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Paa (2009) Bollywood

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Status
Released 

Color
C

Release Date
December 4, 2009

Language
Hindi 

Genre
Social  /  Drama 

Shooting Locations (City & Country)
Lucknow (India)
Delhi (India)
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Malaysia
England
India

Producer
Sunil Manchanda

Director
R Balakrishnan

Star Cast
Amitabh Bachchan...... Auro
Abhishek Bachchan...... Amol Atre
Vidya Balan...... Vidya
Paresh Rawal...... Mr. Atre
Arundhati Naag...... Vidya's mother
Jaya Bachchan...... Narrator
Pratik Katare...... Vishnu
Swini Khara

Cassettes and CD's on
T-Series

Singers
Shilpa Rao
Sunidhi Chauhan
Shaan
R Bavatharini
Amitabh Bachchan

Lyricist
Swanand Kirkire

Music Director
Ilaiyaraja

Cinematography
P.C. Sreeram

Art
Sunil Babu

Editor
Anil Naidu

Sound
Tapas Nayak

Costume
Sabyasachi Mukherjee
Aki Narula
Falguni Thakore
Rahul Agasti

Story / Writer
R Balakrishnan

Can you ever imagine watching an Amitabh Bachchan film and not watching Amitabh Bachchan in it? Seems impossible, isn't it? The towering persona and the rich baritone just cannot be overlooked. But R. Balki transforms the legendary actor into Auro, replaces the rich baritone with the voice of an adolescent [who's neither grown up, nor a kid] and taps the hitherto untapped talent of the icon.

Trust me, 10 minutes into the film and you forget you're watching Amitabh Bachchan. For, Auro takes over the moment he is introduced to the viewer. 

PAA is a simple film told in the most simplistic manner and that's one of the prime reasons why this film works big time. The emotions would've fallen flat had the writing been sub-standard or the execution of the material been humdrum or the actors been inferior. But, thankfully, PAA scores in all three departments, although it must be said that the entire slum redevelopment episode is a complete put-off.