Paresh Rawal on July 15 started shooting for a Gujarati film after a gap of 40 years. The film is titled Dear Father and is based on the stage-play of the same name. Besides Paresh, it stars Manasi Parekh and Chetan Dhanani in lead roles. It is being directed by Umang Vyas and produced by Ratan Jain (on left in picture) and Ganesh Jain and co-produced by Swaroop Sampat Rawal under the banners of Venus Worldwide Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. and 72 East Production. It is written by Dr. Vivek Bele, late Uttam Gada and Aditya Rawal. Cinematographer: Dhawalika Singh. Art: Nikhil Kovale.