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2003 · Hindi · 3h 03m · Drama · CBFC U
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Filmi Score
Very good
3 reviews · provisional
72
3 very good
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Critics are won over by Bachchan and Hema Malini's commanding performances and the film's emotional pull, even as they flag a formulaic plot, exaggerated drama, and a slow, loosely edited second half.
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Summary
Baghban (2003, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 72 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Hulu in the US.
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.
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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.
Baghban (2003, Hindi) has a Filmi Score of 72 from 3 critic reviews, is rated 10+ by Filmi (CBFC: U), and streams on Hulu in the US.
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Critic is swept up by the Bachchan-Hema Malini pairing, calling the film's central speech and dialogue writing outstanding, with only a passing… Read it there →
Variety calls the film formulaic and schematic with several plot flaws, but says Bachchan and Hema Malini's commanding, affecting performances… Read it there →
Sify praises Bachchan's performance and the film's emotional pull as 'fantastic,' but flags loose editing and sagging pace in the second half as… Read it there →
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68
How this number was made. We read every review and derive a 0–100 reading from each — including where the critic printed a number, which stays first on its row, because it’s theirs. The Filmi Score is the mean of 3 readings; 0 of those rows also carry the critic’s own rating, shown beside ours. Rubric v2.1, computed 26 Oct 2026. Any critic can ask us to remove a derived reading.
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Where can I watch Baghban?
Baghban is streaming on OTT: Prime Video (India and Canada), JioHotstar (India), Hulu (the US) and Fawesome (the US). It can also be rented or bought on Amazon Video (the US and the UK). Availability comes from JustWatch and is checked every Friday.
What did critics say about Baghban?
Baghban has a Filmi Score of 72 (Very good), the mean of 3 readings of critic reviews, one per review. The score is provisional until at least five reviews are read. Readings run from 68 (Sify) to 78 (NDTV). Every review and how it was scored is listed below.
What readers say
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