Review of Baghban
This is the
kind of movie that makes my Mom cry and gets some of
my professional friends to roll their eyes.
It is the story of a banking executive who spends his life investing in his
kids and then struggles to connect with them upon his retirement. Predictably, the kids are mean and the Dad is
surprised at their meanness.
While the
storyline might be somewhat cliched for Bollywood fans, the movie makes a
larger point about how the modern economic structure is affecting the
traditional Indian family. It is about
the patriarch of the house sitting at the head of the table or not. It is about teenagers having the freedom to
stay out until
This is a movie
worth watching with your parents and grandparents. If anything, it illustrates the inevitable
generation gap between rugged individualism and benevolent collectivism. Regardless of which side of the divide you
fall on, this movie could be a great conversation starter.
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