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By IndiaFM News Bureau, October 27, 2006 - 14:14 IST
Character Sketch
 Amitabh
Bachchan as Balraj Kapoor
He towers over everybody – in his thoughts, in his
wisdom, in his sheer presence! A loving husband, an
adoring father and an extraordinary father-in-law, he
always puts right before wrong, never mind if he has
to stand tradition on its head.
Salman Khan as Avinash Kapoor
He may lie to win his love, but would die if so much
as a tear escapes her eye. He’s charming, loving and
good looking. No wonder, knowing him is to love him.
Rani Mukherjee as Malvika Talwar
She loves to paint. Loves to fight. Loves to love.
Knows the difference between friendship and love and
is convinced that love and marriage happen once in
lifetime.
John Abraham as Rajat
His love is silent, he expresses all his pent up
emotions through his songs. He loses the girl he
loves, but is more concerned about her happiness than
his own heartbreak.
Hema Malini as Shobhana Kapoor
She loves and is loved by both the men in her life –
husband and son. She may laughingly admit that both of
them are “a total loss”; but her world revolves around
them.
Om Puri as Balwant Kapoor
He is the big brother, the head of the family.
Tradition and convention are the pillars that support
his family honour and reputation and he will go to any
length to uphold that.
Storyline
 Balraj
Kapoor (Amitabh Bachchan) is a rich businessman with
progressive modern outlook towards life. For him,
family, culture and values are of utmost importance.
Shobhna (Hema Malini), his wife is more than just his
better half. Together, they dote their only child
Avinash (Salman Khan). For Balraj, Avinash is more of
a friend than just his son. After spending many years
abroad for studies, Avinash returns home to his
parents. Their lives light up and there is happiness
everywhere.
Avinash then meets the pretty Millie (Rani Mukherjee)
who is a painter. They fall in love and get married.
They are blessed with a lovely child named Ansh. Rajat
(John Abraham) a young musician and the best friend of
Millie, had his feelings for Millie but had never
revealed it to her. He is now happy for Millie and Avi.
He decides to settle in Europe, pursuing his musical
career.
Fate plays a cruel game and one day Avinash meets with
a fatal accident. Life without Avinash is unbearable
for Millie. Meanwhile Balraj and Shobhna try to find
the love of Avinash in Ansh.
Balraj cannot bear to see Millie’s colourless life. He
decides to find Rajat and asks him to marry Millie and
help him bring back the colours back into her life.
But Balwant (Om Puri), Balraj’s elder brother settled
in rural Punjab with his family and his widowed
sister-in-law objects to Balraj’s plans. Even Shobhna
may not be with him this time.
Will Balraj be able to fulfill his plan?
Will he be successful in this test of love?
Will he prove to be a father (Baabul) rather than
being a father-in-law?
What questions will be raised by his actions and how
the society will react to it forms the story that
Baabul is all about.
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