D M I really liked this movie. It was a return to the more classic Bollywood archetype, in this day of Dhoom , Kriish or Jhoom Barabar Jhoom . Rani was as beautiful as ever, and as usual, her performance was powerful and commanding. To cast Salman was particularly sly on the part of the filmmakers, as he is so full of life and energetic making his fate all the more devastatingly tragic. Rani and Salman have almost electric chemistry, their court ship is a high light of the movie, and in fact it is the first half of the movie is quite happy and dream like, which I am sure was the intentions of the filmmakers. When tragedy strikes, the film takes a turn and I guess this is where a lot of the debate lies in terms of the movie's theme and "message" which is admittedly handled a little awkwardly especially Puri's almost instantaneous turn at the end of the movie, but over all as over film-making, it was one of the best Bollywood movies I have seen this year.

Exxon_1985 I don't like this film for it's really boring,story of a father who wants to satisfy her bride after the death of his son.like every Hindi movie the boy comes from big cities like New York or whatever & just after the entrance,he meets a typical Indian girl,they marry each other during one man still loves the girl & has dined his love to see her happy... You can watch this film which takes a lot of time of you & after it ends you are totally board.Amitabh Bachchan does the better job.as a satisfying father to do the right move whenever necessary.Salman Khan is a bit old to play a young man comes from abroad to fall in love in India.he doesn't play like he should.Rani Mukherjee is my sort of favorite actress in Bollywod,but i got to confess that she isn't prepared for such a role,Hema Malini is unused.she walks in the stage to prove she is there. See,nothing for John Abraham or Om Puri & so many people who are struggling to fix such a boring time consuming picture. Ravi Chopra has made Baghban before 3 years earlier than Baabul.they have the same problem at all.BORING BORING BORING BORING ... Do i recommend Salman Khan to accept himself as a 41 years old man.he is not Prem Choudhary of Maine Pyar Kiya no more.maybe he is Aditya Sekhri at Lucky: No Time for Love,that's all with the film.boring fast food.

Miss_Weasley_Potter Really, if they wanted to show that widows can remarry then they should have made it like this : Even though Sallu dies, Rani gets over him in 5-6 yrs. But throughout the whole ordeal John was with her, helping her through. After some time she starts dating John and falls in love with him and then they get married and then all the drama. I mean, the movie was made in such modern style yet that same old ghissi pitti story ? Why ? I really didn't expect this from a director who made Baghban. Including the fact that it looked like as if Rani didn't even wanted to get married . Why the heck can't they leave a woman single? What's the big deal ? Throw in the bad acting { even from John} , boring songs, and a movie soooo slow that it successfully put me to sleep . {I had to watch it again. No, I'm kidding at this. Dead .Serious. )Jeez! And Rani and Sallu looked bad. Sallu looked as if he had wrinkles.Why can't Rani for once in her life change her style? Hema somehow really irritated me with way she speaks.Gosh !How on earth was a movie like that made? Especially in an year where really good different movies were being made ?Those who are against widows remarrying will continue to do so even after watching this movie. This really didn't get any point across. So what was the point ? This movie is just made to bore us ?and make no sense? and use a solution to a problem used in the '60s and '70s which was totally nonsense?? Please!

dreamy6480 I just came back from watching 'Baabul' and I really liked it. 'Baabul' deals with a widow's rehabilitation. It begins with Avinash Kapoor's return to India after his studies in the U.S. He has an extraordinary relationship with his parents especially with his father Balraj who is more than a normal father but his best friend. Although they are wealthy and lead a quite modern life on the surface, traditions are given lots of weight by Balraj's brother. Shortly after his return Avinash meets Malvika. She is a painter and quite passionate. They fall in love. Rajat, a singer and Millie's childhood friend, has more than just friend-like feelings for her but he does not express them, especially not after Millie tells him how much she has fallen in love for Avi. Millie and Avi marry and are blessed with a son, Ansh. As it is already written in the plot outline, destiny strikes hard and the wonderful world of the couple, their little son and Avinash's parents collapses when Avi dies in an accident. While Balraj and his wife derive a little bit of comfort from Ansh and his love, Millie falls in a state of depression. Now, Balraj decides to give her life a new meaning especially because he does not regard her as a daughter-in-law but more as his own daughter. He does not want her to live her whole life in solitude and despair - what the society claims her to do - but bring colours back into it. He is even ready to defy traditions and old values just to see Millie find her smile again. But on his way to do so he has to cope with his elder brother and even his wife. The first half of the movie is filled with a lot of 'masti' and light entertainment in form of song and dance sequences and Millie and Avis' love. In the second half a lot of tissues must be used. The dialogs throughout the movie are really great and well-written, so is the climax. As for the main characters Balraj and Millie, both, Rani and Amitabh do a fantastic job and play their roles with persuasion. Amitabh is in his best form and Rani adds another outstanding performance to her already impressive list of excellent-played characters. Although the movie has its flaws and won't be appreciated by everyone - just like any other movie -, who cares as long as it is entertaining. 'Baabul' has it all: Fun, love, dance, happy and sad moments as well as very good performances from the whole cast but fantastic ones from Amitabh and Rani. A piece of great entertainment for families. Go and watch it!