Dear Father is a 2022 Indian Gujarati-language thriller drama directed by Umang Vyas. The film stars Paresh Rawal, Manasi Parekh and Chetan Dhanani in the lead roles. It was released on 4 March 2022.
Young couple Ajay (Chetan Dhanani) and Alka (Manasi Parekh) and Ajay's elderly father (Paresh Rawal). Ajay is a lawyer and Alka teaches maths in a college. They live as an average middle-class family. Behind the facade of a happy family, thing take a turn when are some mysteries revealed and secrets unfolded.
A critic from Cinestaan wrote that "The Gujarati feature will appeal to the older generation who will see themselves in Manu; the emotional family drama is RawalâÂÂs show all the way". Subhash K. Jha from Firstpost wrote that "Dear Father has numerous faults. Its moral tone is distracting in its flexibility; we are supposed to dislike the father. But then we are supposed to like him for the same qualities which made him despicable in the first place".