Baghban is the story of Raj Malhotra, his family,his wife Pooja and his four sons. Just like a gardener (BAGHBAN) who plants a tree and nurses it in the hope that he would be able to bask in its shade when he grows old. Raj Malhotra and his wife Pooja have raised a family of four sons who are now nicely settled in their respective professions. Their life is filled with love and prosperity, and all this has been possible because Raj has invested all his income including his provident fund and gratuity in his children who according to him are his assets that would secure his future. But when he retires, life suddenly changes. None of the four sons are ready to take their parents responsibility. To the extent that Raj and Pooja have to depend on the hospitality of outsiders. How Raj Malhotra through strife and hardship overcomes this turmoil and comes out a winner, is the central crux of Baghban.