Thursday, December 24, 2009

Paa by R. Balki

Category: Hindi

My first Hindi movie in a while and how about it! While the melodrama got to my brain after a point and the ridiculous situations executed by the director and of course the pathetic acting by almost everyone in this film is only redeemed by the half decent performance put in by Amitabh Bachchan thanks to help from the make up artist.

While there are some genuine moments in the film that can tug on your heart much like Elephant Man by Lynch (in many parts, am not sure how many of you picked it up but he sounds a lot like Merrick portrayed by John Hurt. The film is pretty straight up, Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan have a passionate affair in which Amitabh Bachchan's character is conceived.

After more than a decade of hiccups, Amitabh Bachchan finds his way to the successful MP's (Abhishek) line of sight.

Everything else is predictable after it and there's nothing special beyond a point. This film has some moments which include the explanation provided for the name "Auro" and err... some decent close ups and nothing else.

Recommendation level: 1/5 - Kinda sucked after a point, saw this in a cinema hall.

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