6 feel good movies to watch on Father’s Day: Piku to The Pursuit of Happyness

Enjoy the day with your cinephile dad.

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On Father’s Day, celebrate the sweetest moments with your dad binge watching heartwarming content. Here are some top recommendations in English, Hindi and Telugu to relish.

Piku – Sony LIV

Elderly Bhaskor Banerjee (Amitabh Bachchan) is the possessive father who wants the best for his daughter Piku (Deepika Padukone). The duo decides to go on a long road trip brimming with self-realisation and emotions.

Angrezi Medium – Prime Video

Champak (Irrfan Khan) is a single father and owner of a sweet shop who goes to the wildest extent for his daughter Tarika (Radhika Madan). The story unfolds on how he faces hardship to make her child’s dream of pursuing education in London, come true.

Gunjan Saxena – Netflix

Gunjan Saxena (Janhvi Kapoor) has dreaming about becoming a pilot, and thereby lands as an officer in the Indian Air Force. Her father, Anup Kumar (Pankaj Tripathi), promotes her dreams and helps her attain the best in life through amazing life lessons. The film is based on the first female fighter pilot who fought during Kargil war.

Jersey – Prime Video

Arjun (Nani) is a talented cricketer yet failed in life and profession. He is an absolute disappointment for his wife, Sarah (Shraddha Srinath). During his late 30’s he bounces back on the ground once again to get his son Nani (Rohit Kamra) an Indian jersey.

The Pursuit of Happyness – MX Player

Single father Christopher Gartner (Will Smith) works dedicatedly to make positive changes in life for him and his son (Jaden Smith) amidst the poverty. He hustles at the bottom of a stock brokerage firm while battling all odds.

Big Fish – Apple TV +

Will Bloom (Billy Crudup) ventures on to know more about his dying father, Edward (Ewan McGregor). Unfortunately his father has always been the storyteller, however the stories now appear to be dull and sad. He does his best to seggregate fact from fiction.

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