I just saw a commercial for Paa, which looks like it might possibly be the greatest movie ever made. I haven't watched a Bollywood film in the theatre yet, and am super pumped that I waited! In case you couldn't guess, Paa is the story of a 13-year old boy with a "Progeria-like syndrome." Looks like straight-up Progeria (my favorite disease!) to me, except for the fact that the kid is like, 6 feet tall, due to be being played by "Actor of the Century," 67-year-old Amitabh Bachchan (remember the latrine scene in Slumdog? He's the guy worth jumping in for). Amitabh's real-life son, Abishek will play his father in the film, which will(of course) also feature several musical numbers!! I am soooooo into it.
It's very impressive that R. Balki scored a major Bollywood star like Amitabh Bachan for his second directorial effort. The script must be very good. Although I can't help but think that if this movie was made in the U.S., Rob Schneider or the Damon brothers would be involved. Perhaps both.
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