Fathers' Day: Five types of dads Bollywood gave us

Indian cinema is famous for painting real life characters on the silver screens. On special occasion of fathers' day, we bring you 5 types of dads Bollywood has offered via reel.

1: Akbar in Mughal-e-Azam (1960)

Emperor type father is what audiences saw in the movie Mughal-e-Azam. Prithviraj Kapoor played character of Akbar while Dilip Kumar played character of Salim who loses Anarkali due to his father.

2: Anand in Daddy (1989)

Best treat from Bollywood over father-daughter relationship lies with one of the greatest film Daddy that had Anupam Kher and Pooja Bhatt in the lead characters. The film was a semi-biographical drama that presented a drunkard dad and his transformation for the sake of his daughter.

3: Choudhary Baldeo Singh in Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995)

Ameish Puri played character of one of the iconic dads in the movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995). From calling her daughter, brought-up in London, to Punjab to telling her 'Ja Simran Jaa, Jee Le Apni Zindagi' his character is the charm of Bollywood dads.

4: Rahul in Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995)

One of the most heart touching characters on dad belongs to the movie Akele Hum Akele Tum (1995). Aamir Khan plays Rahul in the film and his equations with his kid after Manisha Koirala left him in the movie are exquisite.

5: Bhashkor in Piku (2015)

Amitabh Bachchan as Bhashkor in Piku turned out to an irritating dad, who is still lovable because of his kiddish behavior, cute antics and endearing thoughts for feminism. Shoojit Sircar's Piku showed how loving parents can get on your nerves but you continue to love them nonetheless.