---Advertisement---From the sumptuously mounted songs and dances to the emotional kernel of the plot when the protagonist’s offsprings spring a shocking disenchantment on their old parents, Baghban derives its nourishment, sustenance and inner strength from the Bachchan. More than anything else, it’s a lavishly projected, charismatic family film which appeals in equal measures to the heart and eyes. But we tend to gloss over the film’s overt simplifications simply because this is a film we want to like immensely…. All we need to do is look into Mr Bachchan’s eyes to see how much he adores his screen wife. There’s a beautiful melody that he sings telephonically to his much-missed spouse, which harks back to an early Bachchan film Mahaan, where he sang to Waheeda Rehman on the phone.