Baghban (2003)
6/10
Regressive yet worked due to it's message
12 February 2014
Warning: Spoilers
The film was written 40 years before and had to star Dilip Kumar but then it got shelved and finally the film is made in 2003 with Amitabh(the most happening oldie) and Hema who reunite 20 years after Nastik. The film has a bunch of TV and small actors like Aman Verma, Suman Ragnathan, Sameer Soni, the talented Divya Dutta.etc and Salman and Mahima in guest roles.The film should've been made in 1970s it would suit at that time but looks outdated in 2003 but yet it worked with it's target audience and started a trend followed by several other makers. The reason for AB and Hema to separate looks far from real, also the youth are all painted black. Also the Salman track is straight out of a storybook. The emotional scenes are well handled though, and the end does seem novel and doesn't go the AVTAR, SWARG way.Amitabh's speech is amazing towards the end

Direction by Ravi Chopra is good Music is good, Chali Chali, Main Yahaan are superbly sung by Amitabh while the rest are okay

Amitabh Bachchan is superb in his role which only a veteran could play, he played an opposite role in K3G here he was on the receiving end and is superb. Hema Malini is amazing too in her role Sameer Soni is okay, Aman Verma is good in his role though he looks too young to play RImi's father, Suman Ragnathan is okay, Divya Dutta is as usual, Naseer is okay Paresh Rawal and Lillete Dubey are lovable, Salman Khan has a cameo and is okay however his role is too sugarcoated, Mahima is adequate Sharat Saxena, Avtar Gill, Asrani are as usual, Rimii Sen is okay but gets hardly any scope.
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