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In the heartwarming series Gullak, the Mishra family’s father (Santosh Mishra) is not a hero. He is a middle-class government employee who is often scared, insecure, and wrong. His relationship with his younger daughter, Chikki, is a masterclass in modern parenting. He doesn’t understand her slang. He is jealous of her phone. But in one iconic episode, when Chikki faces body shaming at school, the father doesn’t quote philosophy. He simply sits next to her, eats ice cream, and admits, "Main bhi nahi janta kaise deal karun" (I don't know how to deal with this either). This vulnerability was absent in 90s cinema.
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Content now celebrates the single father raising a daughter. In Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022), Anil Kapoor’s character is a disaster of a husband but a great father. Meanwhile, international content dubbed in Hindi (like The Last of Us or Interstellar) has influenced Indian storytelling. The father-daughter pair is now a survival unit. The emotion is no longer "Shaadi" (wedding) but "Safety." In the heartwarming series Gullak , the Mishra