Director: Siavash Ghasemi
Cast: Ehsan Talebzadeh, Mohsen Afshani, Mirtaher Mazloomi, Shirin Monnajemi, Mobin Rastegar
Dooste Man Bachan is a 2025 Iranian comedy film directed by Siavash Ghasemi, following a devoted father whose lifelong obsession with Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan collides with a medical crisis — and the quietly heroic lengths his children will go to make his dream real.
What is Dooste Man Bachan about?
Safar Palani has spent decades as a devoted fan of Indian cinema, and his idol has always been the great Amitabh Bachchan. When his children stumble upon a frightening diagnosis — their father is living with a serious and potentially life-threatening illness — they are forced to reckon with time running short. Rather than surrender to grief, the family hatches a plan: give their father the one thing he has always dreamed of, a connection to the star he has worshipped from afar. What follows is a warm, comedic portrait of a family trying to bottle joy against the clock, navigating bureaucracy, long odds, and their own complicated feelings, all while keeping their father's spirits — and hopes — alive.
Cast & crew
Director Siavash Ghasemi also appears on screen alongside an ensemble that includes Ehsan Talebzadeh, Mohsen Afshani, Mirtaher Mazloomi, Shirin Monnajemi, Mobin Rastegar, Shahin Taslimi, and Leila Boushehri. The cast blends seasoned Iranian stage and screen performers, lending the family drama its grounded emotional core while keeping the comedic rhythm light.
Context & significance
Iranian family comedies occupy a beloved corner of Persian cinema — films where everyday households face absurd circumstances and emerge with their bonds intact. Dooste Man Bachan taps into a real cross-cultural phenomenon: the enduring popularity of Hindi films among older generations of Iranians, for whom Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan were genuine household names. For diaspora viewers, the film carries a double resonance — nostalgia for the Iran their parents or grandparents knew, and the universal story of children scrambling to honor a parent before it is too late. Its comedic warmth makes it accessible for the whole family while the underlying tenderness gives it lasting emotional weight.
Where & how to watch
Dooste Man Bachan is available on K-Time in its original Persian audio. Stream it on the web, on your TV, or on your phone — no VPN needed, no geo-blocking, cancel anytime.