Baabul

A reviewer once said about Bollywood that "if it's a colour, use it" and Baabul is anything if not colourful. There are lots of what could be euphemistically described as vibrant colours on screen at any given time. The plot, such as it is, revolves around love found, love lost and love re-found. All clocking in at little under three hours, with the characters bursting into song at the slightest provocation. Some of the choreography for the song and dance sequences must have taken ages to put together. As usual in Indian films, kissing is taboo and the romantic sequences are remarkably chaste by western standards. All the actors should have life memberships of the academy of over-acting. Emotional nuance is not really the name of the game here. But the actors sure are good looking, even those with grandchildren. They seem to have discovered the fountain of youth. While all of this doesn't sound like a glowing review, points have to be granted for the sheer positive life-force of this film and its life affirming message.

It's clear here that Ravi Chopra has tried to capitalize on success of Baghbaan. He has tried to collect a similar cast & similar slot but not the plot. The story is too long expressed in too short of a time. Movie has an OK storyline & good concept of Vidhwa Vivah (not sure how much it holds true in 21st century though, its far more different now) but the execution does not give enough time to emotions. The movie moves so fast that its difficult to enjoy the happiness & feel the pain of characters.

In first half of the movie it's like a budding love story (Chalte-Chalte), an existing love triangle (KKHH), father-son relationship (Viruddh/Waqt), a happy family story and lots of stuff. And suddenly in second part it becomes a sad story of reincarnation of love (Hum-Tum), re-marriage, traditions & what not. Movie has so much to express but the screenplay does not allow it to be shown efficiently on screen. Movie does has a few gud moments but hardly any time to really enjoy or feel them.

Amitabh & Rani have been gr8 as always Amitabh-Hema still look stunning. Even Salmaan & John have given nice performances. Not sure what Parmeet & Aman were doing in the movie though, they have got better work on small screen I guess. Overall performances are fine & movie looks okay too (cinematography). Songs & Music also seems fare.

In all the movie is fine & okay for one time watch. However with such a great cast & return of team Baghbaan (even the concept is nice), everyone expected a lot better. That's right...

This film has absolutely nothing new to offer. Not in terms of story or treatment or dialogs...The dialogs are pathetic and the romantic situations juvenile. I felt the actors were all okay except of course John Abraham who is simply terrible. The director, I believe, wanted to cash on the star power of Salman and hence had given him lot of screen time but the script was simply not up to the mark to justify his presence. The film has its moments but these come too abruptly and end too quickly. It is a pity that with reasonably good actors and a genuinely good concept, the director manages to make this mess . You can watch it once in a DVD, perhaps, but spending 10 dollars on this is way too much!

this movie had a great story line...the camera angle sucked...and i have to say the movie got boring whenever they spoke. i found my mind wandering while someone was saying something... for example Amhitabh Bachan talking to Rani about how she should find happiness and stuff out on the balcony at night after Salmaan Khan dies. boring! i had to painfully watch the movie again because i was too busy dozing off and lost some of the main parts. in a way the story is good..its just the acting. this is one of the worst movies i have ever seen. and i don't like this ten lines for a comment thing either! if u have anything more to add please do..i hope someone will read this and for future reference not make a movie so boring.i feel like a good storyline was just thrown out the window.

Baabul, also known as Father's Affection for His Daughter, is a 2006 Indian and French drama, family and romance film directed by Ravi Chopra and produced by NH Studioz. And produced and published by Narendra Hirawat & Co; The screenplay of the film Father of the Bride was also written jointly by Ravi Chopra, Achala Nagar and Sameer, and actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Hema Malini, John Abraham, Rani Mukherjee, Om Puri, Sarika Thakur, Aman Verma, Sharat Saxena etc. Have played a role in it; Also, this film was released for the first time on December 8, 2006 by NH Studioz and Narendra Hirawat & Co. In cinemas in India and America and managed to sell approximately 9 million dollars worldwide; The film Father of the Bride received many positive reviews from the critics after its release, so that the direction, the acting of the actors, especially the charming acting of Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, the script, the characterizations, the emotional sequences, the soundtrack and also the story line were praised; After participating in the international festivals of Bollywood Awards and Filmfare Awards, the movie Father of the Bride was nominated for 2 awards for the best supporting actor with John Abraham.