Looking Back: Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman were original choice for Ravi Chopra directorial “Baghban” not Amitabh Bachchan-Hema Malini

Looking Back: Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman were original choice for Ravi Chopra directorial “Baghban” not
Amitabh Bachchan-Hema Malini

No doubt, the Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini starrer “Baghban” was one of the highest-grossing blockbusters of 2003.
It’s been 2 decades and yet, Baghban has been hailed as one of the finest family dramas.

The original plan for the late Ravi Chopra directorial
“Baghban” was Dilip Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. Initially, the story of the film was a love story of a 60-plus couple, scripted in the late-70s.

However, in these time of years, the film has also inspired several memes and jokes.

Baghban has inspired several theories of how the movie has turned into a guilt trip for children. It’s interesting to know that Baghban was in the making for 40 years.

However, the film couldn’t develop due to several delays. By the time, Baghban was revived, late Dilip had crossed the age bracket, and he wasn’t working in the films.

Thus, Ravi was left with no option but to cast Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini as the lead actors.

Earlier in an interview Ravi revealed that the basic idea of Baghban came to his father after visiting an old age home during their vacation in Norway. Ravi revealed that the elders miss the love and validation from their kids, and that’s what inspired him to write Baghban.

Baghaban also featured Salman Khan, Samir Soni, Mahima Choudhary, Aman Yatan Varma, Rimi Sen, Avatar Gill, and Asrani in key roles.

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