Baghban (बाघबन) 2003

Published on April 27, 2013 in Cinema

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Banner	BR Films
Director	Ravi Chopra
Writer	B. R. Chopra, Ram Govind, Achla Nagar, Satish Bhatnagar Shafiq Ansari
Producer	B.R. Chopra
Orginal music	Aadesh Shrivastav, Uttam Singh
Cinematography	Barun Mukherjee
Film Editing	Shailendra Doke, Godfrey Gonsalves, Shashi Mane
Art Director	Keshto Mondal, Ashok Bhushan
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Playback Singers	Aadesh Shrivastava, Hema Sardesai, Alka Yagnik, Amitabh Bachchan, Udit Narayan , Sukhwinder Singh, Sudesh Bhosle, Richa Sharma, Sneha

Character	Actor / Actress
Raj Malhotra	Amitabh Bachchan
Pooja Malhotra	Hema Malini
Ajay Malhotra	Aman Verma
Sanjay Malhotra	Samir Soni
Rohit Malhotra	Saahil Chadha
Karan Malhotra	Nasir Khan
Kiran Malhotra	Suman Ranganathan
Reena Malhotra	Divya Dutta
Priya Malhotra	Arzoo Govitrikar
Payal Malhotra	Rimi Sen
Rahul Malhotra	Yash Pathak
Hemant Patel	Paresh Rawal
Shanti Patel	Lillete Dubey
Ram Avtaar	Sharat Saxena
Alok Raj (Special Appearance)	Salman Khan
Arpita Raj (Special Appearance)	Mahima Chaudhry
Nilli (as Sanjeeda)	Sanjeeda Sheikh
Bedi	Asrani
Rawat, ICICI Bank Manager	Avtar Gill
Khuber Desai, Hotel Owner	Mohan Joshi
Mr. Desai - Kapil's dad	Anang Desai
Kapil Desai	Nakul
	Shashi Kiran
Car salesman	Gajendra Chouhan
	Sudipta Roy
	Neha Ghanekar
	Titiksha Burman
Alok Raj as Kid	Smith Seth

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 everything they wanted, often at the cost of Raj and Pooja's own requirements. The Malhotras also have an adopted son Alok (Salman Khan), who is in love with Arpita (Mahima Chaudhry) (both in special appearances). Alok was an orphan and Raj had provided him with money and education, bringing him up as his own son. Now a successful man, Alok worships Raj because of all his help and thinks him as his own father which he never had.

Raj has a flourishing job but, once he retires, he is no longer able to support himself and has to vacate the house he and Pooja have shared for years. They decide to live with their kids to get their love and affection. However, their kids do not want them, as they think looking after their parents will be a hassle. The children decide to split the parents up, each parent going to live with one of the sons for the next 6 months. The children think the parents will refuse the offer and therefore, they will remain in their home. However, the parents reluctantly accept the offer. The story shows how the aged parents endure this separation as well as horrible treatment from their children after all they have sacrificed for them during their lifetime. Saddened by the treatment he has received from his children and their families, Raj writes down all his feelings regarding how he fulfilled all his children's dreams and in return how they treat him, as well as his love for his wife, and how much pain their separation has caused, his writing eventually becoming a novel. To pass time in the lonesome and angry house he temporarily lives in, he makes friends that admire him and regard him more than Raj's own sons.

While changing their trains after 6 months, Raj and Pooja spend some time together in Mumbai, when they suddenly meet Alok, who takes them to his home and gives them the importance and care which their real sons did not give them. Raj then finds out that his writing has become a published book named Baghban. This book becomes a big hit, selling the first copies immediately. Raj, as a result, gains the money he needs to support himself and Pooja in their old age. It is now that their four sons come back to their parents, asking for their forgiveness. However, they hold an ulterior motive: to get a hold of their parents' money. Raj is honored for his work, and the four sons attend with their wives. When they ask Raj to forgive them, he refuses and instead disowns them. Not even Pooja will forgive her children for the pain they have put them through.

Raj stays with Pooja in their home, near Alok and Arpita, and enjoy the company of their grandchildren, Rahul and Payal, while disowning their sons and daughters-in-law..