Baton Baton Mein (1979): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1979, Baton Baton Mein is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Basu Chatterjee, running about 113 minutes.

What it’s about. Rosie Perreira is an overly anxious widow, living with her guitar-obsessed son, Sabhi, and a lovely daughter, Nancy, who she would like to get married to a wealthy young man. Her helpful neighbor, Tom, introduces a young eligible Tony Braganza to Nancy in the 9:10 AM Western Railway local train from Bandra to Churchgate. Tom also asks Nancy to introduce Tony to Rosie, which she does. Rosie is initially apprehensive about him as he only drawing a mere Rs.300/ compared to Nancy's Rs.700/-, but soon changes her mind when she finds out that after his probationary period he will draw a monthly pay of Rs.1000/-. Nancy and Tom are permitted to meet and both eventually fall in love. While Nancy wants to follow her mother's directions and get married, Tony is hesitant, and this is what costs him Nancy's love, as she starts to feel that he will not come through with the marriage. And soon Rosie starts looking elsewhere for a son-in-law, while Tony is still reluctant to make any commitments.

Who’s in it. Baton Baton Mein stars Amol Palekar as Tony Braganza, Tina Munim as Nancy Perreira, Pearl Padamsee as Rosie Perreira (Nancy's mom) and David Abraham Cheulkar as Uncle Tom, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Baton Baton Mein has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In AU you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Baton Baton Mein page.

If you liked it. Fans of Baton Baton Mein tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.