Paa (2009)

Really Surprised!

Charming and brutal

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

An 66 year old man as a 12 year old boy, very difficult to think but he makes it so simple . The plot of the movie is so simple but the cast and the situations and episodes of the movie is interesting and emotional . Bgm elevates every scene of the film , P.c sriram have again shows what can he do with his camera ..The major plus point of the movie is the whole movie gives you a musical journey . that is where shows the commanding strength of balki. Movie would have been even more shorter. on the whole definitely a different and a brave attempt by a superstar of India ...shows that he is not only a star but also an brilliant actor.

Paa is a lovely offbeat emotional movie revolving around a character suffering from an extremely rare disease of Progeria (rapid aging of the human body). R Balki's presentation of the story and Paa is very sincere and thoughtful. PROS of Paa1 - No cheap melodrama 2 - Sensitively handled story 3 - Positive portrayal of a progeria-afflicted Auro who is fun-loving and very intelligent 4 -Strong female characters in Vidya Balan & Arundhati Nag5 - Soulful music by the great IlayarajaCONS of Paa1. Auro is supposed to be 12-year old but Amitabh Bachchan is just too tall for that (obviously his casting was deliberate…only to attract more eyeballs no matter how unrealistic it is)2. Abhishek Bachchan is supposed to be a new age politician who wants to see a new India; but, strangely, in a scene he is shown to wish away the corrupt practice of a govt. employee with the logic that if he has given 50 lakh bribes for the job he has to "recover" it (How strange! Or did I miss out on something?)3. When Auro dies in the hospital Vidya is just standing by his bedside and mourning (it'd have been more appropriate if she had rested her head on his body and wept)4. After Auro's death Vidya and Abhishek are sitting outdoor on a staircase consoling each other, while it is raining (How Strange! How odd! What significance does this rain hold?)PS: Felt extremely sad when I read that the cute Taruni Sachdev (Auro's classmate) had died in a plane crash in 2012, in Nepal. I kept on looking at her photos as if I'd lost my own daughter. A sweet life was cut short even before it could develop wings to fly high. Taruni, where ever you are now, you will always be remembered by your near and dear ones, and esp. ME.

Paa a movie depicting the rare father-son-son-father relation is simply superb. R.Balki is great.His stories are not the ones which cine goers have been watching.Kudos to him!He tries out something different something fresh.His last outing Cheeni Kum depicting about a 64 year old man loving a 34 year old woman.Similarly Paa also has a very rare story.Which Bollywood has never experimented.Paa depicts on the disease Progeria.Paa has something else too-it has Amitabh Bachchan never like before. Paa's only drawback is its screenplay.The political campaigns of Abhishek Bachchan is purely wasted. The music is pleasant. Performance wise-Amitabh Bachchan deserves no amount of praises for his acting as Auro.He is incredible.No wonder he won the National Award for Best Actor For Paa. Abhishek Bachchan is superb.Vidya is excellent.Arunhdati Nag is amazing.Paresh Rawal is funny in a brief role.Overall,watch Paa for only one reason for Amitabh Bachchan

I have never heard of R. Balki or watched his previous film. This film was an experience in lot of senses. This movie is akin to "Elephant Man" who lived in England and suffered myriad of agony, albeit those times there was no genetic studies. There were few incredible scenes that melted the die-hards. Same token, there were few scenes that could have been written with more depth. The one scene-when Auro first comes to know about his father-the way the photo is shown and the emotion displayed and the time traversed is not in tune with the rest of the emotionally tugging scenes. The trick camera work that makes a Big man into a little person is amazing. Techinically, Indian Cinema has marveled but it was the story and screenplay that lacked behind. The story is very poignant and the actors excel in portraying. Amitab is an Icon who was born to act, but the best acting belongs to Vidya Balan as "Dr.Vidya". I have seen better acting from Abishek. Good movies have few things in common-they are written and produced by the same person. Balki's dialogs are good but too many references to a four letter word was not necessary and the point about pollution could have been made by other means. The movie is good when a story is well told and good references made to moral bankrupt(the couple consulting Dr.Viday for abortion-with there sole reason being too busy to have a child.) Suffice to say we need more movies like "Paa" and less movies like "Kurbaan" "Three Idiots" just to name a few. Rotten actors like Aamir Khan should be kicked out of the industry since their sole purpose is to enrich themselves at the expense of the unsuspecting audience. This movie should be an Oscar Nominee and a not a demeaning crap like "Lagaan".