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Lionising father

Bringing up daddy Two generations in action

Though mothers are often taken for granted, when it comes to celebrating parenthood, fathers are the neglected lot. So to fill this gap and celebrate Father’s Day, DLF Place in Saket organised a week-long event comprising talent contests and fun games for father-kid teams, but the real crowd-puller was the two-day Dad and I Superstar Contest.

On day one, there was a talent show for the father-kid duos, in which they had to perform anything as a team — a song and/or a dance, an act or anything they could think of. It turned out to be quite an event with innovative ideas coming up and a spirited, supportive crowd cheering all the teams.

Then there was a quiz in which the father-kid pairs had to answer questions on each other’s likes, dislikes, dreams, hobbies, habits etc. Based on their scores, 12 teams were selected for the next round.

Day two saw even more people gathered for the final level of the contest. It was a fashion show. Each pair walked the ramp one-by-one, competing for a free trip. The audience cooed and clapped as cute and confident waist-high boys and girls led their nervous fathers to the proscenium to pose.

RJ Stuti from Radio Mirchi and mall manager Ashok Tyagi, who were judging the event, declared it was a tie between five teams. Seven-year old Bhavika Anand, clad in a sari, looking like a doll won the third prize — a trip to Goa. Her proud father beamed with satisfaction, “It was Bhavika who taught me how to walk the ramp and the dance too. These two days have been a great experience.”

Two other teams vying for the first and second position were supposed to do a role-reversal act. The kids had to mimic their fathers and the fathers their children. Sadly, the six-year old Andre was too shy or tired to act the part and refused to do anything. He had to settle for the second prize that was a trip to Malaysia, while twelve-year old Chaitanya bagged the first prize — a trip to Disneyland, Singapore. On winning, Chaitanya was as happy as a pre-teen could be, “This is a gift from me to my father”. And the equally cheerful dad added, “It’s the best Father’s Day gift he could have given me. The best part of the contest was the two days spent with my son.”

Truly, the real bounty of the contest was the quality time these busy fathers got to spend with their kids. And so, as they say, all were winners in the end.

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