religious. In the end he realizes his folly and gives his consent to Millie and Rajat's marriage. Sarika as Pushpa Kapoor, Balraj and Balwant's widowed younger sister-in-law who has always been looked down upon by Balwant for being a widow. Aman Verma as Shobhna's brother Parmeet Sethi as Khushi Kapoor, Balwant's son Sharat Saxena as J Talwar, Malvika's father Smita Jaykar as Suman Talwar, Malvika's mother Rajpal Yadav as Paanchi, the Kapoor Household servant and chauffeur Shriya Saran (Cameo) Vaishnavi Mahant Music The music is composed by Aadesh Shrivastava. The soundtrack has 11 songs. The soundtrack was one of the most successful soundtracks of 2006. Reception Box office Baabul opened in Mumbai with occupancy of about 75%, considered remarkably low for a Salman Khan-starrer, and occupancy went downhill very quickly, presumably due to unfavorable word-of-mouth. In the rest of the country, even the opening was dismal and it never picked up. Eventually, the film was declared a flop. The small centres opened to poor response and overall the film did not do quite well in India but was an above average grosser. However, it did great business overseas, entering at the 8th position on the UK charts in its first week. It was a big hit in the overseas market. Critical response The Times Of India gave a 3/5 rating, saying, "The problem with Baabul is its first half- completely dead and totally listless. Samrat Sharma of Fullhyderabad.com wrote: "It's a film made for the more traditional generation or social class, and even so, while may not be terribly effective, it is sufficiently well-crafted..." Namrata Joshi of Outlook India gave the film 2 out 4, writing "Despite the failings in his character, Big B lends it gravitas and dignity. But his self-conscious cute couple act with Hema Malini is irritating. Time to get over Baghban. Awards Nominated 52nd Filmfare Awards: Best Supporting Actor – John Abraham See also Babul References External links 2006 films 2000s Hindi-language films Rajshri Productions films Films scored by Aadesh Shrivastava Films directed by Ravi Chopra Indian drama films Golden jubilees 2006 drama films Hindi-language drama films