Amitabh’s character in Paa suffers from Progeria, a genetic disorder in which a person ages three times faster than a normal human being

First he played a 64-year-old man in love with a 34-year-old woman (Cheeni Kum), then a 60 something man falling for an 18-year-old nymphet (Nishabd). Amitabh Bachchan seems to be getting increasingly experimental. Now he is to play a 13-year-old son to Abhishek Bachchan and Vidya Balan in Balki’s Paa. Few know about Amitabh’s new challenge in Paa in which his character suffers from Progeria, a rare genetic disorder.


Balki is once again walking the untrodden path and is zealously guarding the plot of the film and is confident about Vidya Balan playing mother to Big B. He feels that the most unexpected casting coup would work once the audience understands the nature of the disease.

Progeria is a rare genetic disorder in which a person ages three times faster than a normal person. Perhaps that’s what Amitabh found fascinating; the 30-year-old couple Abhishek and Vidya Balan, playing parents to a 13-year-old son who looks 39.

To create awareness about Progeria, the director and his cast, we hear, intend to launch television and print campaigns close to the release. Each of the three players will address the public about this little-known genetic disorder, which not only snatches away the childhood but also the joys of parenthood.