Paa and Big B

ABCL’s ‘Paa’ will release this week on the 4th of December. In collaboration with Reliance BIG Pictures, the film is waiting to hit nearly 700 screens on the very first day. For its premiere, Amitabh Bachchan has specially the two superstars of Bollywood – Shahrukh and Aamir.

In addtion to the rest, a special preview screening of ‘Paa’ has taken place in London. The film has several elements which are a completely novelty to Indian cinema. For the first time the real life father-son (Amitabh-Abhishek) are playing reversal roles. Amitabh plays the son who is affected by Progeria, while Abishek is his father and Vidya Balan is his mother. To look at it more closely, one could be mistaken that the film is about the disease itself. But, ‘Paa’ mainly is based on the father and son relationship doesn't really preach about the rare disease.

Amitabh Bachchan spoke, “This is not an issue-based film to show the problems of Progeria. This is just a simple film about a child who happens to be suffering from Progeria.” The film has also led to several doubts about the real disease and its depiction in the movie. About this Big B clarified, “We had to take some cinematic liberties. We have taken liberty with the height. My height is well- known and it would have been pretence to show me short and would have looked very deliberate. I don't think Balki wanted that. There is no deliberation on Progeria in the entire film.”