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Baabul: A triumph of perseverance

Baabul is all about happiness over traditions. One should respect traditions, but not shut the doors to life because of it. The movie is from the makes of 'Baghban'


Amitabh Bachchan as Balraj Kapoor

Despite his domineering presence, Balraj Kapoor is humility personified. He is a loving husband, a friendly father and an ideal father-in-law. For him nothing is above the true happiness of heart.


Hema Malini as Shobhna Kapoor

Shobhna is the better half of Balraj Kapoor. Though she may snub her husband and son at times, her heart is full of love for them both.


John Abraham as Rajat

Rajat is a close friend of Malvika. Like her, he also has interest in arts. His passion is for music. And his love is only expressed through his songs


Salman Khan as Avinash Kapoor

Avinash is a bundle of energy. The only son of Balraj and Shobhna, he is buoyant, vivacious and love-struck. He persists at winning the love of the woman he desires, and he succeeds also.


Rani Mukherjee as Malvika Talwar

Beautiful Malvika has a penchant for painting. She has a very clean heart that makes clear distinction between love and friendship. And when she loves, she commits for her lifetime.


Storyline

'Babul' is the story of a father-in-law who goes against tradition to set a remarriage of his widowed daughter-in law. Amitabh Bachchan and Rani play the respective roles. Salman plays her husband who dies in an accident. John Abraham plays Rani's friend who wants to marry her after she is widowed.

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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan is humming a new tune in his ready-to-release "Baabul" and says it is a tune from his past that kept playing in his mind. Unfortunately, however, the album was finally released sans the song.

"I just thought I'd use it here because it fitted in so well. I played around with the notes and came up with this song for 'Baabul'. In fact, I recorded the song just a couple of days ago.

"In Ravi Chopra's 'Baghban' I had sung four numbers. In 'Baabul' I've recorded two. Earlier, I had recorded a happy number. But the pensive sombre number which I've just recorded is actually composed by me," said Amitabh, who doesn't seem bitter about the song being left out of the album.

Amitabh still insists he isn't much of a singer.

"What I like is to met up with Aadesh Shrivastava, sit around in his music room and fool around with the notes. In 'Baabul' for the first time I've contributed to a tune. Obviously the orchestral arrangements are Aadesh's. But the theme song 'Kehta hoon babul o mere bitiya' in 'Baabul' is tuned and sung by me.

"Earlier, in 'Baghban' two of the songs - the Holi song and also parts of 'Meri makhna' were mine. But in 'Baabul' the full theme song (written by Sameer) is mine," the Big B told IANS.