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Baabul (2006)

169 min  -  Drama | Family | Romance  -   8 December 2006 (USA)
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Babul tells the tale of a man (Bachchan) who tries to bring happiness back into his daughter-in-law (Mukherjee)'s life after his son (Salman)'s death.

Director:

Ravi Chopra

Writers:

Ravi Chopra (story), Sameer (lyrics), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan and Hema Malini
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Amitabh Bachchan ...
Balraj Kapoor
Salman Khan ...
Avinash 'Avi' B. Kapoor
Hema Malini ...
Shobhna B. Kapoor
John Abraham ...
Rajat Verma
Rani Mukerji ...
Malvika 'Mili' J. Talwar / Malvika A. Kapoor
Om Puri ...
Balwant Kapoor
Sarika Sarika ...
Pushpa Kapoor
Aman Verma Aman Verma ...
Kapoor
Parmeet Sethi Parmeet Sethi ...
Kapoor
Rajpal Yadav ...
Balraj's Chauffeur
Smita Jaykar Smita Jaykar ...
Suman J. Talwar
Beena Banerjee Beena Banerjee ...
Balwant's wife
Avtar Gill Avtar Gill ...
Avinash's Advocate
Vaishnavi Vaishnavi
Gargi Patel Gargi Patel
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Storyline

While golfing, Malvika Talwar meets with handsome, U.S.-returned Avinash, both fall in love with each other, and shortly thereafter get married. The following year, Malvika gives birth to a boy, and they decide to name him Ansh. Then chaos and devastation enters Malvika's life when Avinash gets killed in an automobile accident. Malvika resigns herself to a life of a widow, her sole motive for living appears to be to look after Ansh. She is shocked when her in-laws, Balraj, and Shobhana, ask her to re-marry. Will Malvika be able to remove Avinash from her heart and mind and marry someone else? Written by Sonia  

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Plot Keywords:

Love | Daughter In Law | Widow | Golf Ball | Tradition Versus Modernity  | See more »

Genres:

Drama | Family | Romance

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Country:

India | France

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

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Filming Locations:

Delhi, India See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£289,894 (UK) (10 December 2006) (45 Screens)

Gross:

£600,613 (UK) (17 December 2006)
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Company Credits

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B.R. Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Amrish Puri was set to play a role, but when he died, Om Puri stepped in. See more »

Soundtracks

"Kahey Raha Hai Dil Diwana"
Lyrics by Sameer
Composed by Adesh Shrivastava
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