Rampal in a still from the film

"I think the reason this movie happened is because it was three very 'direct' people sitting down and saying, let's plan what we need to do," says director Ashim Ahluwalia, whose biopic on Arun Gawli, Daddy, releases next month. "Gawli is a very direct man - he doesn't make excuses for his life or the way he led it. We asked him, 'can we show you smoking a chillum?', and he said, of course, everyone knows," he says. Actor Arjun Rampal, who plays the character of the father-figure gangster has a more philosophical explanation, "When I sit here, answering your questions, I have certain walls. Think about someone like Gawli, the life he has lived and then imagine the walls he may have built around him. It takes a lot to let go of those and say, 'ok, this is what I want to say'. I think that kind of confidence only comes with complete acceptance. It shows you about circumstance and situations and how those can sometimes make a man a murderer."