Bollywood dads give their take on what Father's Day means to them

Amitabh Bachchanrsquos iconic line ldquoRishtey mein toh hum tumhare baap lagte hairdquo from his 1988 film Shahenshah is often used to celebrate paternal bonds Industry dads mdash writerlyricist Javed Akhtar filmmakers Mahesh Bhatt and David Dhawan actors Shakti Kapoor and Jackie Shroff talk about bonding with their equally and sometimes more known childrenVarun Dhawan left with his father David DhawanlsquoThey know Varun more than mersquoI now often have to hear ldquoWoh dekh Varun ka baaprdquo There is this whole lot of people who know Varun more than me So I can say Varun has made me a baap indeed This year Fatherrsquos Day could not have come at a better time There is lots to celebrate for us Varunrsquos film ABCD2 has just released It is about dance and music and today is also World Music Day Moreover my other son Rohit begins shooting for his next film Dishoom So there is reason enought to celebrate and Fatherrsquos Day just added to itMahesh Bhatt left with daughter Alia BhattlsquoWhy step into Western spacersquoFirst of all these days are imposed upon us by the West I often ask myself why we always allow ourselves to step into Western space I have never asked myself the question ldquoBaap hone hota kya hairdquo It is a momentum of thousands and thousands of years a role that is played in society It is a role that is blindly followed for centuries mdash an emotional connect My children will tell you what kind of a father I have been I am a filmmaker but right now I am in this socalled perfumed space of being known also as Alia Bhattrsquos father She is the new phenomenon but this is now I was known as Pooja Bhattrsquos father after her film Daddy and that was way back in 1989 Interestingly today is also International Yoga Day Many moons ago I used to do a headstand and ponder about life I thought I would attain nirvana I could not however reverse anything Now my wife Soni Razdan and other family members do it I wish them goodluck for their organised freedom and celebrating such daysShakti Kapoor left and daughter Shraddha KapoorlsquoShraddha is nothing less than my motherrsquoThey say lsquoChild is the father of manrsquo but no one said anything about being a mother On this day I have to say it Shraddharsquos been taking care of me for years now and at home we forget our actual roles She has a major say in the type of roles I do and screams at me if I forget my diet or sleep late Shersquos nothing less than my motherTiger Shroff left with father Jackie ShrofflsquoFatherrsquos Day begins when you have kidsrsquoFor me Fatherrsquos Day began ever since my children Tiger and Krishna were born Fatherrsquos Day begins when you have kids It is a day that unfolds every single day for me I was there around them when my kids were young as I wanted to see them grow up rather than grow out Basically such a day is a commercial venture to make you buy cards and cakes It is a day I celebrate every day And this year there are a lot of celebrations today mdash Yoga Day and Music Day So let the celebrations begin What better than to be happy and in a celebratory mode alwaysJaved Akhtar centre with his children Zoya left and Farhan rightlsquoFor a child the father is the biggest man in the worldrsquoIf there is a Motherrsquos day then there has to be a Fatherrsquos Day It may be a Western concept but then anything good is not bad For a child the father is the first male person he interacts with For him or her he is the biggest man in the world Over time however this perception changes As the child grows he realises that his father is actually not the biggest man in the world Over the years the equations change between a father and his children Today Farhan and I can share jokes and talk on anything But I feel there is this awkwardness when it comes to sons to showing affections Daughters are more reciprocative and openly display their emotions In the initial years the fatherson bond is strong but on the later years the fatherdaughter bond becomes stronger For me my daughter Zoya and son Farhan have always been equal I read recently in an interview that Zoya gave in which she has stated this For me this is the biggest thing I could do for themrdquo