Film Review “Paa”

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Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Paresh Rawal and Arundhati Naag

Director: R.Balakrishnan

Rating: 4/5

"Paa", the film is produced by AB Corp Ltd. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan in the lead. The film is directed by R.Balakrishnan. The lyrics have been penned by Swanand Kirkire. And the music director of the film is Ilaiyaraja. I am not going to repeat those stuffs which you already know or have watched in the promos. But I must throw some light on the story line.

The story is about Auro Arte, a 13 year old boy who suffers from a rare disease named "Progeria". The disease accelerates ageing. Mentally, Auro is 13, very normal, but physically he looks five times older. Being in this condition, he is a very joy full boy and lives with his mother Vidya (played by Vidya Balan). Vidya is separated from her husband and a successful gynecologist. She portrays a character of strong single mother. Auro is completely clueless of his father’s identity, till he meets Amol Arte (Abhishek Bachchan), who is a politician. The character of Amol's father is played by Paresh Rawal. As the promo depicts the film is about son-father, father-son relationship. But let me tell you, the film is also about a mother-son, son-mother relationship.

Please don't mistake "Paa" to be a rona-dhona movie. It is a very fun film with plenty of funny sequences. Especially the conversation scenes between Auro and his best friend Prateek have been filmed awesomely. Auro is not at all different from other kids except from his look. He is as naughty as other kids in his class. The only problem is that he looks like an aged person. I am not going to reveal much about the story.

Talking about the performances, every body knows that Amitabh Bachchan is a legendary actor who prefers to break his own records. But after watching "Paa", I must say that this actor deserves 100% more what he has achieved in his life.

Abhishek Bachchan as Auro's paa has done a superb job. He has nicely blended the politician avatar and a father's character. Vidya as Auro's mother is just amazing! She is the best choice for the role. Paresh Rawal is fine in his role. Arundhati Naag is perfect. More over it is a team work and Balki has proved his metal once again.

Direction of Balki is flawless. Transforming the veteran actor into a kid must’ve been an arduous task, but Christien Tinsley and Domini Till have done it. And they deserve a standing applause for making Auro's look so real.

On the whole "Paa" is an amazing experience. And hat's off to the entire cast and crew. The film has been made under the budget of 17 crore. And we are sure it will collect lot more than its budget.

Leave your all important work and go for "Paa".