Baabul () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language drama film, directed by Ravi Chopra. The movie stars Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, John Abraham, Hema Malini and Rani Mukherji. It celebrates B. R. Chopra's 50 years in cinema, though it was unsuccessful at the box office.
Plot
Balraj Kapoor (Amitabh Bachchan) is a rich businessman, happy and content with his world. He and his wife Shobhna (Hema Malini) live happily together and they wait for their only son Avinash a.k.a. 'Avi' (Salman Khan) to return from his studies in the United States. After an absence of 7 years, Avinash comes back to India. He reunites with his parents at the airport and races home. Back home, Avinash joins his father's business.
One day they decide to go golfing and Balraj accidentally hits the ball which ruins a painting. The young woman painting the picture, Malvika a.k.a. 'Millie' (Rani Mukherji) gets furious with Balraj and leaves. Later on, Avinash runs into Millie on the golf course, and they start to talk. Millie tells him that a stupid old man ruined her painting and points out that it was Balraj, but she does not know that the 'old man' is Avinash’s father and he does not tell her. They start to hang out together while slowly falling in love with each other.
When Millie comes home, she is visited by her childhood friend Rajat (John Abraham). She tells him that she loves someone, which devastates him because he is also in love with her. One day, Millie goes to Avi's office to drop off a painting and finds out that Balraj is Avinash’s father. When Avinash shows up, she leaves the office crying. He chases after her and says that the only reason he lied to her was that he loves her. She does not accept his apology right then, but when Balraj apologizes to her for ruining her painting, she forgives them both.
Avinash asks Millie to get dressed up for a party at his house. When she arrives, there is no one except Avinash. He proposes to her and she accepts. The whole family visits Millie's house to discuss marriage and everyone agrees, except Rajat. He tells Avinash that he will let Avinash marry Millie if only he promises to always keep her happy and never let her get sad. Avinash and Millie get married and soon they are expecting a child. Millie's birth-pains begin while she is in yoga class. Avinash rushes her to the hospital where they are blessed with a healthy baby boy. They name the child Ansh.
Ansh grows up to be a sweet and intelligent boy. The family throws a birthday bash for him on his birthday. They wait for Avinash to get back home from a business trip to London, but he never turns up; he is killed in a road accident, leaving Millie devastated.
Balraj seeks to bring happiness back into his widowed daughter-in-law's life. He gets into contact with Rajat in London and informs him of Avinash’s death and Millie’s condition. He learns that Rajat still loves Millie. Balraj asks Rajat to marry Millie. Rajat meets Ansh and bonds very well with him, thus forming a friendship However, there is stiff opposition from Shobhna (Avinash’s mother) and Balraj's conservative older brother Balwant (Om Puri). Shobhna fears to lose her grandson Ansh, while Balwant takes the traditional Indian view that a widow with a child should devote herself to raising her child and think of nothing else and that a woman marrying twice is committing a mortal sin. However, Balraj stands firm and convinces everyone. In the end, Rajat and Millie get married, and everything is well. Avinash comes in as a spirit and blesses his dad with happiness.