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Amitabh Bachchan: Enduring icon

In years gone by, watching an Amitabh Bachchan film was a celebration of life. It changed with Prakash Mehra’s Zanjeer, a film that chiselled Bachchan’s image as the “angry young man”. After Zanjeer, Mehra worked with Bachchan in films such as HeraPheri, Muqaddar ka Sikandar, Lawaaris, NamakHalal, Sharaabi and Jadugar, with each film reaping gold at the box office. Often, …

Paa completes 10 years: Director R Balki opens up on presenting Amitabh Bachchan as a child with progeria

R Balki’s 2009 film Paa, starring Amitabh Bachchan in the titular role of a school student battling progeria, released on this day, 4 December, 10 years ago. One day, I had gone to Amit _j_i’s office to discuss some promotion for Cheeni Kum. So I thought Abhishek is sounding like his father and Amit ji is sounding like Abhishek’s son. …

Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek get nostalgic as 'Paa' turns 10

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son Abhishek turned super nostalgic and emotional as their film "Paa" completed 10 years on Wednesday. Directed by R Balki, "Paa" narrated the story of a 12-year-old boy named Auro, who suffered from a rare genetic disorder called Progeria. Abhishek also thanked his father "for having faith in his son to firstly play his father …

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