- By Tanya Garg
- Wed, 14 Jan 2026 08:52 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Shoojit Sircar once again created a film that both entertained and resonated with each of us. Right? A daughter's love-hate relationship with her father was the main focus of this 2015 film, Piku. Here's a look back at the critically acclaimed film, which is as charming as it is realistic and as beautiful as it is hilarious, as it marks over ten years.
Piku Mukherjee, beautifully played by Deepika Padukone, refuses to marry and abandon her father, along with medications and pills. She, in fact, ruins a date by bringing up a topic that most people would find offensive, especially during dinner. Her father (played by Amitabh Bachchan) doesn't mind that she is a single woman, as long as she takes care of him and his messy digestive system.
Piku's obligation to her sick father, as well as her tolerance for his obnoxious habits, are depicted in amazing detail without ever crossing the line into cliché. What I really enjoyed was how no sweet language, excessive emotional angle, or unnecessary physical contact were used to depict her nearly maternal care for him. Piku's gesture, not her words, demonstrates her unselfish love.
Piku keeps her place without making it into a declaration in a society that still sees males as the natural providers and decision-makers. She works, makes ends meet, manages the home, and supports her ageing, challenging father—not as a selfless daughter, but rather as someone who views responsibility as a natural part of growing up.
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Piku is powerful because her independence is not depicted in the movie as something extraordinary. It feels far more genuine, normal and unglamorous.
Piku, however, is unwilling to deprive her main character of her tenderness. It doesn't portray her nurturing side—the way she worries, makes compromises, and shows up for Bhaskor—not as a weakness or a burden she needs to get over. It blends with her sharp tongue, her impatience, and yes, her arrogance. That arrogance also feels justified; it is the result of a woman who has been forced to take on roles that society typically gives to men, whilst being seen differently. Her ability to normalise this paradox—that a woman may be the backbone of her family while still being flawed, tired, loving, and human—is what makes it so beautiful.
And maybe that's why, 10 years later, Piku feels subtly relevant rather than just innovative.