Amitabh Bachchan’s forthcoming movie Paa is making quite a splash, a week away from its release. The movie will hit the theaters on December 5, 2009.Paa is directed by R. Balakrishnan, who had last helmed Cheeni Kum, also starring Amitabh Bachchan.
Paa movie photos credit: Paa official website
The movie was a decent hit in India and a bigger hit overseas.
Paa has a good buzz going for it and a lot of curiosity about the roles played by the Bachchan father-and-son duo.
Here is the skinny on the movie. Paa is the story of a 13-year-old boy, Auro (Amitabh Bachchan) suffering from Progeria – a disease that causes accelerated ageing of the body in all aspects – and his relationship with his parents, Amol Arte (Abhishek Bachchan) and Vidya Arte (Vidya Balan).
Photo: Amitabh Bachchan as Auro in Paa
Amol is an idealistic politician while Vidya is a gynaecologist. The movie also stars Paresh Rawal as Auro’s paternal grandfather. Jaya Bachchan is likely to make an appearance in the movie as well, some reports say.
Expect Auro to die in the movie as well, unless he is an exception. The typical lifespan of Progeria patients is usually thirteen years but some are known to live longer. On the face of it, the movie does not strike me as a deliberate tearjerker nor a pontificating one. It seems more like a celebration of life with all its happiness and heartbreaks.
Photo: Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan in Paa
Paa is produced by Amitabh Bachchan Corporation Ltd (ABCL). ABCL’s last movie , Family: Ties of Blood (2006), directed by Raj Kumar Santoshi, was a dud at the box office.
ABCL will be keeping their fingers crossed for Paa.
amitabh is looking great…i just cant believe…when my friends told me about me about him i just fainted……oh my god….amitabh is looking great….the son is going to be father and the father is going to be son….omg…….