Paa Movie Is Not About Progeria, Says Abhishek Bachchan  Abhishek Bachchan |
Bollywood star son Abhishek Bachchan has mentioned that the forthcoming movie, Paa, directed by Balki is not about progeria. Abhishek Bachchan is enacting the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s dad in Paa. Nig B will be seen in the role of 12-year-old Auro, who is affected by progeria, a premature ageing medical condition. He has mentioned this as a lifetime opportunity for any actor.
"This is a role of a lifetime. Very few actors get such an experience and opportunity... especially a son to play father to his own Paa . We are only and perhaps the first actor father-son duo to have played themselves in a role reversal”, said Abhishek.
"Paa is not a film about progeria. It is a happy film about a father and his son and the sweet moments that they share," Abhishek said.
"The genetic disorder is just the unique backdrop of the film... just like 'Mili' where my mother (Jaya Bachchan) is suffering from a disease but the film was not about the illness," he said.
"There is a family in Kolkata where three children of a family suffer from progeria syndrome. But Balki did not want us to meet them and discuss their condition because it would have been very insensitive and intrusive," the Junior Bachchan said.
