Lara Dutta celebrates 'coolest dude' L K Dutta's birthday, shares throwback pics

Bollywood actor Lara Dutta took to Instagram and shared some adorable memories of her father L K Dutta on the occasion of his 79th birthday on Tuesday. The Partner actor has posted many black-and-white photos of her father dressed in uniform from his days as an Indian Air force officer. She showered love for her father - 'the coolest dude in any room'- through the caption which read, "79 years young!!! And still the coolest dude in any room!! 😍😍. I love you daddy!!! #mydaddystrongest #HappyBirthday"

Have a look:

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Lara Dutta recently made headlines for her digital debut series titled Hundred for which she was lauded by her previous film co-stars including Bollywood superstar Salman Khan. Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar VIP, the eight-episode comedy-action series chronicles the misadventures of two women of contrasting natures, set in the backdrop of Mumbai, its chawls and crime gangs. It also features Sairat star Rinku Rajguru.

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About the show

Hundred follows the story of a terminally-ill woman, played by Rink, looking for thrills who is hired to be an undercover agent by an ambitious female cop, played by Lara, looking for a promotion. As they both unite to accomplish their own goal in 100 days, chaos ensues. The 42-year-old actor spoke to an agency and revealed that the show offered her a chance to play a cop for the first time and one that's equal parts funny and flawed.

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Lara Dutta had said, "The female characters on web are far more layered. I loved the fact that she was a cop but slightly different than the ones we are accustomed to seeing - the vigilantes, with guns who get the bad guys and change society."

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(with PTI inputs)