Bachke Rehna Re Baba (2005): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2005, Bachke Rehna Re Baba is a comedy, drama and romance film directed by Govind Menon, running about 130 minutes.

What it’s about. Rukmini (Rekha) is well into her 40s and still unmarried. She lives with her orphaned niece, Padmini (Mallika Sherawat), and together they device a scheme to entrap wealthy men, like Monty (Paresh Rawal), relieve them of their money, abandon them, and move on to better targets. They do succeed for quite a while, assuming various disguises, and names, amassing a fortune, until Padmini falls in love with one of her targets, a young man named Raghu (Karan Khanna), and decides to call it quits. An unstable Rukmini, who owes money to Monty, decides she cannot go it alone and concocts a scheme that will force Padmini to give up on Raghu and re-join forces with her to go on philandering unsuspecting wealthy men.

Who’s in it. Bachke Rehna Re Baba stars Rekha as Rukmini / Richa / Gurpreet, Mallika Sherawat as Padmini / alka / Meera, Paresh Rawal as Monty Bagga and Satish Shah as Mulchand / Fakirchand Mansukhani, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 1.0/10, Bachke Rehna Re Baba has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Bachke Rehna Re Baba page.

If you liked it. Fans of Bachke Rehna Re Baba tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Life Is Beautiful and Fight Club.