If R Balakrishnan's Paa were a Hollywood production I would suggest it was an incredibly clumsy attempt at Oscar bait. But it's not a Hollywood picture and so it simply stands as a reminder of how incredibly strange Bollywood can be.
Starring Indian mega-star Amitabh Bachchan - arguably one of the biggest film stars in the entire world and currently 67 years old - as a 13 year old boy suffering from a condition that causes premature aging, it is exactly the sort of thing that - in Hollywood - would be played to tug on heartstrings. Here, however, Bachchan does a monkey-dance. Because this is what thirteen year olds do, apparently. The make up job is truly remarkable, though ...
Check the trailer below.
Starring Indian mega-star Amitabh Bachchan - arguably one of the biggest film stars in the entire world and currently 67 years old - as a 13 year old boy suffering from a condition that causes premature aging, it is exactly the sort of thing that - in Hollywood - would be played to tug on heartstrings. Here, however, Bachchan does a monkey-dance. Because this is what thirteen year olds do, apparently. The make up job is truly remarkable, though ...
Check the trailer below.