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Baabul is a 2006 Bollywood
film, directed by Ravi Chopra
. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan
, Hema Malini
, Salman Khan
, Rani Mukerji
, John Abraham
and Om Puri
. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Premabhishekam. The movie celebrates B. R. Chopra's 50 years in cinema.
) is a rich businessman, happy and content with his world. He and his wife Shobhna (Hema Malini
) live happily together and they wait for their only son Avinash 'Avi' (Salman Khan
) to return from his studies abroad. After 7 years, Avinash tells his parents that he is returning home. Avi reunites with his parents at the airport and races home. Back home, Avi is promoted a job from his father to work in his business.
One day they decide to go golfing and Balraj accidentally hits the ball which ruins a painting. The young woman, Malvika 'Milli' (Rani Mukherjee) gets angry with Balraj and leaves angrily. Later on, Avi runs into Milli on the golf course, and they start to talk. Milli tells him that a stupid old man ruined her painting and points out that it was Balraj; but Milli doesn't know that Balraj is Avi's father and Avi doesn't tell her. They start to have lunch together and hanging out while slowly falling in love with each other.
When Milli comes home, she is visited by her childhood friend Rajat (John Abraham
). She tells him that she loves someone (Avi), which devastates Rajat because he is also in love with her. One day, Milli goes to Avi's office to drop off a painting and finds out that Balraj is Avi's father. When Avi shows up, she leaves the office crying. Avi chases after her and says that the only reason he lied to her was because he loves her. She doesn't accept his apology right then, but when Balraj apologies to her for ruining her painting, she then forgives Avi and Balraj.
Avi asks Milli to get dressed up for a party at his house. When she arrives, there is no one except Avi. He proposes to her and she accepts. The whole family visits Milli's house to discuss marriage and everyone agrees, except Rajat. He tells Avi that he'll let him marry her if only he promises to always keep her happy and never let her get sad. They get married and soon they're expecting a child. Time goes on, Milli's water soon breaks while in yoga class and Avi and Milli flee to the hospital where they are blessed with a healthy baby boy.
Their child grows up to be a sweet and intelligent boy. They throw a birthday bash for their son and wait for Avi because he is in a meeting. They wait for the call but he never arrives home. Avi is involved in an accident and he dies. A widowed Milli is devastated and the family starts to fall apart. Balraj seeks to bring happiness back into Milli's life and he gets into contact with Rajat. Rajat was Milli's close friend and he secretly loved her but never told her. Balraj asks Rajat to marry Milli but he faces opposition from his traditional and older brother Balwant (Om Puri
). Balwant is completely opposed to the marriage but after Balraj talks to him, he consents. In the end, Rajat and Milli get married, and everything is well. Avinash comes in as a ghost and blesses his dad with happiness.
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with a decent response of 75%. However the rest of the country saw an average opening. The small centres opened to poor response and overall the film did not do quite well in India but was an above average grosser.http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm However it did great business overseas, entering at the 8th position on the UK charts in its first week.http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/135.html It was a big hit in the overseas market.http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas.htm
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
film, directed by Ravi Chopra
Ravi Chopra
Ravi Chopra is an Indian movie producer and director.Ravi has directed thus far the movies, Zameer , The Burning Train , Mazdoor , Dehleez , Baghban , and Baabul...
. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
, Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
, Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
, Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji
Rani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations....
, John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
and Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
. The movie was dubbed in Telugu as Premabhishekam. The movie celebrates B. R. Chopra's 50 years in cinema.
Synopsis
Balraj Kapoor (Amitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
) is a rich businessman, happy and content with his world. He and his wife Shobhna (Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
) live happily together and they wait for their only son Avinash 'Avi' (Salman Khan
Salman Khan
Salman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
) to return from his studies abroad. After 7 years, Avinash tells his parents that he is returning home. Avi reunites with his parents at the airport and races home. Back home, Avi is promoted a job from his father to work in his business.
One day they decide to go golfing and Balraj accidentally hits the ball which ruins a painting. The young woman, Malvika 'Milli' (Rani Mukherjee) gets angry with Balraj and leaves angrily. Later on, Avi runs into Milli on the golf course, and they start to talk. Milli tells him that a stupid old man ruined her painting and points out that it was Balraj; but Milli doesn't know that Balraj is Avi's father and Avi doesn't tell her. They start to have lunch together and hanging out while slowly falling in love with each other.
When Milli comes home, she is visited by her childhood friend Rajat (John Abraham
John Abraham (actor)
John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
). She tells him that she loves someone (Avi), which devastates Rajat because he is also in love with her. One day, Milli goes to Avi's office to drop off a painting and finds out that Balraj is Avi's father. When Avi shows up, she leaves the office crying. Avi chases after her and says that the only reason he lied to her was because he loves her. She doesn't accept his apology right then, but when Balraj apologies to her for ruining her painting, she then forgives Avi and Balraj.
Avi asks Milli to get dressed up for a party at his house. When she arrives, there is no one except Avi. He proposes to her and she accepts. The whole family visits Milli's house to discuss marriage and everyone agrees, except Rajat. He tells Avi that he'll let him marry her if only he promises to always keep her happy and never let her get sad. They get married and soon they're expecting a child. Time goes on, Milli's water soon breaks while in yoga class and Avi and Milli flee to the hospital where they are blessed with a healthy baby boy.
Their child grows up to be a sweet and intelligent boy. They throw a birthday bash for their son and wait for Avi because he is in a meeting. They wait for the call but he never arrives home. Avi is involved in an accident and he dies. A widowed Milli is devastated and the family starts to fall apart. Balraj seeks to bring happiness back into Milli's life and he gets into contact with Rajat. Rajat was Milli's close friend and he secretly loved her but never told her. Balraj asks Rajat to marry Milli but he faces opposition from his traditional and older brother Balwant (Om Puri
Om Puri
Om Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
). Balwant is completely opposed to the marriage but after Balraj talks to him, he consents. In the end, Rajat and Milli get married, and everything is well. Avinash comes in as a ghost and blesses his dad with happiness.
Cast
- Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
... Balraj Kapoor - Hema MaliniHema MaliniHema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
...Shobhana Kapoor (Balraj's Wife) - Salman KhanSalman KhanSalman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
...Avinash Kapoor (Avi) - Rani Mukherjee ...Malvika Talwar-Kapoor (Milli)
- John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor)John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
... Rajat Verma - Om PuriOm PuriOm Puri is an Indian actor who has appeared in both mainstream Indian films and art films. His credits also include appearances in British and American films. He has received an honorary OBE.-Early life:...
... Balwant Kapoor (Elder Brother of Amitabh) - SarikaSarikaSarika was born on 3 June 1962 into a Maharashtrian family in New Delhi, India, and became an acclaimed National Award winning Indian actress.-Career:...
.... Pushpa (Widowed sister-in-law of Balwant and Balraj) - Aman VermaAman VermaAman Yatan Verma is a TV show anchor and an actor. He co-hosted with Mini Mathur in the first season of Indian Idol on Sony Entertainment Television and hosted Zee TV's Zee Cinestars.-Career:...
... Shobhna's brother - Parmeet SethiParmeet Sethi-Personal life and education:Parmeet was educated in Mumbai. He passed out of Sydenham college of commerce. He married Archana Puran Singh, a film and television actress, on 30 June 1992. They have two sons...
.... Balwant's son - Sharat SaxenaSharat SaxenaSharat Saxena is an Indian actor working in Bollywood films. He has acted in nearly 160 Bollywood films.Saxena started his career in the early 70s and has mainly played either supporting roles of a father, uncle or villainous roles....
.... Malvika's father - Smita JaykarSmita JaykarSmita Jaykar is an Indian actress known in her native country for frequently playing supporting roles in Bollywood movies and TV shows.A native of the Thakurdwar neighbourhood in South Mumbai, she is a Maharashtrian whose husband, Mohan Jaykar, is the son of esteemed Marathi barrister Barr Jaykar...
.... Malvika's mother - Rajpal YadavRajpal YadavRajpal Yadav is an Indian film actor, known for his comedy oriented roles.-Early life and education:Rajpal Yadav was born and brought up in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, where he received his education.He did his college from Sardar Patel Hindu Inter College, Shahjahanpur.He played in Shahjahanpur...
.... Servant
Music
The film has eleven songs composed by Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava
Aadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
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| Song | Singer(s) | Other notes |
|---|---|---|
| Keh Raha Hai | Shreya Ghoshal and Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... |
Filmed on Salman Khan and Rani Mukherjee |
| Come On Come On | Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades... , Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... , Vishal Dadlani, Aadesh Shrivastava Aadesh Shrivastava Aadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit... & Ranjit Barot |
Filmed on Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Hema Malini |
| Har Manzar | Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... |
Filmed on John Abraham and Amitabh Bachchan |
| Baawri Piya Ki | Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... |
Filmed on Salman Khan and Rani Mukherjee |
| Bebasi Dard Ka Alam | Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... |
Filmed on John Abraham, Rani Mukherjee, and Amitabh Bachchan |
| Gaa Re Mann | Kavita Krishnamurthy, Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik Alka Yagnik is an Indian singer who is ranked among the best Hindi playback singers of all time. She is a seven-time winner of the Filmfare Best Female Playback Award as well as a two-time recipient of the prestigious National Film Awards... , Kailash Kher & Sudesh Bhosle |
Filmed on Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherjee, and Hema Malini |
| Kehta Hai Baabul | Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (singer) Jagjit Singh ; born Jagmohan Singh; was a prominent Indian Ghazal singer, composer, music director, activist and entrepreneur... |
Filmed on Amitabh Bachchan |
| Baabul Bidaai Song | Richa Sharma | Originally a 15 minute song was Bollywood Bollywood Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing... 's longest track, film used 2-3 min. version. |
| Har Manzar (Remix)(DJ Suketu - Arranged by Aks) | Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala Kunal Ganjawala is popularly known as Bollywood playback singer. But he also did a very well contribution to Kanada film industry as well. Kunal began his career by singing jingles. He came to limelight with the song 'Bheege Honth Tere' form film Murder in 2004. It was his first biggest hit... |
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| Come On Come On(Remix)(DJ Suketu - Arranged by Aks) | Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades... , Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... , Vishal Dadlani, Aadesh Shrivastava Aadesh Shrivastava Aadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit... & Ranjit Barot |
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| Vaada Raha | Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam Sonu Nigam is an Indian playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Hindi movies, as well as films in Assamese, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi and Kannada language. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums and acted in a few Hindi feature films... |
Filmed on Rani Mukherjee |
Crew
- Director: Ravi ChopraRavi ChopraRavi Chopra is an Indian movie producer and director.Ravi has directed thus far the movies, Zameer , The Burning Train , Mazdoor , Dehleez , Baghban , and Baabul...
- Screenplay: Suresh Nair
- Story: Dr. Achala Nagar
- Dialogue: Ravi ChopraRavi ChopraRavi Chopra is an Indian movie producer and director.Ravi has directed thus far the movies, Zameer , The Burning Train , Mazdoor , Dehleez , Baghban , and Baabul...
- Producer: B. R. Chopra
- Music: Aadesh ShrivastavaAadesh ShrivastavaAadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit...
- Cinematography: Barun Mukherjee
- Editor: Godfrey Gonsalves
- Art Direction: Keshto Mandal
- Choreography: Farah KhanFarah KhanFarah Khan is an Indian film director and choreographer. She is best known for her choreographical work in numerous Bollywood films. Khan has choreographed dance routines for more than a hundred songs in over 80 Hindi films. Khan has since become a noted Hindi film director as well...
, Remo D’Souza , Vaibhavi MerchantVaibhavi MerchantVaibhavi Merchant is a well-known Bollywood dance choreographer, the granddaughter of pioneering choreographer Shri B. Hiralal, her maternal grandfather. She is the younger sister of Shruti Merchant.-Career:...
& Rajeev Surti - Lyrics: SameerSameer (lyricist)Sameer is an Indian lyricist,the main form of work undertaken by Sameer is for Indian songs in Hindi language films. His father is the famed Hindi lyricist, Anjaan . Since the beginning of his career, Sameer has penned around 4,000 songs in over 500 Hindi films and more than 130 songs in 23...
- Action: Mahendra Verma
- Costume Designs:
- Sabyasachi MukherjeeSabyasachi MukherjeeSabyasachi Mukherjee is an Indian fashion designer. He sells under his label, 'Sabyasachi', since 1999. He has also designed for a few Bollywood films -Early life:...
- Rani MukerjiRani MukerjiRani Mukerji is an Indian film actress who works in Hindi movies. In the course of her film career, she has received six Filmfare Awards, among twelve nominations.... - Neeta Lulla- Hema MaliniHema MaliniHema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
- Alvira Khan- Salman KhanSalman KhanSalman Khan is an Indian film actor. He has starred in more than 80 Hindi films.Khan, who made his acting debut with a minor role in the drama Biwi Ho To Aisi with Rekha in a lead role, had his first commercial success with the blockbuster Maine Pyar Kiya , for which he won a Filmfare Award for...
- Narendra Kumar Ahmed- John AbrahamJohn Abraham (actor)John Abraham is an Indian film actor and former model. After modeling for numerous advertisements and companies, Abraham made his film debut with Jism , which earned him a Filmfare Best Debut Award nomination. This was followed by his first commercial success, Dhoom...
- Gabbana Akhbar- Amitabh BachchanAmitabh BachchanAmitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
- Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Box office
Baabul opened really well in MumbaiMumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
with a decent response of 75%. However the rest of the country saw an average opening. The small centres opened to poor response and overall the film did not do quite well in India but was an above average grosser.http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm However it did great business overseas, entering at the 8th position on the UK charts in its first week.http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/135.html It was a big hit in the overseas market.http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas.htm
Reviews
Reviews have been generally mixed. The first reviews of the film were positive http://www.moviewalah.com/2006/12/09/movie-review-baabul, http://www.indiafm.com/movies/review/12370/index.html, but it has generally gathered some sharp criticism along the way. Film critic Samrat Sharma calls the first half "irrelevant in most parts", and also "hollow and undeveloped"http://www.fullhyderabad.com/scripts/profiles.php3?section=Movies&name=Baabul&ID=4186. Reviewer Baradwaj Rangan was even more scathing when he said that, "the casting of the leads and the high-gloss setting of their lives just do not make the subsequent events convincing."http://brangan.easyjournal.com/entry.aspx?eid=3191874Awards
Nominated- 2007: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardFilmfare Best Supporting Actor AwardThe Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor is given by Filmfare as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role...
- John Abraham - 2007: Bollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting ActorBollywood Movie Award - Best Supporting ActorThe winners are listed below:-...
- John Abraham