MUMBAI: After the success of Baghban, B.R. Films’ next Baabul starring Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Mailini, Salman Khan, John Abraham and Rani Mukherjee, is scheduled for release on 8 December. The film is a family saga with strong social message.

Made under the banner of B.R. Films, the film has been produced by B.R. Chopra and directed by Ravi Chopra. The other cast include Om Puri, Aman Verma, Parmeet Sethi, Rajpal Yadav, Smita Jaykar, Beena, Avtar Gill, Vaishnavi and Gargi Patel.

Baabul has been  written by Dr Achala Nagar and the music is by Aadesh Srivastava, lyrics by Sameer, cinematography by Barun Mukherjee, art direction by Keshto Mondal and production design by Fali Unwalla.