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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}<br />
| image = Baghban 2003 poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Ravi Chopra]]<br />
| writer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[B. R. Chopra]]<br />
* Achala Nagar<br />
* Satish Bhatnagar<br />
* Ram Govind<br />
* Shafiq Ansari<br />
}}<br />
| story = B. R. Chopra<br />
| producer = B. R. Chopra<br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]]<br />
* [[Hema Malini]]<br />
* [[Salman Khan]]<br />
* [[Mahima Chaudhry]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = [[Barun Mukherjee]]<br />
| editing = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Shailendra Doke<br />
* Godfrey Gonsalves<br />
* Shashi Mane<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]<br />
| studio = B. R. Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|2003|10|2|[[Leeds International Film Festival]]|2003|10|3|India|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 181 minutes<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baghban |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/baghban-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zntkxnjk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519080016/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/baghban-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0zntkxnjk |archive-date=19 May 2021 |access-date=19 May 2021 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = {{INR|100 million|link=yes}}<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=510|title=Baghban – Movie|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><br />
| gross = {{INR|431.1 million|link=yes}}<ref name="auto"/><br />
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'''{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}''' ({{translation|''Gardener''}}) is a 2003 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|family drama film]] directed by [[Ravi Chopra]], co-written and produced by [[B. R. Chopra]]. It tells the story of an elderly couple, Raj ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) and Pooja ([[Hema Malini]]), who have been married for 40 years. After Raj retires, they reunite with their four sons ([[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]], [[Samir Soni]], Saahil Chadha, Nasir Khan) to discuss who will support them. However, none of the sons want to take care of both parents, causing Raj and Pooja to live separately. <br />
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{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} was conceived by producer and co-writer [[B. R. Chopra]] during his 1960s trip across Europe, when he visited a retirement home and was inspired by the householders' story. Although the screenplay was finished in 1973, Chopra did not begin production for decades because he was busy with other projects. After he revived it, [[principal photography]] began in July 2002 in [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]]. {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}{{'s}} soundtrack was composed by [[Aadesh Shrivastava]], with lyrics written by [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]].<br />
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The film premiered at the [[Leeds International Film Festival]] on 2 October 2003, and was released worldwide the following day. With a production cost of {{INRConvert|100|m|lk=r}}, the film was a commercial success; earning {{INRConvert|431.1|m|lk=r}} at the box office, {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} was the year's [[List of highest-grossing Hindi films|fifth-highest-grossing Indian film]]. It received mixed reviews from critics, Bachchan and Malini's performances were praised. They received the [[Screen Award for Jodi No. 1]]. Bachchan and Malini were nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress at the [[49th Filmfare Awards]]. It has gained [[cult status]].<br />
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== About Picture ==<br />
Raj and his wife, Pooja, have been married for 40 years and have four sons: Ajay, Sanjay, Rohit, and Karan. They also have an adopted son, Alok, who falls in love with Arpita. Raj provides the orphaned Alok with money and education, raising him as his own son. Now successful, Alok venerates Raj because of his help. Raj retires and cannot support himself; he and Pooja decide to leave their home. They want to live with their children, who are unwilling to take care of them. The children decide to split their parents up; each lives with one of the sons for the next six months. They think that their parents will refuse the offer and remain in their home. However, Raj and Pooja reluctantly accept the offer.<br />
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They endure separation and poor treatment by their children. Raj stays first with Sanjay, and then with Rohit; Pooja stays first with Ajay, and then with Karan. While living with Sanjay, the only affection Raj receives is from his grandson Rahul. Saddened by the way he has been treated by his children, Raj writes about how he fulfilled his children's dreams and his treatment in return; he also writes about his love for his wife, and the pain their separation has caused. Pooja is abused by Ajay, her daughter-in-law Kiran, and her granddaughter Payal. Payal, however, repents when Pooja saves her from a rape attempt by her boyfriend and showers Pooja with love.<br />
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Changing trains after six months, Pooja and Raj spend time together in Vijaynagar. They encounter Alok, who brings them to his home and cares for them far better than how their sons had treated them in their homes. Raj learns that his writings have been published as {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}, by Hemant, a café owner whom he befriended, along with two teenagers Kapil and Nilli, during his stay with Sanjay. The novel becomes a success, giving Raj the money he needs to support himself and Pooja. Knowing that their parents are earning more than them due to the launch success of the novel, the four sons and their wives plan to go to their book ceremony event for forgiveness. Everyone goes except Rahul and Payal because of the pain their grandparents went through and that the four sons are only going there just for their money not forgiveness. The sons ask for forgiveness, but Raj and Pooja refuse and disown them for the pain they have caused. Raj and Pooja then reunite with Payal and Rahul, and declare Alok and Arpita as their only son and daughter-in-law.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
The cast is listed below:<ref name="Cast & Crew">{{Cite web |title=Baghban Cast & Crew |url=http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6954/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060309114958/http://www.indiafm.com/movies/cast/6954/index.html |archive-date=9 March 2006 |access-date=19 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Baghban Cast |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=510 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124003644/https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=510 |archive-date=24 November 2020 |access-date=19 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><br />
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* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Raj Malhotra a retired employee of [[ICICI Bank]]<br />
* [[Hema Malini]] as Pooja Malhotra; Raj's wife<br />
* [[Salman Khan]] as Alok Raj Malhotra; Raj and Pooja's adopted son<br />
**Smith Sen as young Alok<br />
* [[Mahima Chaudhry]] as Arpita Malhotra; Alok's wife<br />
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as Ajay Malhotra; Raj and Pooja's eldest son<br />
* [[Samir Soni]] as Sanjay Malhotra; Raj and Pooja's second son<br />
* Saahil Chadha as Rohit Malhotra; Raj and Pooja's third son<br />
* Nasir Khan as Karan Malhotra; Raj and Pooja's fourth son<br />
* [[Suman Ranganathan]] as Kiran Malhotra; Ajay's wife<br />
* [[Divya Dutta]] as Reena Malhotra; Sanjay's wife<br />
* [[Arzoo Govitrikar]] as Priya Malhotra; Rohit's wife<br />
* [[Rimi Sen]] as Payal Malhotra; Ajay and Kiran's Daughter; Raj and Pooja's granddaughter<br />
* Yash Pathak as Rahul Malhotra; Sanjay and Reena's Son; Raj and Pooja's grandson<br />
* [[Paresh Rawal]] as Hemant Patel; Shanti's husband and Raj's friend<br />
* [[Lillete Dubey]] as Shanti Patel; Hemant's wife and Raj's friend<br />
* [[Mohan Joshi]] as Khuber Desai; hotel owner<br />
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as Ram Avtaar; Raj's neighbour<br />
* [[Anang Desai]] as Mr. Verma; Kapil's father and Raj's book publisher<br />
* [[Avtar Gill]] as Mr. Rawat; ICICI Bank manager<br />
* [[Asrani]] as Mr. Bedi; employee of ICICI Bank; Mr. Rawat and Raj's friend<br />
* [[Gajendra Chauhan]] as car salesman<br />
* [[Nakul Vaid]] as Kapil Verma; Mr. Verma's son and Nilli's boyfriend<br />
* [[Sanjeeda Sheikh]] as Nilli; Kapil's girlfriend<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The idea for {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} came to director and producer [[B. R. Chopra]] in [[Copenhagen]] during a tour across Europe in the 1960s, when he stayed at a hotel next to a retirement home. In a ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' interview, Chopra said that when he sat on the hotel balcony, he saw elderly people sitting at the bungalows. After several days, he joined a couple there and struck up a conversation about their personal lives. The couple talked about feeling abandoned by their children and grandchildren, inspiring Chopra to make a film. During a 1973 holiday in [[Lonavala]], he began writing the screenplay one afternoon and continued for fourteen hours; he finished it the next morning.<ref name="Nurturing a dream">{{Cite news |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |author-link=Roshmila Bhattacharya |date=3 October 2003 |title=Nurturing a dream |work=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |url=http://www.screenindia.com:80/fullstory.php?content_id=6294 |url-status=dead |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031005233740/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=6294 |archive-date=5 October 2003}}</ref><br />
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Chopra met his son, [[Ravi Chopra]], back in [[Mumbai]]. Ravi was filming the action drama ''[[Zameer (1975 film)|Zameer]]'', a 1975 release starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]] and [[Saira Banu]]. During the filming, Banu told Ravi that she was tired and wanted to continue filming at [[Pali Hill]]. B. R. Chopra told his close friend, [[Dilip Kumar]], that he wanted to make a film with him. Several years later, at a ceremony honouring Chopra's films, he asked Kumar about the project; the actor suggested casting [[Rakhee Gulzar]] as his wife, but Chopra did not do so. Banu became ill and went to [[London]] with her husband, Kumar. B. R. and Ravi Chopra were busy with [[Doordarshan]]'s epic series ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (1988–1990), and {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} was shelved.<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /> According to Ravi Chopra, who initially liked the story and wanted to direct it, he tried several times to revive the production but his other projects "kept coming to the fore".<ref name="Back together">{{Cite news |last=Lalwani |first=Vickey |date=5 October 2003 |title=Back together with Baghban |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031005/spectrum/main5.htm |url-status=live |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050104222249/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031005/spectrum/main5.htm |archive-date=4 January 2005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kulkarni |first=Ronjita |date=1 October 2003 |title='I was fated to direct Baghban' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/01ravi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519094710/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/01ravi.htm |archive-date=19 May 2021 |access-date=19 May 2021 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref><br />
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After years in [[development hell]], the project was revived. Achala Nagar was chosen to help B. R. Chopra write the screenplay, dialogue, and story;<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /> Satish Bhatnagar, Ram Govind, and Shafiq Ansari co-wrote them,<ref name="Cast & Crew" /> and [[Salim Khan]] and [[Javed Akhtar]] polished the dialogue.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 October 2003 |title=Anti-climax! |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/anti-climax/article28452652.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520065803/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/anti-climax/article28452652.ece |archive-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> ''Baghban'' was the last unofficial partnership between the legendary [[Salim–Javed]] screenwriter duo. Bachchan had requested that Akhtar write his final speech in the film while Salman Khan requested his father Salim Khan to write his speech in the film. Neither Salim Khan nor Javed Akhtar were credited.<ref name="Chaudhuri595">{{cite book |last1=Chaudhuri |first1=Diptakirti |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gq-CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT595 |title=Bollybook: The Big Book of Hindi Movie Trivia |date=2014 |publisher=[[Penguin Group]] |isbn=9789351187998 |page=595 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The role of Raj Malhotra, for which Ravi Chopra had wanted Kumar, was given to Bachchan because the former actor was too old to play a 60-year-old man.<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /><ref name="Back together" /> Hema Malini was cast as Pooja, who is five years younger than Raj. The Chopras originally wanted a much-younger actress to star with Bachchan, but they changed their minds to avoid difficulty with the make-up a younger actress would require. Although Malini was initially reluctant to play a film role unless she liked it, she did not want to disappoint her fans.<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jha |first=Subhash K. |date=2003 |title=Mr Bachchan jokes a lot! |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13282506&cid=2398 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050118012040/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/interview.php?id=13282506&cid=2398 |archive-date=18 January 2005 |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> When she heard the story, she said she had waited a long time for a film suited for her age. {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} reunited Bachchan and Malini onscreen after 20 years, having last appeared together in {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Nastik (1983 film)|Nastik]]}} (1983). [[Neeta Lulla]] and B. R. Chopra's daughter-in-law, Renu, were Malini's costume designers.<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /><br />
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{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}{{'s}} [[principal photography]] began in [[Film City, Mumbai|Film City]] on 18 July 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=19 July 2002 |title=Grand launch for Baghban |url=http://www.indiafm.com:80/scoop/02/jul/1907baghban/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020721103444/http://www.indiafm.com/scoop/02/jul/1907baghban/index.shtml |archive-date=21 July 2002 |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Ravi Chopra told journalist [[Roshmila Bhattacharya]] that he was nervous during that period, and called it "an exam" for him.<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /> The film was produced on an estimated budget of {{INRConvert|70|m|year=2003}}; [[Barun Mukherjee]] was the cinematographer. Ashok Bhushan and Keshto Mondal designed the sets, and [[Vaibhavi Merchant]] choreographed the songs. In January 2003, it was reported that Salman Khan and Mahima Chaudhry would appear in the film.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date=10 January 2003 |title=Salman is Big B's adopted son |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.indiafm.com:80/scoop/03/jan/1001baghban/index.shtml |url-status=dead |access-date=19 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030207130901/http://www.indiafm.com/scoop/03/jan/1001baghban/index.shtml |archive-date=7 February 2003}}</ref> Portions of {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} were also filmed in [[London]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2 April 2003 |title=Salman denies Vivek's charges |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030403/main7.htm |url-status=live |access-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124113120/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030403/main7.htm |archive-date=24 January 2021}}</ref> and it was edited by Shailendra Doke, Godfrey Gonsalves, and Shashi Mane.<ref name="Cast & Crew" /><br />
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The core plot of the film was inspired by the 1937 American film ''[[Make Way for Tomorrow]]'', which was later adapted into the Japanese classic ''[[Tokyo Story]]'' (1953).<ref>{{cite magazine |date=3 March 2021 |title=The World of Movies: Make Way for Tomorrow |url=https://www.filmsfatale.com/blog/2021/3/3/the-world-of-movies-make-way-for-tomorrow |access-date=8 September 2024 |magazine=Films Fatale |quote=''Make Way for Tomorrow'', directed by Leo McCarey, has inspired at least two other films, ''Tokyo Story'' (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953) and ''Baghban'' (Ravi Chopra, 2003).}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=10 February 2023 |title=Karparaa Review: An Unflinching Examination Of Human Frailty |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/film-festivals/iffr-rotterdam-karparaa-review-vignesh-an-unflinching-examination-of-human-frailty |access-date=8 September 2024 |magazine=Film Companion |quote=The story of grown-up children feeling burdened by ageing parents has been told innumerable times since Leo McCarey’s ''Make Way for Tomorrow'' (1937) and its more influential Japanese remake in Yasujiro Ozu’s ''Tokyo Story'' (1953). Dozens of Indian films, most famously ''Baghban'' (2003), have milked the theme of elder abuse for maximum melodramatic effect.}}</ref> ''[[Avtaar]]'', a 1983 Indian film, starring [[Rajesh Khanna]] and [[Shabana Azmi]], has also been noted as an inspiration, though Ravi Chopra denied that ''Baghban'' was a remake of it, stating that the plot of that film was about a father seeking revenge on his children while this film, in contrast, focused on the bond between an old couple.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ravi Chopra: 'I was fated to direct Baghban' |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/01ravi.htm |access-date=8 February 2018 |website=[[rediff.com]]}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
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[[Aadesh Shrivastava]] composed the soundtrack for {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}, with lyrics by [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]], except for "Holi Khele Raghuveera" which was written by Bachchan's father and poet [[Harivansh Rai Bachchan]].<ref name="Amitji">{{Cite news |last=Khatib |first=Salma |date=3 October 2003 |title='Amitji is very sureela' |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=6199 |url-status=dead |access-date=20 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031018040908/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=6199 |archive-date=18 October 2003}}</ref><ref name="Rediff.com">{{Cite web |last=Pant |first=Seema |date=2 October 2003 |title=Kerchief caper! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/02baghban.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214005125/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/02baghban.htm |archive-date=14 February 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> Bachchan performed vocals for most of the songs with [[Udit Narayan]], [[Alka Yagnik]], Shrivastava, [[Hema Sardesai]], [[Sudesh Bhosale]], [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]], Sneha Pant and [[Sukhwinder Singh]].<ref name="iTunes">{{Cite web |title=Baghban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/baghban-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1139177550 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210521130510/https://music.apple.com/us/album/baghban-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1139177550 |archive-date=21 May 2021 |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref> [[Uttam Singh]] had composed two songs for the film before he was replaced by Shrivastava, and was not credited on the film's soundtrack. [[T-Series (company)|T-Series]] released the album on 23 August 2003 to positive response from [[Music journalism|music critics]];<ref name="Amitji" /> according to the [[Box Office India]] website, {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}{{'s}} soundtrack album was the year's ninth bestselling with 1.4 million units sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units) |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215081557/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5&PHPSESSID=108b9056cd4ca14236f9c6119d34dcce |archive-date=15 February 2008 |access-date=20 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><br />
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== Release ==<br />
{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} had pre-release publicity because of its pairing of Amitabh Bachchan and Malini for the first time since the action film ''[[Andha Kanoon]]'' (1983).<ref name="Back together" /> B. R. and Ravi Chopra had great expectations for the film, which they targeted to family audiences.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doval |first=Nikita |date=2003 |title=Ravi Chopra: Back to the family drama |work=Filmfare |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=186010 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040205010052/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow.cms?msid=186010 |archive-date=5 February 2004}}</ref> It premiered at the [[Leeds International Film Festival]] on 2 October 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 September 2003 |title=Baghban World Premiere At Leeds Festival |url=http://indiafm.com/scoop/03/sep/2909baghban/index.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031002021157/http://indiafm.com/scoop/03/sep/2909baghban/index.shtml |archive-date=2 October 2003 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama |publisher=IndiaFM News Bureau}}</ref> and was released worldwide the following day.<ref name="Ka Boom!">{{Cite news |date=November 2003 |title=Box Office: Ka Boom! |work=[[Filmfare]] |url=http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/330377.cms?&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |url-status=dead |access-date=12 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040112211601/http://filmfaremagazine.indiatimes.com/articleshow/articleshow/330377.cms?&right=1&fright=1&botlink=1 |archive-date=12 January 2004}}</ref> Opening during [[Vijayadashami]], the film had competition from Yusuf Khan's action thriller ''[[Khel – No Ordinary Game|Khel: No Ordinary Game]]'' and [[Chandan Arora]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Main Madhuri Dixit Banna Chahti Hoon]]''.<ref name="Nurturing a dream" /> {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} ran in theatres for 25 weeks, becoming a [[silver jubilee]] film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=26 March 2004 |title=Baghban celebrates silver jubilee |work=Screen |url=http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7632 |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040413101010/http://www.screenindia.com/fullstory.php?content_id=7632 |archive-date=13 April 2004}}</ref>{{efn|A silver jubilee film is one which completes a theatrical run of 25 weeks, or 175 days.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Suresh |date=29 December 2014 |title=Disappointing year for Telugu film industry |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/disappointing-year-for-telugu-film-industry/article6733046.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416081923/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/disappointing-year-for-telugu-film-industry/article6733046.ece |archive-date=16 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |author-link=Ziya Us Salam |date=25 September 2011 |title=Life after The End |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/life-after-the-end/article2484778.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417140607/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/life-after-the-end/article2484778.ece |archive-date=17 April 2021}}</ref>}} It was released on [[DVD]] on 17 November of that year in [[NTSC]] widescreen format.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 November 2003 |title=Baghban (2003) (Hindi Film/Bollywood Movie/Indian Cinema DVD) |url=https://www.amazon.com/Baghban-Hindi-Bollywood-Indian-Cinema/dp/B004UDQ7RS |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521125916/https://www.amazon.com/Baghban-Hindi-Bollywood-Indian-Cinema/dp/B004UDQ7RS |archive-date=21 May 2021 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]]}}</ref> The film's television rights were sold to [[Sony Entertainment Television]] for {{INRConvert|80|m}}, and it premiered worldwide on television on 21 February 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 February 2004 |title=Sony bags rights to 'Koi Mil Gaya', 'Baghban' |url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/feb/feb190.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040412200912/https://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/feb/feb190.htm |archive-date=12 April 2004 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Indian Television}}</ref> It has been available for streaming on [[Amazon Prime Video]] since 30 November 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bagbaan |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/baghban |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001001131/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/baghban |archive-date=1 October 2020 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Baghban |url=https://www.amazon.com/Baghban-Amitabh-Bachchan/dp/B07SV4V48R |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521125940/https://www.amazon.com/Baghban-Amitabh-Bachchan/dp/B07SV4V48R |archive-date=21 May 2021 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Amazon Prime Video]]}}</ref><br />
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According to journalists, the positive [[Word of mouth|word-of-mouth]] for {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} played an important role in the film's commercial success.<ref name="Ka Boom!" /> It was released on 275 screens across India and grossed {{INRConvert|9|m}} on its first day,<ref name="BOI">{{Cite web |title=Baghban |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=510 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510060552/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=510 |archive-date=10 May 2021 |access-date=19 May 2021 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> earning {{INRConvert|29.2|m}} by the end of its first weekend and {{INRConvert|53.9|m}} after running for a week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Weekend (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106063801/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-weekend.php?year=2003 |archive-date=6 January 2018 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India First Week (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219082155/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-first-week.php?year=2003 |archive-date=19 February 2018 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} earned a total of {{INRConvert|310.3|m}} in India, and was 2003's fifth-highest-grossing Indian film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top India Grossers (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403130359/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/india-total-gross.php?year=2003 |archive-date=3 April 2019 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> Abroad, the film earned {{INRConvert|41.6|m}} in its first week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas First Weekend (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-week.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702052635/http://boxofficeindia.com/overseas-first-week.php?year=2003 |archive-date=2 July 2017 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> After its overseas theatrical run, it grossed {{INRConvert|120.8|m}}, becoming the year's third-highest-grossing Indian film overseas;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Overseas Grossers (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223111307/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas-total-gross.php?year=2003 |archive-date=23 December 2016 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> in its year-end box-office report, ''The Hindu'' said that most of its revenue was from Asian countries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=29 December 2003 |title=Top five |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/top-five/article28459979.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511061322/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/top-five/article28459979.ece |archive-date=11 May 2021}}</ref> Summing up the film's gross in India and overseas, Box Office India estimated that {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} earned {{INRConvert|431.1|m}}, thereby becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film of 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top Worldwide Grossers (2003) |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2003 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225151858/https://www.boxofficeindia.com/worldwide-total-gross.php?year=2003 |archive-date=25 December 2018 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> Adjusted for inflation, the film has grossed {{INRConvert|1.55|b|year=2023}} as of 2023. <br />
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It was remade in [[Kannada]] as ''[[Ee Bandhana]]'', a 2007 film directed by [[Vijayalakshmi Singh]] which received critical acclaim.<ref>{{Cite web |title=E Bandhana |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/e-bandhana-review-kannada-14579905.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408185716/http://www.sify.com/movies/e-bandhana-review-kannada-14579905.html |archive-date=8 April 2014 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the performances, primarily Bachchan and Malini's, but panned the chemistry between the actors and the film's story.<ref name="Ka Boom!" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mirani |first=Indu |date=7 October 2003 |title=Big B reigns at the BO! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/07box.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519123656/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/oct/07box.htm |archive-date=19 May 2021 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave it two stars and said that Bachchan delivered a "powerful" and "memorable" performance; Adarsh said that Malini was "elegant and conveys the pathos convincingly".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=2 October 2003 |title=Movie Review: Baghban |url=http://indiafm.com/movies/review/6954/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325083952/http://indiafm.com/movies/review/6954/index.html |archive-date=25 March 2006 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref> Seema Pant of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' praised the film: "{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} has a high emotional quotient. Director Ravi Chopra retains his audience's interest in the lives of Raj and Puja Malhotra. Despite some unconvincing moments in the plot, {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} keeps the viewers involved all the way to the climax."<ref name="Rediff.com" /> Director and film critic [[Khalid Mohamed]] gave the film three stars, saying that it "is unthinkable without the imperishable grace and beauty projected" from Malini. However, he compared its direction to Indian television shampoo advertisements and called its cinematography and production design as "old worldly as bell bottoms".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mohamed |first=Khalid |author-link=Khalid Mohamed |date=5 October 2003 |title=Generation gup shup |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://web.mid-day.com/columns/khalid_mohammed/2003/october/65510.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031212043913/http://web.mid-day.com/columns/khalid_mohammed/2003/october/65510.htm |archive-date=12 December 2003}}</ref><br />
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[[Ziya Us Salam]] said, "[Ravi] Chopra, on his part, brings a rare sight to the Indian screen. Here the aged couple is, yes, aged. Yet the romance is still very much a part of their life. The ardour for physical fulfilment may have gone but the need for proximity is there."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Salam |first=Ziya Us |author-link=Ziya Us Salam |date=6 October 2003 |title=Of yesterday, today, tomorrow... |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/of-yesterday-today-tomorrow/article28452077.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519064321/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/of-yesterday-today-tomorrow/article28452077.ece |archive-date=19 May 2021}}</ref> ''[[Mid-Day]]''{{'s}} Narendra Kusnur called Bachchan's performance one of his best since the 1990s,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kusnur |first=Narendra |date=3 October 2003 |title=Film review of 'Baghban' |work=[[Mid-Day]] |url=http://web.mid-day.com:80/entertainment/hindimoviesreview/2003/october/65411.htm |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206142128/http://web.mid-day.com/entertainment/hindimoviesreview/2003/october/65411.htm |archive-date=6 December 2003}}</ref> and—according to Manjula Negi of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''—he "carries forward the plot" along with Malini.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl |title-link=Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl |last=Mukherjee |first=Ram Kamal |author-link=Ram Kamal Mukherjee |date=10 October 2017 |isbn=978-93-52773-22-0 |page=204|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India }}</ref> [[Ram Kamal Mukherjee]] of ''[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]'' wrote that {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} remains one of the decade's finest Bollywood films; Mukherjee said that Salman Khan delivered a "seasoned" performance, but Chaudhry was a "total waste".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mukherjee |first=Ram Kamal |date=October 2003 |title=Baghban: An emotional saga |work=[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]] |url=http://www.stardust.co.in:80/display_Standard.asp?section=reviews&subsection=&xml=October2003_reviews_standard33 |url-status=dead |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031014113330/http://www.stardust.co.in/display_Standard.asp?section=reviews&subsection=&xml=October2003_reviews_standard33 |archive-date=14 October 2003}}</ref> ''[[Filmfare]]'' critic Gautam Buragohain was ambivalent about the film, enjoying the performances but finding the story "stale"; he believed the plot was based on a similar film (the 1983 drama ''[[Avtaar]]''), and dismissed {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} as "predictable".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Buragohain |first=Gautam |date=2003 |title=Baghban |work=Filmfare |url=http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/214667.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204160355/http://movies.indiatimes.com/articleshow/214667.cms |archive-date=4 December 2003}}</ref> Omar Ahmed of ''[[Empire (film magazine)|Empire]]'' praised {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} for its exploration of family values and Indian culture.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ahmed |first=Omar |date=22 October 2003 |title=Baghban Review |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/baghban-review/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521125938/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/baghban-review/ |archive-date=21 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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Parag Chandrabala Maniar, who reviewed the film for [[B4U (network)|B4U]], agreed with Buragohain about the film's similarity to ''Avtaar'' but gave {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} a more-positive reception. Calling the first part of {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} was "predictable" and "hackneyed", he said that Bachchan was "excellent" as Raj. The character was "conveying love, anger and pain through his intelligent eyes. Bachchan makes the film worth a watch!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maniar |first=Parag Chandrabala |date=2003 |title=Baghban |url=http://www.b4utv.com/movies/review/baghban.asp?ReviewID=baghban10032003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031217113026/http://www.b4utv.com/movies/review/baghban.asp?ReviewID=baghban10032003 |archive-date=17 December 2003 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[B4U (network)|B4U]]}}</ref> According to Rajen Garabadu of [[NDTV]], "{{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}} dwells on the new generation, their false aspirations and confused priorities&nbsp;[...] The film is replete with its fair share of drama (sometimes a little exaggerated), song and dance sequences and a couple of blows delivered here and there. Ravi Chopra has not experimented too much. He has wisely invested in human love, affection and familial bonding to reap the rewards for him."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Garabudu |first=Rajen |date=2003 |title=Baghban |url=http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=78&moviename=Baghban |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031207011805/http://www.ndtv.com/ent/reviews.asp?lang=hindi&id=78&moviename=Baghban |archive-date=7 December 2003 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> In ''[[The Afternoon Despatch & Courier]]'', [[Deepa Gahlot]] called the film's plot "terribly worn out" and "very 60s", but the chemistry of Bachchan and Malini (and their performances) satisfied the audience and concealed the film's flaws.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |author-link=Deepa Gahlot |date=October 2003 |title=Amitabh-Hema shine in mediocre fare! |work=[[The Afternoon Despatch & Courier]] |url=http://www.cybernoon.com:80/DisplayArticle.asp?section=xtras&subsection=showbuzz&xfile=October2003_filmreview_standard17&child=filmreview |url-status=dead |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031021011014/http://www.cybernoon.com/DisplayArticle.asp?section=xtras&subsection=showbuzz&xfile=October2003_filmreview_standard17&child=filmreview |archive-date=21 October 2003}}</ref><br />
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In ''[[The Times of India]]'', Parul Gupta described Khan's brief appearance as Raj's and Pooja's adopted son as "a picture of the obedient offspring" and called the film "[[wikt:larger than life|larger-than-life]]".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Parul |date=3 October 2003 |title=Big B towers in Baghban |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/215095.cms |url-status=dead |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031222152318/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/215095.cms |archive-date=22 December 2003}}</ref> [[Sify]]'s Kunal Shah said that although he was sure that Chopra had addressed the themes in his previous work, the director "has been successful in coming up with good performances from the lead cast".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shah |first=Kunal |date=2003 |title=An old tale in a glamorous garb |url=http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/review.php?id=13275309&ctid=5&cid=2425 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031204145304/http://sify.com/movies/bollywood/review.php?id=13275309&ctid=5&cid=2425 |archive-date=4 December 2003 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'' criticised the film's length and number of "family functions". She praised the performances (especially Bachchan's), and said the film "seems to have been tailormade" for his fans. Joshi said that Bachchan overshadowed Malini with his "perfect efficiency and elan", but she praised Malini's "fetching and elegant" look.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Joshi |first=Namrata |author-link=Namrata Joshi |date=20 October 2003 |title=Baghban |work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/baghban/221785 |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210521130630/https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/baghban/221785 |archive-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> K. N. Vijiyan of the ''[[New Straits Times]]'' called the film "the perfect comeback vehicle" for Malini,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=18 October 2003 |title=Message to unfilial children |page=27 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XEEhAAAAIBAJ&q=Baghban+2003+review |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521130043/https://books.google.co.id/books?id=XEEhAAAAIBAJ&dq=Baghban+2003+review&source=gbs_navlinks_s |archive-date=21 May 2021}}</ref> and [[Derek Elley]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said: "It takes stars of Bachchan and Hema Malini's stature to make the confection work, and luckily they're both up to the job, creating a palpable sense of the couple's mutual affection&nbsp;..."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Elley |first=Derek |author-link=Derek Elley |date=24 November 2003 |title=Baghban |url=https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/baghban-1200537774/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613090337/https://variety.com/2003/film/reviews/baghban-1200537774/ |archive-date=13 June 2018}}</ref><br />
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== Accolades ==<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col"| Award<br />
! scope="col"| Category<br />
! scope="col"| Recipient(s)<br />
! scope="col"| Result<br />
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}<br />
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! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[Bollywood Movie Awards]]<br />
| [[Bollywood Movie Award&nbsp;– Most Sensational Actress|Most Sensational Actress]]<br />
| {{sort|Malini|Hema Malini}}<br />
| {{won}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners of Bollywood Movie Awards |url=http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102124901/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/winba9.php |archive-date=2 November 2013 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Movie Awards]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Best Story<br />
| {{sort|B. R. Chopra|B. R. Chopra}}<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="4" | [[Filmfare Awards]]<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
| {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Filmfare Nominees and Winners |url=https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019034032/https://sites.google.com/site/deep750/FilmfareAwards.pdf?attredirects=0 |archive-date=19 October 2015 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Filmfare |format=PDF |pages=116–119}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]<br />
| {{sort|Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
| {{sort|Malini|Hema Malini}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]<br />
| {{sort|Khan|Salman Khan}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="8" | [[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
| {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="8" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kay |first=Jeremy |date=2 February 2004 |title=Kal Ho Naa Ho leads IIFA nominees |url=https://www.screendaily.com/kal-ho-naa-ho-leads-iifa-nominees/4018041.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107094231/https://www.screendaily.com/kal-ho-naa-ho-leads-iifa-nominees/4018041.article |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Screen International]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Director|Best Director]]<br />
| {{sort|Ravi Chopra|Ravi Chopra}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]<br />
| {{sort|Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
| {{sort|Malini|Hema Malini}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role|Best Performance in a Comic Role]]<br />
| {{sort|Rawal|Paresh Rawal}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Story|Best Story]]<br />
| {{sort|B. R. Chopra|B. R. Chopra}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Lyricist|Best Lyricist]]<br />
| {{sort|Sameer|Sameer}} {{small|(for "Main Yahan Tu Wahan")}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[IIFA Award for Best Male Playback Singer|Best Male Playback Singer]]<br />
| {{sort|Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan}} {{small|(for "Main Yahan Tu Wahan")}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[Producers Guild Film Awards]]<br />
| [[Producers Guild Film Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
| {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=1st Apsara Producers Guild Awards Nominees |url=http://apsaraawards.org/1st_apsara_awards_nominees.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111155559/http://apsaraawards.org/1st_apsara_awards_nominees.html |archive-date=11 January 2018 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Producers Guild Film Awards]]}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| Best Costume Design<br />
| {{sort|Malhotra|[[Manish Malhotra]]}}, {{sort|Lulla|Neeta Lulla}}, {{sort|Vikram P.|Vikram P.}}, {{sort|Tilakha P.|Tilakha P.}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Screen Awards]]<br />
| [[Screen Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]<br />
| {{sort|Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2004 |title=Special feature |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/special-feature-news-others-kkfvNSibdhesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180107105851/http://www.sify.com/movies/special-feature-news-others-kkfvNSibdhesi.html |archive-date=7 January 2018 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><br /><ref>{{Cite news |date=19 January 2004 |title=Sci-fi sweep at Star Screen Awards |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Mumbai, India |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/sci-fi-sweep-at-star-screen-awards/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519122515/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/sci-fi-sweep-at-star-screen-awards/ |archive-date=19 May 2021}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Screen Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]<br />
| {{sort|Malini|Hema Malini}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Screen Award for Jodi No. 1|Jodi No. 1]]<br />
| {{sort|Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan}}, {{sort|Malini|Hema Malini}}<br />
| {{won}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="2" | [[Stardust Awards]]<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Best Director|Best Director]]<br />
| {{sort|Ravi Chopra|Ravi Chopra}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations for the year 2003 |url=http://www.indiafm.com:80/awards/stardust/nominations.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040923211455/http://www.indiafm.com/awards/stardust/nominations.shtml |archive-date=23 September 2004 |access-date=21 May 2021 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Stardust Award for Breakthrough Performance – Female|Breakthrough Performance&nbsp;– Female]]<br />
| {{sort|Sen|Rimi Sen}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
! scope="row" rowspan="6" | [[Zee Cine Awards]]<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Film|Best Film]]<br />
| {{Lang|hi-latn|Baghban}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=7 February 2004 |title=Zee Cine Awards 2004 takes flight |work=Indian Television |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/feb/feb68.htm |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180120164553/http://www.indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k4/feb/feb68.htm |archive-date=20 January 2018}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Male|Best Actor&nbsp;– Male]]<br />
| {{sort|Bachchan|Amitabh Bachchan}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor&nbsp;– Female|Best Actor&nbsp;– Female]]<br />
| {{sort|Malini|Hema Malini}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male|Best Playback Singer&nbsp;– Male]]<br />
| {{sort|Bhosale|Sudesh Bhosale}} {{small|(for "Meri Makhna Meri Soniye")}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Female Debut|Best Female Debut]]<br />
| {{sort|Sen|Rimi Sen}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|-<br />
| Best Re-recording<br />
| {{sort|Sod|Kuldeep Sod}}<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
*[[Zindagi (1976 film)|''Zindagi'' (1976 film)]]<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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