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.
I was scarred for life the other day by watching 20 minutes of Kanda Swamy, in which.... a superhero dressed like a rooster started going all "Cock-a-doo" before the fat evil provincial gangster. Ahh, viva Kollywood.
Proof here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbIUGGvYeyU&feature=related
Review (probably) coming soon. If I manage to finish it.
Of course, you can't forget the self referential twist of Abhishek Bachchan playing the father. Bollywood loves that shit.