I've had this discussion with a lot of people who claim to have liked Baghban and it being a great movie, Fantastic social message, etc. I've been wanting to understand what is so great about the movie? I have been unable to understand the message attempted out of a movie that shows the following things:
A father, whose all 4 children are a rot, while a sponsored orphan is rocking. To me it seems like all the 4 children that he invested in, turned out to be liability. A fluke investment of sponsoring a orphan turned out to the best-seller. Seems like he and his wife ruined the upbringing of their 4 children, while the professionals at the orphanage did a better job. What kind of "values (sanskar)" did these parents pass on? If you want more evidence, look at the grand-children in whose upbringing these 2 people have not been involved. If the grand-children are better people, give it to their mothers as they did not let the children inherit anything from their useless fathers or paternal grandparents.
If you are wondering about the financial terms like "liability" and "assets" earlier, it is because the father - Raj Malhotra(played by Mr. Bachchan) is shown to be a banker. A banker who has lived in a rented house, all his life. Who could not manage buying a house of his own. The bank also would not have cared to help this employee (manager - to be precise), right? Except for like 1-2 lakh rupees, this guy has no savings. On one hand he is supposedly very successful in his profession (Banking & Finance) while on the other he sucks at his personal finance management.
Oh yeah, you could argue that with 4 children (+1 orphan) one could not afford to buy a house. Did he not know about Family planning and Quality of Life (for children, his own children)? If yes, what was the problem? If he did understand and still wanted to have so many kids - why does he feel to be getting a raw deal. You only reap what you sow, aint it so?
The book getting published was another great co-incidence, no credit to the loser. People around him have not only been smart but also very helpful and caring, else this one would have been a pauper for the rest of his life.
The scene where they get treated like dirt by a car-dealer, who humiliates them. This guy does not even have the sense for handling the situation and avoiding the insult not only to himself but his wife too. Fortunately the orphan child (Salman Khan) comes to his help there.
I can understand B R Chopra was interested on minting money from a movie picked from a Marathi original "Tu tithe Mi". Unfortunately in attempt to Bollywood-ise the plot, destroyed the original theme and its fiber ... I wonder if they paid any royalty to the Marathi director, especially when talking about Copyright violation & Piracy.
In one of the scene, Raj Malhotra is left hungry as the son, daughter-in-law and grandson go out for dinner. Why - because Mr. Malhotra did not take care of informing his daughter-in-law. Buddy if you tell everyone in the morning that you are fasting, for your wife, why would someone cook for you? Why can't we give the sons and daughter-in-laws the benefit of doubt?
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