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Paa (Hindi: पा, English: Father) is a 2009 Indian comedy-drama film directed by R. Balakrishnan (credited onscreen as R. Balki) starring Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, and Vidya Balan. The film is based on a rare genetic condition known as progeria and places emphasis on a father-son relationship. Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan, in real life, are father and son respectively, but in Paa, they played opposite roles. The film was released worldwide on 4 Dec 2009. Veteran composer Ilaiyaraaja scored the music. The film was critically acclaimed in India and fared well at the box office. Despite a warm reception from Indian film critics, the film received mixed reviews from overseas film critics, according to the websites Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes. Amitabh Bachchan received his third National Film Award for Best Actor and his fifth Filmfare Best Actor Award and Vidya Balan got her first Filmfare Best Actress Award.
Original Release
12/04/2009
US Release
12/04/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Vidya Balan | Vidya Arte / Dr. Vidya |
Paresh Rawal | Mr. Arte |
Arundathi Nag | "Bum"(Vidya's mother) / Vidya's mother |
Saurabh Agarwal | |
Shikha Arora | Woman in Park |
Rupali Arte | |
Jaya Bachchan | Narrator |
Divya Bhatia | |
Karan Bhiwandiker | |
Sanjay Chauhan |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Vidya Balan | Vidya Arte / Dr. Vidya |
Paresh Rawal | Mr. Arte |
Arundathi Nag | "Bum"(Vidya's mother) / Vidya's mother |
Saurabh Agarwal | |
Shikha Arora | Woman in Park |
Rupali Arte | |
Jaya Bachchan | Narrator |
Divya Bhatia | |
Karan Bhiwandiker | |
Sanjay Chauhan | |
Nimmit Daiya | Abhishek |
Ramakant Dayma | Amol's Secretary |
Dhruvin Doshi | |
Milind Doshi | |
Gagandeep | |
Tusshar Jain | Reporter Angry with Amol |
Alpa Joshi | |
Rajiv Kachroo | |
Sagar Kale | |
Aalekh Kapoor | Raj |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Mahesh Ramanathan | Executive Producer |
Rajesh Sawhney | Executive Producer |
Amitabh Bachchan | Producer |
Abhishek Bachchan | Producer |
Sunil Manchanda | Producer |
Marathe Swanand | Producer |