My dad really loves to watch this movie "Baghban". He must have seen this movie more than 10 times, I believe. And over the time I have also started to enjoy this movie. From the entertainment perspective, this was something different. Here the story is completely home brewed with no action scenes and silly drama. Something created for the mature audiences and something that we can relate to.
There are movies which Aamir makes where he tries to inspire the youth of India. But there are Baghban type of movies which give a perspective of life. Baghban literally means gardner. The movie is about Raj Malhotra. Raj believes in planting a tree for the future and investing his fortune on them. By nurturing it, he hopes to bask in its shade when he grows old. So Raj and his wife Pooja dedicate their live savings for their four sons upbringing. As a result their sons now live a prosperous life. But when Raj retires, life suddenly changes. None of the four sons come forward to take responsibilities of their parents. This leads Raj to depend on kindness of strangers. The vital question raised in this movie is within our Indian society is the young generation reliable enough to give support to the Old Gardner and his wife ?
There are movies which Aamir makes where he tries to inspire the youth of India. But there are Baghban type of movies which give a perspective of life. Baghban literally means gardner. The movie is about Raj Malhotra. Raj believes in planting a tree for the future and investing his fortune on them. By nurturing it, he hopes to bask in its shade when he grows old. So Raj and his wife Pooja dedicate their live savings for their four sons upbringing. As a result their sons now live a prosperous life. But when Raj retires, life suddenly changes. None of the four sons come forward to take responsibilities of their parents. This leads Raj to depend on kindness of strangers. The vital question raised in this movie is within our Indian society is the young generation reliable enough to give support to the Old Gardner and his wife ?
