India, June 14 -- Coming from Shimla and raised in a family of farmers, Pratibha Ranta has had an humble upbringing, and in our Father's Day special series, she says that her father Rajesh Ranta instilled that humility in her in every aspect of life. "My father has been the biggest inspiration in my life. I have seen him work very hard to earn a good living for us. To give us a good lifestyle, my parents sacrificed a lot, including leaving us with our grandparents so that he could earn for us, and I feel so grateful for it," the actor says.

Pratibha Ranta, who got widespread acclaim after her work in Laapataa Ladies, also credits her father for inculcating the love for films in her. "He loves watching movies and today, if I am in this in...