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{{Short description|2006 film by Ravi Chopra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Baabul
| image = Baabul 2006 poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Ravi Chopra]]
| producer = [[B. R. Chopra]]
| writer =
| screenplay =
| narrator =
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Amitabh Bachchan]]|[[Salman Khan]]|[[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]|[[Rani Mukerji]]|[[Hema Malini]]|[[Om Puri]]|[[Sharat Saxena]]|[[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]]}}
| music = [[Aadesh Shrivastav]]
| cinematography = [[Barun Mukherjee (cinematographer)|Barun Mukherjee]]
| editing =
| studio = B. R. Films
| distributor =
| released = 8 December 2006
| runtime = 169 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Baabul''''' ({{trans|Father's affection to daughter}}) is a 2006 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]], directed by [[Ravi Chopra]]. The movie stars [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Hema Malini]], [[Salman Khan]], [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] and [[Rani Mukerji]]. The movie celebrates [[B. R. Chopra]]'s 50 years in cinema. The movie was praised for the bond shown between Salman Khan and Amitabh Bachchan, though it was declared a flop at the box office.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box office: Hits and misses of this week|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/29box.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref>

== Plot ==

Balraj Kapoor ([[Amitabh Bachchan]]) 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 a.k.a. 'Avi' ([[Salman Khan]]) to return from his studies in the United States. After an absence of 7 years, Avinash comes back to India. He reunites with his parents at the airport and races home. Back home, Avi joins his father's business.

One day they decide to go golfing and Balraj accidentally hits the ball which ruins a painting. The young woman painting the picture, Malvika a.k.a. 'Millie' ([[Rani Mukerji]]) gets furious with Balraj and leaves. Later on, Avi runs into Millie on the golf course, and they start to talk. Millie tells him that a stupid old man ruined her painting and points out that it was Balraj, but she doesn't know that the 'old man' is Avi's father and he doesn't tell her. They start to hang out together while slowly falling in love with each other.

When Millie comes home, she is visited by her childhood friend Rajat ([[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]). She tells him that she loves someone, which devastates him because he is also in love with her. One day, Millie 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. He chases after her and says that the only reason he lied to her was that he loves her. She doesn't accept his apology right then, but when Balraj apologizes to her for ruining her painting, she forgives them both.

Avi asks Millie 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 Millie's house to discuss marriage and everyone agrees, except Rajat. He tells Avi that he will let Avi marry Millie if only he promises to always keep her happy and never let her get sad. Avi and Millie get married and soon they are expecting a child. Millie's birth-pains begin while she is in yoga class. Avi rushes her to the hospital where they are blessed with a healthy baby boy. They name the child Ansh.

Ansh grows up to be a sweet and intelligent boy. The family throws a birthday bash for him on his birthday. They wait for Avi to get back home from work, but he never turns up. He meets with a road accident and dies; Millie is devastated.

Balraj seeks to bring happiness back into his widowed daughter-in-law's life. He gets into contact with Rajat. He learns that Rajat still loves Millie. Balraj asks Rajat to marry Millie. However, there is stiff opposition from Shobhna (Avi's mother) and Balraj's conservative older brother Balwant ([[Om Puri]]). Shobhna fears to lose her grandson Ansh, while Balwant takes the traditional Indian view that a widow with a child should devote herself to raising her child and think of nothing else and that a woman marrying twice is committing a mortal sin. However, Balraj stands firm and convinces everyone. In the end, Rajat and Millie get married, and everything is well. Avinash comes in as a spirit and blesses his dad with happiness.

==Cast==
* [[Amitabh Bachchan]] as Balraj Kapoor
* [[Hema Malini]] as Shobhna Kapoor
* [[Salman Khan]] as Avinash Kapoor
*[[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]] as Rajat Verma
* [[Rani Mukherjee]] as Malvika
* [[Om Puri]] as Balwant Kapoor
* [[Sarika]] as Pushpa
* [[Aman Verma (actor)|Aman Verma]] as Shobhna's brother
* [[Parmeet Sethi]] as Balwant's son
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as Malvika's father
* [[Smita Jaykar]] as Malvika's mother
* [[Rajpal Yadav]]
* [[Shriya Saran]] (Cameo)
* [[Vaishnavi Mahant]]

== Music ==
The music is composed by [[Aadesh Shrivastava]]. The soundtrack has 11 songs. The soundtrack was one of the most successful soundtracks of 2006.

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#d1e4fd;"
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Other notes
|-
|''Gaa Re Mann'' || [[Kavita Krishnamurthy]], [[Alka Yagnik]], [[Kailash Kher]], [[Sudesh Bhosle]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] and [[Amitabh Bachchan]] || Filmed on Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, and [[Hema Malini]]
|-
|''Come On Come On'' || Amitabh Bachchan, Sonu Nigam, [[Vishal Dadlani]], [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] and [[Ranjit Barot]] || Filmed on Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Hema Malini
|-
|''Har Manzar'' || [[Kunal Ganjawala]] || Filmed on John Abraham and Amitabh Bachchan
|-
|''Baawri Piya Ki'' || Sonu Nigam || Filmed on Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji
|-
|''Bebasi Dard Ka Alam'' || Kunal Ganjawala || Filmed on John Abraham, Rani Mukerji, and Amitabh Bachchan
|-
|''Keh Raha Hai'' || [[Sonu Nigam]] and [[Shreya Ghoshal]] || Filmed on Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji
|-
|''Kehta Hai Baabul'' || [[Jagjit Singh (singer)|Jagjit Singh]] || Filmed on Amitabh Bachchan
|-
|''Baabul Bidaai Song'' || [[Richa Sharma (singer)|Richa Sharma]] || Originally a 15-minute song was [[Bollywood]]'s longest track, film used 2-3 min. version.<ref>{{cite web |title=Richa Sharma sings Bollywood's longest track|author=Subhash K. Jha |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/news/type/view/id/1174751/Richa+Sharma+sings+Bollywood%27s+longest+track |date=5 December 2006 |publisher=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref>
|-
|''Har Manzar (Remix)(DJ Suketu - Arranged by Aks)'' || Kunal Ganjawala ||
|-
|''Come On Come On (Remix) (DJ Suketu - Arranged by Aks)'' || Amitabh Bachchan, Sonu Nigam, Vishal Dadlani, [[Aadesh Shrivastava]] and Ranjit Barot ||
|-
|''Vaada Raha'' || Sonu Nigam || Filmed on Rani Mukherjee
|}

== Response ==

=== Box office ===
''Baabul'' opened in [[Mumbai]] with occupancy of about 75%, considered remarkably low for a film starring [[Salman Khan]], even if only in a special appearance, and occupancy went downhill very quickly, presumably due to unfavorable word-of-mouth. In the rest of the country, even the opening was dismal and it never picked up. Eventually, the film was declared a flop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Box office: Hits and misses this week|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/jan/29box.htm|website=Rediff.com|access-date=25 June 2016}}</ref> The small centres opened to poor response and overall the film did not do quite well in India but was an above average grosser.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm|title=Box Office 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127102402/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2006.htm |date=27 January 2007|archive-date=27 January 2007|work=Box office india}}</ref> However it did great business overseas, entering at the 8th position on the UK charts in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/135.html|title='Baabul' superb in U.K., decent in Australia!|work=India FM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930204602/http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/135.html |date=30 September 2007|archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref> It was a big hit in the overseas market.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas.htm|title=Overseas gross|work=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070423033052/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overseas.htm |date=23 April 2007|archive-date=23 April 2007}}</ref>

=== Reviews ===
Reviews have been generally mixed. Film critic Samrat Sharma wrote: "It's a film made for the more traditional generation or social class, and even so, while may not be terribly effective, it is sufficiently well-crafted..."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fullhyderabad.com/scripts/profiles.php3?section=Movies&name=Baabul&ID=4186 |title=Baabul review: Baabul (Hindi) Movie Review |publisher=Fullhyderabad.com |access-date=2012-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927031304/http://www.fullhyderabad.com/scripts/profiles.php3?section=Movies&name=Baabul&ID=4186 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Awards ==
'''Nominated'''

* 2007: [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] - [[John Abraham (actor)|John Abraham]]

==See also==
*[[Babul (disambiguation)|Babul]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0419468}}

{{B. R. Chopra}}

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[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Rajshri Productions films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ravi Chopra]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Golden jubilees]]
[[Category:2006 drama films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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