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RUNTIME
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At 183 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment β longer than 95% of films ever made.
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Baghban
"Can you depend on your family?"
2003 3h 3m HI
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6.9
SOLID
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6.9TMDB Β· 132
Drama
Synopsis
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After dedicating their whole life in upbringing their children, elderly couple Raj Malhotra and Pooja gets homeless. Instead of caring, their children treat them as a burden.
βCan you depend on your family?β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Amitabh Bachchan
Raj Malhotra
Hema Malini
Pooja Malhotra
Salman Khan
Alok Raj Malhotra
Mahima Chaudhry
Arpita Raj
Aman Verma
Ajay Malhotra
Paresh Rawal
Hemant Patel
Lillete Dubey
Shanti Patel
Sharat Saxena
Ram Avtaar
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ravi Chopra
- Writers
- B.R. Chopra, Ram Govind, Satish Bhatnagar
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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ERA
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Released 23 years ago.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ravi Chopra, shot by Barun Mukherjee. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Aadesh Shrivastava. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini and Salman Khan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Can you depend on your family?".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0337578 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ravi Chopra directs. Barun Mukherjee behind the camera. Aadesh Shrivastava scores. A long sit β settle in. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1At 183 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment β longer than 95% of films ever made.
- 2Released 23 years ago.
- 3Directed by Ravi Chopra, shot by Barun Mukherjee. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Aadesh Shrivastava. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini and Salman Khan carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Can you depend on your family?".
- 7IMDB entry: tt0337578 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Barun Mukherjee
- Original score
- Aadesh Shrivastava
- Runtime
- 183 min Β· 3h 3m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $4,800,000
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- U
- IMDB
- Baghban (2003)
Also by
Ravi Chopra
Production companies
Who made it
- B.
B.R. Films
IN
Key crew
- ProducerBharat Shah
- ProducerB.R. Chopra
- LyricistHassan Kamal
- Playback SingerAmitabh Bachchan
- Playback SingerRicha Sharma
- LyricistSameer Anjaan
- Line ProducerAshwani Chopra
- Playback SingerSukhwinder Singh
- Boom OperatorJaved Khan
- Visual EffectsMahesh Baria
- Assistant DirectorVishal Desai
- DialogueAchala Nagar
- Steadicam OperatorVinayak Radhakrishnan
- Playback SingerAlka Yagnik
- Playback SingerSudesh Bhosle
- Sound Effects EditorAsif Ali Khan
- ChoreographerVaibhavi Merchant
- Production AssistantVikrant Chopra
- Playback SingerAadesh Shrivastava
- Playback SingerHema Sardesai
- Art DirectionKeshto Mandal
- Public RelationsPeter Martis
- Playback SingerUdit Narayan
- Sound MixerAjay Kumar P. B.
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- big family
- family relationships
- family
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2003-10-03U
Also known as
International titles
- ΠΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎRU
- Und am Abend wartet das GlΓΌckDE
- ΧΧΧ©ΧΧ Χ©ΧΧΧ¨ Χ’ΧΧIL
- Baghban (2003)GB
