Baabul (2006)

Babul tells the tale of a man (Bachchan) who tries to bring happiness back into his daughter-in-law (Mukherjee)'s life after his son (Salman)'s death.

Director:

Ravi Chopra

Writers:

Ravi Chopra (story), Achala Nagar,

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Hema Malini

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan	...	Balraj Kapoor
Salman Khan	...	Avinash 'Avi' B. Kapoor
Hema Malini	...	Shobhna B. Kapoor
John Abraham	...	Rajat Verma
Rani Mukerji	...	Malvika 'Mili' J. Talwar / Malvika A. Kapoor
Om Puri	...	Balwant Kapoor
Sarika	...	Pushpa Kapoor
Aman Verma	...	Kapoor
Parmeet Sethi	...	Kapoor
Rajpal Yadav	...	Balraj's Chauffeur
Smita Jaykar	...	Suman J. Talwar
Beena Banerjee	...	Balwant's wife
Avtar Gill	...	Avinash's Advocate
Vaishnavi
Gargi Patel

Storyline

While golfing, Malvika Talwar meets with handsome, U.S.-returned Avinash, both fall in love with each other, and shortly thereafter get married. The following year, Malvika gives birth to a boy, and they decide to name him Ansh. Then chaos and devastation enters Malvika's life when Avinash gets killed in an automobile accident. Malvika resigns herself to a life of a widow, her sole motive for living appears to be to look after Ansh. She is shocked when her in-laws, Balraj, and Shobhana, ask her to re-marry. Will Malvika be able to remove Avinash from her heart and mind and marry someone else?

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Plot Keywords:

love | daughter in law | widow | golf ball | tradition versus modernity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

India France

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

8 December 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Delhi, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£289,894 (UK) (8 December 2006)

Gross:

£600,613 (UK) (15 December 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

B.R. Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

169 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Manish Malhotra was set to design the costumes until Rani Mukerji suggested Sabyasachi Mukherji because Rani had recently worked with Manish in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and felt she needed a new wardrobe.

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Soundtracks

"Kaheta Hai Baabul Oh Meri Bitiya"
Performed by Amitabh Bachchan
Lyrics by Sameer
Composed by Adesh Shrivastava
Music on T-Series

User Reviews

Not all that.

General Comment: It wasn't terrific because the storyline was average,the acting was not brilliant except for Amitabh Bhachan who was superb,the songs were crap.

Storyline: Balraj Kapoor (Amitabh Bhachan) is looking for happiness for his daughter in law Millie (Rani Mukherjee) after his son,Avinash (Salman Khan) who is madly in love with his wife Millie. What Millie does not know is that her best friend Rajat (John Abraham) is in love with her but he wants Rani Mukherjee to be happy so he does not say anything to her when she is getting married to Avinash. But when Avinash dies Amitabh Bhachan tries to get Millie married to Rajat. But as you know in the Indian religion a widow is not allowed to get married after her husbands death so Balrajs older brother (Balwant) does not want Millie to get married again but later he realises what Millie must be going through so lets her get married to Rajat.