If most of your childhood has been spent saying ‘abba nahi manenge’ to everything your friends suggested, you know you’ve been raised by a strict dad. You had to prep, make mental notes of how you are going to ask for that one permission, get your mom and siblings (and neighbours and relatives) to support you and when you finally asked, you still got denied. 

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Rings a bell? If it happened too many times when you were growing up, you will relate to these onscreen dads who are just a replica of every super strict desi dad. They play by their rules and you have got to too, if you want to stay under his roof, young man! 

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Here are 5 Bollywood dads that will remind you of your strict desi dad.  

1. Gurtej Singh Kahlon from Patiala House

Apart from the strict house rules and the desi dad aura, this NRI dad aka bauji had his terror in his house. He loved his nation more than his children and didn’t let his children pick their own career or life partners. And, everyone had to oblige.  

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2. Nandkishore Awasthi from Taare Zameen Par

If this dad doesn't remind you of your math homework with your father yelling at you for not getting a simple sum right, are you even a child of a strict parent? He is the kind of dad who would compare his son with Sharma ji ka ladka and won’t take anything less than Rank 1 in the class.   

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3. Mr Qureshi from 3 Idiots

Farhan’s dad was named Hitler Qureshi for a reason. He was the career obsessed dad who had high expectations for his kid and hated words like “passion, creativity and wildlife photography.” He meant well for his son, though and later gave in to his request and let him pursue his dreams.

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4. Mahavir Singh Phogat from Dangal 

Based on a real desi dad who was super strict and diligent, this hanikarak bapu was hellbent on making his girls Geeta and Babita wrestling champions. The kids didn’t have a say in it and had to wake up at 5 am to get trained by their dad. 

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5. Narayan Shankar from Mohabbatein

Okay, he was a bit too harsh but if you also had to lie about talking to a friend, when in fact you were talking to a girl, you have been raised by a Narayan Shankar. He has always busted you at parties, gave you disappointed looks and expects you to marry the girl he chooses for you, because “parampara pratishtha anushasan.”

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Was your father more of a Hitler dad or hanikarak bapu? Let us know in the comments section below.

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