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Paa

Paa

20096.42h 13m

Overview

Auro suffers from a progeria like syndrome. Mentally he is 13 but physically he looks 5 times older. In spite of his condition, Auro is a very happy boy. He lives with his mother Vidya, who is a gynaecologist. Amol is young, progressive politician. He is a man with a mission. Auro is Amol's son. Paa is a 'rare' story about a father-son, son-father relationship.

Directed by R. Balki
Written by R. Balki
Produced by Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sunil Manchanda
Box OfficeBudget: $3.3M0

Top Cast

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan

Auro

Abhishek Bachchan

Abhishek Bachchan

Amol Arte

Vidya Balan

Vidya Balan

Vidya Arte

Paresh Rawal

Paresh Rawal

Mr. Arte

Arundathi Nag

Arundathi Nag

"Bum"(Vidya's mother)

Swini Khara

Swini Khara

Pratik Katare

Jaya Bachchan

Jaya Bachchan

Narrator

Taruni Sachdev

Taruni Sachdev

Student

O

Olivier Lafont

Sagar

Rajiv Kachroo

Rajiv Kachroo

Themes & Keywords

politicianadult as a childpolitical scandalrare diseasefather son relationshipmother son relationshipgrandmother grandson relationship

About Paa

Paa is a drama, family film released in 2009 exploring themes of politician, adult as a child, political scandal, rare disease, father son relationship, mother son relationship. Directed by R. Balki, it stars Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan. Auro suffers from a progeria like syndrome. Mentally he is 13 but physically he looks 5 times older. In spite of his condition, Auro is a very happy boy. He lives with his mother Vidya, who is a gynaecologist. Amol is young, progressive politician. He is a man with a mission. Auro is Amol's son. Paa is a 'rare' story about a father-son, son-father relationship.

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