Director Balki who gave Amitabh Bachchan one of his better films, in the form of Cheeni Kum, is now going to release PAA starring Big B as a progeria patient on December 4 2009. Abhishek Bachchan who plays father to Amitabh Bachchan in the film says,” Balki, when he set the look of the film, felt very strongly that whatever performance Paa comes out with, it should be something we have never seen Amitabh Bachchan do before. And like he said that before, that he has worked very hard to remove Amitabh Bachchan from Amitabh Bachchan. So he thought it was very apt to say 'introducing Amitabh Bachchan' because here's a whole new Amitabh Bachchan, not only does he look differently, he will behave differently and act differently and speak differently
Amitabh Bachchan will play the role of a 12 year old boy Auro, suffering by Progeria.
Director Balki says, “Why 12-year-old? Mr Bachchan behaved like a 10-year-old on the sets. He just allowed the child within him to surface to become Auro. He threw so many tantrums just like an uncontrollable child that we had to literally discipline him at times. On the sets, he would also stomp his feet like a brat and just go on whining, ‘I want…I want…I want!’ until he got what he wanted. We were frightened by the level he had imbibed his character.”
And the complete transformation was not only emotional but also physical. Apart from the prosthetics required for the character, Auro has just 4-5 teeth. “Mr Bachchan’s gummed grin has to be seen to be believed. No matter how prepared you are as a filmmaker to work with this all-pervasive idol of an actor, you are still taken aback by what he does to his character,” says Balki.
Auro is also a chocolate addict. Although Mr Bachchan’s health doesn’t permit him to eat too many sweets, he constantly nibbled chocolates on the sets. “We had to often pull those bars of chocolate away from his hands. You see, chocolates are good for the metabolism level of those who suffer from Progeria. So Auro had to be shown constantly eating chocolates,” says Balki.
Considering the effort put in by Mr Bachchan, should he get ready to receive all the debutant awards next year? “I sure hope the awards will honour him in the child category or the debutant category."
Check out the New Look of Amitabh Bachchan in Paa
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