Baghban
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| Baghban | |
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| Directed by | Ravi Chopra |
| Produced by | B. R. Chopra |
| Starring | Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Salman Khan, Mahima Chaudhry, Aman Verma, Rimi Sen, Samir Soni |
| Music by | Uttam Singh; Adesh Shrivastava |
| Distributed by | B. R. Films |
| Release date(s) | October 3, 2003 |
| Language | Hindi |
| IMDb profile | |
Baghban is a 2003 Hindi film directed by Ravi Chopra.
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[edit] Synopsis
The movie tells the story of Raj Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan), his wife Pooja (Hema Malini) and their four sons Ajay (Aman Verma), Sanjay (Samir Soni), Rohit (Saahil Chadda), and Karan (Nasir Khan). Raj and Pooja have provided their children with countless amenities that most children don't experience. Also fitting into the story is Alok (Salman Khan), and his fiancee Arpita (Mahima Chaudhary) (in special appearances). Alok was an orphan and Raj had provided him with money and education. Now a successful man, Alok worships Raj because of all his help.
Raj has a flourishing job as an ICICI employee, but once he retires, he and Pooja decide to live with their kids to get their love. One problem--their kids don't want them. This is where the story takes a sharp turn; the children decide to split the parents up and for 6 months they will live with two of the four sons and for the next 6 months they will live with their third and fourth sons. The story shows how the aged parents endure this separation as well as horrible treatment from their children after all they have done for them in the past. Saddened by the treatment he has received from his children and their families, Malhotra publishes a book called Baghban.
[edit] Cast
- Amitabh Bachchan ... Raj Malhotra
- Hema Malini ... Pooja Malhotra
- Salman Khan ... Alok Raj (Special Appearance)
- Mahima Chaudhry ... Arpita Raj (Special Appearance)
- Aman Verma ... Ajay Malhotra
- Samir Soni ... Sanjay Malhotra
- Saahil Chadda ... Rohit Malhotra
- Nasir Khan ... Karan Malhotra
- Divya Dutta ... Reena Malhotra
- Suman Ranganathan ... Kiran Malhotra
- Rimi Sen ... Payal Malhotra
- Paresh Rawal ... Hemant Patel
- Lilette Dubey ... Shanti Patel
[edit] Trivia
- Mohnish Behl was offered Aman Verma's role but he did not accept it because he did not want to be portrayed as the father of a 15-year-old girl.
- Juhi Chawla was selected for the role of Salman Khan's wife in but could not accept because of her pregnancy.
- Amitabh Bachchan sang three songs himself.
- B.R. Chopra initially wanted to make this movie thirty years ago. He wanted Dilip Kumar and Raakhee to play the lead roles.
- Although uncredited, the movie is a remake of a National award winning Kannada movie Post Master
- Salman Khan's role was earlier offered to Shahrukh Khan
[edit] External link
Baghban at the Internet Movie Database
