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Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini led Baghban completed 20 years of release on Tuesday. The film, helmed by Ravi Chopra and produced by BR Chopra, had the ‘Dream Girl’ of Bollywood in the role of a mother to four grown-up sons. Initially, when the film came to her, Malini was not convinced about doing it since she had never played a mother on-screen.
In a new interview, Malini shared how it was her mother who convinced her to do Baghban by telling her that when Amitabh Bachchan can play a father to four grown-up boys, she too can.
“I was not convinced because I had to play a mother to four elderly boys. I was feeling very awkward ‘main aisa kaise karun, maine aise mother ka role kabhi kiya hi nahi kisi film mein’ (How can I do it? I have never done a role like this ever before). Then my mother said ‘if Amitabh Bachchan is doing it, then you can also do it, no problem. He is opposite you’,” shared Malini during an interview with Hindustan Times.
The actor also shared how 20 years back, Big B was much more jovial than he is now. Whenever he would come on the set, the crew of Baghban would get excited as they knew that the veteran star would soon crack a joke or two. “He used to be so jovial, fun loving. I don’t think he is like that anymore. Pata nahi, thoda serious ho gaye hain aaj kal (He has become a bit serious these days)”, said Malini.
Baghban followed the story of an elderly couple, played by Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini, and their four sons (Aman Verma, Samir Soni, Nasir Khan, Sahil Chadha). Upon its release, the film was a huge hit. The music of the film by Aadesh Shrivastava was also loved by the audiece. But, it hasn’t aged well as now cinephiles find the film to be over the top.
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