Star Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Arundhati Naag, Paresh Rawal
Director: R Balakrishnan
Producer: Sunil Manchanda
Music Director: Illaiyaraja
Genre: Family, Drama
Release Date: December 4, 2009
Rating : 4/5
ZANJEER broke the shackles after 13 consecutive flops. AGNEEPATH was an experiment that had a class of its own. BLACK broke all barriers and now comes PAA.Via : http://www.glamsham.com/movies/reviews/03-paa-movie-review-120910.asp
Let's give a standing ovation to the man who dominated the 80s and 90s and continues to surprise with his talent and willingness to subject himself to roles that require make-up for a complete change in appearance. Mr Amitabh Bachchan, for you Sir... the applause refuses to die off... Playing a 13-year-old with a rare disease which causes him to age before time, Amitabh is class personified. Displaying an amazing flair and getting into character is like a cake-walk for him as Progeria (the disease he suffers from) ravages his tiny body. A special child with special abilities,
Auro immediately makes a special place in your heart as you follow his short and brilliant life. No self pity, just full of a kid his age would be. Auro has friends who form his support system apart from his mother (Vidya Balan) and his grandma who he lovingly calls 'Bum' R Balakrishnan (aka R Balki) has tackled a very complex subject and has brought out the beauty of relationships in a very forceful manner without even one relationship in the movie going over the top. Be it the relationship between Vidya and Auro; Auro and his Bum, Auro and his friends or even Amol Arte (Abhishek Bachchan) and his dad (Paresh Rawal). Though centered around Auro and his disorder, Balki manages to draw all relationships to the fore. Balki also manages to throw a positive light on sticky issues.
Although he gets the point of the over-enthusiastic media, use of condoms, abortion and the political angle in, he does not sound preachy. Christien Tinsley and Dominie Till turn a 66-year-old-plus Amitabh to a very believable 13-year-old with their prosthetic make-up. And Amitabh, with his walking, talking and body language draws you even closer to Auro creating that Aura. Nothing flashy. He just delivers his lines like any, normal 13-year-old would. Really, this movie is all about Auro and a kid that explodes from Amitabh.
Vidya Balan is sedate and super in her role as the caring single mother. Abhishek is solid as the politician who will not let anything come between his dreams and Auro's friend, Vishnu is a treat. Not much was revealed of the story before the release and I too will not spoil it for you by saying much. All I can say is that the end will have you reaching out for the kleenex. Yes, Abhishek is his Paa. Yes, it's a rare father-son-son-father story.
Yes, I think the makers should also consider putting a proposal to making PAA tax free. Also every paa should take his family for this movie., this film will rock you.
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The casting of the film covers Vidya Balan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Arundhati Naag & Paresh Rawal.
Illaiyaraja had composed the music of the film.
The story line of the movie is about a boy name Auro (Amitabh Bachchan) who is 13 yr old.
The entire story of 'Paa' revolves around a 13-year-old boy, Auro (played by Amitabh Bachchan), who is imposed with an enormously uncommon & progressive genetic defect. He undergo from a progeria-like syndrome, due to which accelerated ageing is caused.
Even though Auro mentally is 13 years old boy but his appearance looks 5 times older then it.
But in spite of this situation, he is a joyful child, for whome his family means a lot. Abhishek Bachchan is playing the role of his father with the name Amol. He is a young, Strong & a powerful politician, Vidya Balan got the role of his mother who is a gynecologist. The whole film is based on emotional drama through which Auro's parents went off.
It is based on Father-son relationship, which was never casted before. It includes human sentiments & feelings.
Paa will be released on 4th Dec 2009
