Be Happy(2025)
Hindi129 mins
A single father attempts to help his talented daughter achieve her dream of performing on the country's biggest dance reality show.
Mood:
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Amazon Prime Video
- Theatrical Release
- 14 March 2025
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 9m
- Rating
- 6.6/10
Storyline
A single father works hard to support his gifted daughter. He tries to help her reach her goal of dancing on a major national TV competition.
“A father's love fuels a daughter's dance dream.”
Film Details
6.6Rating
129Minutes
HindiLanguage
U/A 13+Certificate
Release Date14 March 2025
Also Known AsDancing Dad · ABCD 3
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalupliftinginspiring
Themes
familylovesurvivalfriendship
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor2
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
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#2T
Tejas VermaArjun
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Elli AvramHerself
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Prabhu DevaHimself
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#5J
Jia NarigaraTina
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Sonali BendreHerself
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#7H
Harleen SethiSpecial Appearance
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Jay BhanushaliShow Host
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Abhishek BachchanShiv Rastogi
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#10I
Inayat VermaDhara Rastogi
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Remo D'SouzaHimself
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Lizelle D'SouzaCrew
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Be Happy
Cast reunions in this film: Nassar & Prabhu Deva (11 films together), Prabhu Deva & Salman Yusuff Khan (5 films together), Nassar & Sonali Bendre (4 films together), Prabhu Deva & Remo D'Souza (3 films together), Prabhu Deva & Vijay Kumar Arora (3 films together), and Remo D'Souza & Salman Yusuff Khan (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Be Happy' was inspired by a popular social media hashtag used by dancers during the pandemic.
- Remo D'Souza returned to directing after a health break, making this his first film since 2019's 'Street Dancer 3D'.
- The young actress playing the daughter was selected from over 500 children who auditioned in reality show-style workshops.
- Several real-life choreographers from Indian dance reality shows make cameo appearances as judges in the film.
- Parts of the movie were shot in Film City, Mumbai, using sets originally built for a famous television dance competition.
- The soundtrack includes a recreated version of a classic 1990s Hindi dance song, approved by the original composer's family.
- This is one of the few Hindi films in 2025 to focus solely on a father-daughter relationship without a major romantic subplot.