Baghban Dvd

Baghban (transl. Gardener) is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Ravi Chopra, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini in lead roles and Salman Khan in a special appearance. Aman Verma, Samir Soni, Saahil Chadha and Nasir Khan portray Bachchan and Malini’s four sons. Mahima Chaudhry, Paresh Rawal, Rimi Sen and Lilette Dubey are featured in important supporting roles.

This film was an unofficial adaptation of the highly acclaimed 1937 Hollywood film Make Way for Tomorrow which had been adapted on screen multiple times – in Japanese in 1953 as Tokyo Story , in Marathi in 1954 as Oon Paus , in Kannada in 1958 as School Master (which was remade in four languages including in Hindi in 1959 as School Master), in Urdu in 1972 as Samaj, in Hindi in 1976 as Zindagi , in Tamil in 1990 as Varavu Nalla Uravu ( which was remade in two languages). Baghban was remade in Kannada as Ee Bandhana in 2007, starring Vishnuvardhan and Jaya Pradha in the lead roles.

The film was critically acclaimed, especially for the on-screen chemistry between Bachchan and Malini who came together 20 years after Nastik (1983). Their performances in the film were highly lauded.

Plot

The movie tells the story of Pooja Malhotra (Hema Malini), her husband Raj (Amitabh Bachchan), and their four sons Ajay (Aman Verma), Sanjay (Samir Soni), Rohit (Saahil Chadda), and Karan (Nasirr Khan). The couple has provided their children with everything, often at the cost of Pooja’s and Raj’s own requirements. The Malhotras have an adopted son Alok (Salman Khan), who is in love with Arpita (Mahima Chaudhry). Alok was an orphan and Raj 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 of him as his father.

An elderly couple wish their children to care for them in their old age. But their children see and treat them as a burden, and they must struggle to regain their worth and dignity to themselves and others.

Raj has a flourishing job. But, once he retires, he is unable to support himself and has to vacate the house he and Pooja have shared for years. They decide to live with their kids to enjoy their love and affection. However, their kids do not want them. The children decide to split the parents up, each parent going to live with one of the sons for the next six months. The children think their parents will refuse the offer and therefore, they will remain in their home. However, the parents reluctantly accept the offer.

The parents endure this separation as well as horrible treatment from their children, after all they have sacrificed for them. Their grandson, Rahul, is the only one who gives Raj love and affection. Saddened by the treatment he has received from his children and their families, Raj writes down his feelings about how he fulfilled 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 becomes a novel. Pooja, meanwhile, endures abuse from her son and daughter-in-law (Suman Ranganathan), as well as her granddaughter, Payal (Rimi Sen). Payal, though, realizes her mistake when Pooja saves her from her boyfriend’s (Harsh Vashisth) attempt to rape her and nurtures Pooja with love.

While changing their trains after six months, Pooja and Raj spend some time together in Vijaynagar. By chance they meet Alok there, he takes them to his home and gives them the importance and care which their real sons did not. Raj 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. Their sons ask their parents for forgiveness to achieve this end. Payal and Rahul (Sanjay’s son), though, realize their true motives and refuse to come with their parents. Raj is honored for his work, and the four sons attend with their wives. But when they ask Pooja and Raj to forgive them, they instead refuse and disown them for the pain their sons have put them through.

Cast

Amitabh Bachchan as Raj Malhotra / Babuji
Hema Malini as Pooja Malhotra
Salman Khan as Alok Raj Malhotra, adopted son of Raj and Pooja
Mahima Chaudhry as Arpita Raj Malhotra, Alok’s wife
Aman Verma as Ajay Malhotra, Raj’s first son
Samir Soni as Sanjay Malhotra, Raj’s second son
Saahil Chadha as Rohit Malhotra, Raj’s third son
Nasir Kazi as Karan Malhotra, Raj’s fourth son
Suman Ranganathan as Kiran Malhotra, Ajay’s wife
Rimi Sen as Payal Malhotra, Ajay and Kiran’s Spoiled daughter
Divya Dutta as Reena Malhotra, Sanjay’s wife
Yash as Rahul Malhotra, Sanjay and Reena’s son
Arzoo Govitrikar as Priya Malhotra, Rohit’s wife
Harsh Vashisth as Payal’s Boyfriend.
Paresh Rawal as Hemantbhai Patel
Lilette Dubey as Shanti Patel
Sharat Saxena as Ram Avtaar
Mohan Joshi as Khuber Desai, Hotel Owner
Nakul Vaid as Kapil; Nilli’s boyfriend
Avtar Gill as Rawat Sab, ICICI Bank Manager
Asrani as Bedi Sab (Sardar)
Shashi Kiran as Pritam
Gajendra Chouhan as Alok’s employee
Sanjeeda Sheikh as Nilli; Kapil’s girlfriend
Anang Desai as Mr. Verma (Kapil’s Dad); Raj’s Publisher