And then it comes: post interval, you discover you’ve all along been watching Baaghban 0.2 — the poor ol’ bhoot is actually just a heart-broken father, who’s been let down by a son (Priyanshu), who upped and left for videsh, and never came back. Out come the hankies, and the nostrums. It is, after all, a B R Chopra production: unless you can wring tears, it’s not really a film, right?

The kitty party aunties who swarmed the first-day-first-show were having a grand time, sniffling away. The film has been released to coincide with the summer holidays, so sure, take the kids, and whisk them away swiftly before it gets all too heavy. Before you leave, enjoy some clever special effects, and a nicely-choreographed peppy kiddie rap number. And a sprightly SRK in a walk-on part.

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