy action film written, directed, and produced by Krishna Vamsi. It stars Arjun Sarja, Nithiin and Charmme Kaur. Pilla Prasad, Chandra Mohan, L. B. Sriram, Prakash Raj and Ramya Krishna play supporting roles. The music was composed by Mani Sharma.
Dagdi Chawl is a neighbourhood in Byculla, Mumbai, used to house mill workers from the nearby industries. Now it is known for the fortified home of mafia don turned politician Arun Gawli.
Army is a 1996 Indian Hindi-language action film directed by Raam Shetty. The film stars Sridevi, Mohnish Behl, Sudesh Berry, Ronit Roy, Harish, Ravi Kishan, Kiran Kumar, and Danny Denzongpa. Shah Rukh Khan makes an extended special appearance. The movie was reported to be inspired by Sholay.
Dilip Buwa was an Indian gangster who used to work for the D-Company, an international crime syndicate of the Mumbai underworld led by Dawood Ibrahim. He was one of the men who were killed in 1991 by an encounter during the Lokhandwala Complex shootout. Buwa was killed by the Mumbai police Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), headed by the then Additional Police Commissioner of Mumbai, A. A. Khan.
Dance Dance is a 1987 Indian Hindi-language dance film, directed and produced by Babbar Subhash. The film is a musical and stars Mithun Chakraborty, Smita Patil, and Mandakini. It also stars Amrish Puri, Shakti Kapoor, and Om Shivpuri in supporting roles. It is about a brother and sister who try to find success and become big singers.
Praja (transl. Citizen) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language political action thriller film directed by Joshiy and written by Renji Panicker. It was also produced by Joshiy and Panicker. The film stars Mohanlal, Cochin Haneefa, Biju Menon, Manoj K Jayan and Babu Namboothiri. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher appears in a guest role. The film's songs were composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan, while C. Rajamani provided the background score. This movie become great opening of the box office and but failure to continue.
Shootout at Wadala is a 2013 Indian action-crime film written and directed by Sanjay Gupta. The film stars Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Tusshar Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Sonu Sood. It is a prequel to the 2007 film Shootout at Lokhandwala. In the film, Manya, a diligent student, lands in prison for killing a gangster who attacked his brother, Bhargav, who eventually dies. Soon, Manya escapes jail and forms his own gang to seek revenge.
Aishwarya Rajesh is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Tamil films, in addition to few Malayalam and Telugu films. Aishwarya is a recipient of several awards including four South Indian International Movie Awards, two Filmfare Award South and one Tamil Nadu State Film Award.
Mumbai Saga is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language action crime film directed by Sanjay Gupta and produced by T-Series. It features an ensemble cast of John Abraham, Emraan Hashmi, Kajal Aggarwal, Mahesh Manjrekar, Rohit Roy, Anjana Sukhani, Prateik Babbar, Samir Soni, Amole Gupte and Gulshan Grover. Set in the '80s and '90s, Mumbai Saga shows changing phases of Mumbai by closing mills to make malls and high-rise buildings.
Dagadi Chawl is a 2015 Marathi language action thriller film directed by first-time director Chandrakant Kanse. Presented by Manglmurti films and produced by Sai Pooja Films & Entertainments, Dagadi Chawl features an ensemble cast of Ankush Chaudhari, Makarand Deshpande and Pooja Sawant in lead roles. It is the third release for Ankush Chaudhari in 2015 after back to back films Classmates and Double Seat. Official teaser of the film was released with Tu Hi Re on 4 September 2015 and was published on YouTube on 5 September 2015 which met with very good response.
"Zindagi Meri Dance Dance" is a song from the 1987 Hindi film Dance Dance. The song has a remix version in 2017 film Daddy. The film's director Ashim Ahluwalia wanted to make a tribute to composer Bappi Lahiri, so he worked with Norwegian DJ Olefonken to remix the song. It originally composed by Bappi Lahiri and sung by Alisha Chinai in the film Dance Dance. DJ Olefonken recreated it for 2017 film Daddy. But he retained the original singers' voice.
Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She was critically acclaimed for portraying Senggeni in the Tamil film Jai Bhim (2021), which won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award at the 67th Filmfare Awards South.
Chanakya is a 2018 Indian Telugu-language spy action thriller film directed by Thiru and produced by Rama Brahmam Sunkara under AK Entertainments banner. The film features Gopichand, Zareen Khan and Mehreen Pirzada in the lead roles, is marking Thiru's Telugu debut as director and Khan's acting debut in Telugu films, it also stars Nassar, Rajesh Khattar, Upen Patel, Sunil, Jayaprakash, Raja Chembolu and Adarsh Balakrishna in the supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration between Gopichand & Mehreen after Pantham. The music of the film is composed by Vishal Chandrasekhar and Sricharan Pakala.
Under World is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language gangster film directed by Arun Kumar Aravind, written by Shibin Francis, and starring Asif Ali, Samyuktha Menon, Farhaan Faasil, Mukesh, and Jean Paul Lal in the lead roles. The film was released on 1 November 2019 and received mixed reviews from both the audience and critics. It eventually emerged as a flop at the box-office
