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 Paa
1 - 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 Nag
5 - Soulful music by the great Ilayaraja
CONS of Paa
1. 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.
PROS of Paa
1 - 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 Nag
5 - Soulful music by the great Ilayaraja
CONS of Paa
1. 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.