Movie

Baghban

2003 · 183 min

A slow, heartfelt tearjerker that makes you ache for the parents and quietly rage at the children.

Tagline: Can you depend on your family?
Overview: After dedicating their whole life in upbringing their children, elderly couple Raj Malhotra and Pooja gets homeless. Instead of caring, their children treat them as a burden.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, aging, betrayal, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
aging
betrayal
love
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild