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Babul is the story of the quest of a man trying to get his daughter-in-law re-married after his son’s death.

Mega-superstar Amitabh Bachchan plays the title role of Balraj Kapoor, who is 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.

The original ‘dream girl’ Hema Malini plays the role of Shobhna Kapoor – the wife of Balraj Kapoor. Salman Khan plays Avinash Kapoor –

the charming, loving and good looking son of Balraj and Shobhna Kapoor.

Rani Mukherjee plays Malvika Talwar who knows the difference between friendship and love and is convinced that love and marriage happen once in lifetime.

The dashing John Abraham plays Rajat whose love is silent and 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.

Balraj Kapoor (Bachchan) is a rich businessman with progressive modern outlook towards life. For him, family, culture and values are of utmost importance. Shobhna (Hema), his wife is more than just his better half.

Together, they dote their only child Avinash (Salman). 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 Malvika (Rani) who is a painter. They fall in love and get married. They are blessed with a lovely child named Ansh.

Rajat (John) a young musician and the best friend of Malvika, had his feelings for Malvika, but had never revealed it to her. He is now happy for Malvika and Avinash. 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 Malvika and Balraj and Shobhna try to find the love of Avinash in Ansh. Balraj cannot bear to see Malvika’s colourless life. He decides to find Rajat and asks him to marry Malvika and help him bring back the colours back into her life.

Balraj faces stiff opposition in his decision from his elder brother Balwant Kapoor ( Om Puri ), for whom tradition and convention are the pillars that support his family honour and reputation and he will go to any length to uphold that. He is settled in rural Punjab with his family and his widowed sister-in-law objects to Balraj’s plans.

Will Balraj be able to fulfill his plan? Will he be successful in this test of love? Will he prove to be a father (‘Babul’) 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 ‘Babul’ is all about.

Rani's role was initially offered to Kajol and Preity Zinta was also considered. The role of John had been offered to Shah Rukh Khan , Abhishek Bachchan and Akshay Kumar .

Produced by B.R. Chopra and directed by his son Ravi Chopra , Babul is scheduled to release on December 8, 2006

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