Nitin (Arvind Swamy) and his son Shivam (Himanshu Sharma) share a warm, almost humdrum father-son relationship till the day Nitin decides to drop off Shivam to boarding school. On the way to school, they stop at Nitin's parents house where Shivam gets to know about his father's alternate sexuality. His vision of a perfect family comes crashing. Will he be able to accept his father again?

The story revolves around Nitin Swaminathan (Arvind Swamy) and his family consisting of his older son Shivam (Himanshu Sharma), daughter Vidhi and wife Nupur. While from the look of it they look like the perfect family, there is a startling revelation that Nitin has to make and talk to his son about. Shivam is a teenager put up at a boarding school in Dehradun. After his summer break is over, Nitin decides to drive him to his school and break the news about him and his wife heading for a divorce because of his sexual preferences.

Before we start, a fair bit of warning, if you want to see an entertainer then this film is not for you. However, if you are looking for something hard hitting and thought provoking, then you are in for a treat. The movie in question is the Arvind Swamy starrer Dear Dad and it is the most un-Bollywood like film we have ever come across. So let us take a look at what this bold and unique film has to offer.

Aligarh, Kapoor & Sons and now Dear Dad - it's heartening to see diverse films touching on the theme of alternative sexuality in a variety of ways. While Aligarh was a hard-hitting real-life story about a simple man, professor Siras, persecuted for his private life and preferences, Kapoor & Sons had a handsome (Fawad Khan), successful, upwardly mobile character forced to come out of the closet to his family.

A devastating secret becomes the point of conflict between a father and son. Nithin Swaminathan, played by `Bombay' and `Roja' star Arvind Swamy, has got to the point that he can't keep it in any longer ; a long road trip to drop fourteen year old Shivam ( Sharma) to his boarding school becomes the vehicle of this revelation.

It takes guts for the father of a teenaged boy to come out of the closet. And even more, to profess the truth to him. The kid, who fancies looking at adult magazines and has a crush on a girl from the neighbouring school, is shattered when he discovers why his parents are getting a divorce. Director Tanuj Bhramar whips up a charming story that effectively beats the stigma of homosexuality. He paints a poignant tale filled with warmth and some genuine sweet moments.