Baghban (2003)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Ravi Chopra

Writers:

Shafiq Ansari (screenplay)
Satish Bhatnagar (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 October 2003 (India)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance

Tagline:

Can you depend on your family?

Plot:

A tale of a of a family where the parents (Amitabh and Hema) sacrifice everything to nurture their four children, only to be left uncared for when they grow old.

Plot Keywords:

Adopted Son | Orphan | Writing | Valentine's Day | Generation Conflict

Awards:

2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan	...	Raj Malhotra
Hema Malini	...	Pooja Malhotra
Paresh Rawal	...	Hemant Patel
Lillete Dubey	...	Shanti Patel
Sharat Saxena	...	Ram Avtaar
Salman Khan	...	Alok Raj (Special Appearance)
Mahima Chaudhry	...	Arpita Raj (Special Appearance)
Aman Verma	...	Ajay Malhotra
Suman Ranganathan	...	Kiran Malhotra
Samir Soni	...	Sanjay Malhotra
Divya Dutta	...	Reena Malhotra
Saahil Chadha	...	Rohit Malhotra
Nasir Khan	...	Karan Malhotra
Rimi Sen	...	Payal Malhotra
Arzoo Govitrikar	...	Priya Malhotra

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Hungary:14

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

B.R. Films

Trivia:

Bollywood version of the movie "Make way for tomorrow", based on the novel "The years are so long" by Josephine Lawrence.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Raj asks Pooja about her ice-cream and Pooja reveals she is having chocolate ice-cream. However, seconds later it shows she is having vanilla.

Movie Connections:

References Avtaar (1983)

Soundtrack:

O Dharti Tarti Ambar Tarse

Excellent movie!

What a great movie! I don't have to tell you that. Yes, the movie is somehow a little bit overdone, but the story is very new and refreshing. Two parents who have brought up 5 sons and at the end they only can depend on one, an adopted son.

I didn't like all of the sons as actors. The four men who came directly out of soap series, don't have it in them to play in a big Bollywood movie. They don't act confident although they try very hard. Even Salman Khan acted badly at the end of his speech for his father. What was he doing? Crying or something? I like him more in movies where he plays a mental patient like in Tere naam or Kyon ki? Not because I think Salman is a retard, but he is very great in such roles. The little boy who played the grandson was ridiculous to see. I have seen much better young actors of his age.

The whole movie was built on a big fundament called all together Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Paresh Rawal, Lillette Dubey and of course Sharat Saxena! Great songs, and well done dancing.

The end of Amitabh's speech where he thanks his wife is stolen directly from the movie A beautiful mind. A pity, but still Amitabh can make such a boring speech so interesting. Talking about boring, maybe one of the reporters in the movie has been sleeping when he asked: "If it would have been your own experience, what would you have done?" If he had listened to the speech he would have known that Baghban really was his life story.