Baghban (Original Hindi Version - with English Subtitles)

Baghban (The Caretaker) is a powerful emotional drama about family values.Parents (Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini) are the parents of four natural sons and one adopted son Alok(Salman Khan) who proves to be the true light of Their lives, despite their having ignored him. His adopted parents took him in and gave him an education but he seems to always be forgotten by the parents at every family function.The story starts with the wedding anniversary of the Parents in which all their natural sons and their wives are present. The adopted son Alok, is remembered only when he calls them during the party to wish them a happy anniversary. Then he calls and asks for their permission to marry, they give it but they are too busy to attend his wedding in London. I am sorry, "too busy" when the father is going to retire and be free of work. They can't attend their adopted son's wedding?Then the Father decides to retire, even through his business colleges beg him to stay on. He says he wants to retire to live with his children and grand children. The Father writes letters to his natural sons but never informs his adopted son of retirement and plan to live with his children as his retirement plan. I am sure the Adopted son's phone number, email, address had not changed, so why was he never considered by his parents as a child they wanted to live with? Two problems come up.One the parents were so busy spoiling their natural sons giving them all their hearts desires and never saying "No, you can't have it." That the father has no retirement funds for himself and his wife. His retirement plan was to live off his children. Which leads into problem two, the children had not planned and budgeted their lives for this sudden huge change in their lives.Like most Bollywood movies most problems are a lack of consideration and communication with people expecting others to "just know what they are thinking, planning, and expecting of them."The shocked children when told the news of their parents living off them as their retirement plan, I think they have a right to be upset that they were not informed a year before to work out solutions (but then we wouldn't have the drama). None of the natural sons want to take in their parents. However, they don't want to tell their parents that so they suggest splitting up the Parents, mother with one child and father with another child; hoping that their parents love each other so much they would refuse and make other plans.Unfortunately, the self-sacrificing parents who always gave in to their children's desires, do so yet again and agree to be split up. At first the parents think they will be so busy in their children's lives they won't have time to miss each other. But the opposite turns out to be true. The children are so self centered and materialistic that their own parents "don't fit into their lives." The parents soon understand that while they sacrificed everything of their children, they had forgotten (or taken for granted) to raise them to be kind and considerate people who could care for other people besides themselves.Values are taught through life experiences, they are not inherited in the blood.While missing his wife the father makes friends at a coffee shop. These people encourage him to write a book, which his does.After six months, the father and mother meet for a visit while on route to another natural son's house. While on this brief vacation, by chance they run into their adopted son, Alok.Alok is very upset and has been very distressed that he was never told about the Father's retirement. He had gone to the house to visit his parents with his bride only to learn they had gone and no one knew where. Alok (the prince that he is) takes his parents home with him and introduces them to his wife. Both Alok and his wife are the perfect son and daughter in law; Alok had always planned on having his parents live with him to repay their kindness in adopting him and giving him an education. He got a good job and big house with rooms for his parents, etc. The child they had ignored and overlooked had turned out to be a truer loving son than their natural sons because he had known what being without parents was like. So he knew the true value of their love, kindness, and the caring they had given over the years.The Father's coffee shop friends had taken his book to a publisher and had it published, making him a Millionaire so he could provide for himself and his wife after all. However, the parents had seen the true nature of their selfish children, in how they treated them when they were poor. So when the natural sons show up wanting the money. The Parents only acknowledge Alok as their ONLY child and heir. The Child they had ignored and overlooked, and forgotten about, now would receive all the love, kindness and attention the parents had to give.Honestly, Salman Khan's performance as Alok the perfect ideal son gave this film the happy ending it really needed. It was the "Bright light of happiness" in this film.Overall, this film teaches several good family values. Don't spoil your children because it does not make them better people. Parents do not discount a child because that child may surprise you. And talk to each more. Communication builds relationships. Don't let MTV raise your children. Parents are the biggest teachers and influencers in a child's life so be a good one. This is a good film to watch.😊

What can I say about this movie except you must see it ! After reading prior reviews of this movie, I knew that I wanted to not only see but own this film. It's three hours long, which means I won't be watching it over and over ( I do have a life) but I will watch it again. It's about selfishness and examines what happens when the children you've raised and loved, don't love you back. Baghad explores the Hindi family circle and takes a look at the flip side - the ugly side. It's not about one bad seed...it's about when all your children " leave the farm" and consider their parents a burden. I've watched enough Hindi films to know this is not the way things are supposed to be. The two lead actors, (Raj) Amitabh Bachchan and ( Poojah) Hema Malini were outstanding, perfectly matched. Salman Khan( in cameo role ) as the adopted, but most grateful child was a marked contrast to the rest of his siblings. He was so low key he was almost pious complete with halo ! As a avid SK fan, I was initially put off ( yes I was looking for the over the top - but the more I watched the movie, the more I came to understand the how of his character. The rest of the cast played their parts well - well enough for me to cheer at the end when Raj and Poojah did not forgive them for the way they treated them. I don't think any parent would. The music was delightful and and made nice connections with the scenes..but I didn't find a billboard hit among them. The clothing was very well done. A nice upscale mix of 2003/traditional hindi wear. All in all, it's a movie that makes you think, and examine your own personal relationship with your parents.

Hands down one of the best Hindi movies I have ever seen. Each time I watch I still enjoy as much as the day I first owned it!Its about a man and wife, who under certain circumstances, find themselves homeless. Being separated from eachother by their own children, they realize how truly selfish their children are, and wish only to be reunited together.I won't spoil the ending but the message of love is very powerful here, and I'm willing to buy more copies for the future!

Very highly recomended, a movie that teach a lesson to all of us. It helps to appreciate life, family, grandparents, parents , children, nature, animals. To think and meditate what could we improve and help family or people in our daily life . Sometimes, we need to listen to a good lecture, words or phrases like a water in the dessert to evaluate what it is really important in this life. Also, to remember that communication it is not just mere words but necessary to dress up with feelings that will transmit to the heart specially for those who may not have one or not knowing they may have one.No surprise! this movie was based in real life from a book. Hence, the main actor, actress, they are already famous and special, deserve another tribute for their contribution to express what the writer wants to transmit. Please, try and see!

Steer clear of this product. It’s faulty. I watched the DVD and it stopped half way through the film because only half of the film is on the disc! Very disappointing. It is also extremely poor quality with the subtitles completely out of time with the actual actors in the film.

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A film about family values. Sometimes blood is not always family and this films shows that. Look after the elders as then this will show to future generations that they will look after you.

A very apt film for the modern world showing what can occur if parents do everything for their children and place them on a pedestal.Very emotional, beautifully acted, great entertainment with a message for modern society.