Progeria

...B will play Auro, a 13-year-old in his next film. And the reason Bachchan senior fits the role is because this character suffers from progeria, a rare disease that makes him age beyond his years. "But the film is not about the disease," says...

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...a part of this project," she said. Releasing Dec 4, "Paa" is an emotional story of a father-son relationship and Amitabh will be seen as Abhishek's 13-year-old son Auro who is suffering from a rare disease, progeria, which accelerates ageing.

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...and has no hang ups. "Paa", in which Amitabh Bachchan plays Abhishek's son Auro who is suffering from the premature ageing disease progeria, is being produced under the banner AB Corps Ltd. "Abhishek is a relaxed producer. I wish...

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...avtar and thus, has become one of the most-awaited movies of the year. Paa, directed by R Balk is based on a rare disorder called progeria. And now makers of the film have decided to make a sequel to the movie, which will be titled Maa.

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Amitabh Bachchan is fully in character, as 12-year-old progeria-struck Auro, where he plays son to his real-life son Abhishek. The Big B decided to blog as Auro, talking about the promotional activities for Paa. He writes, "Auro did 10...

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...Joshi and Kareena Kapoor apart from Aamir. Big B too is promoting "Paa", in which he plays a 13-year-old suffering from the disease progeria that causes premature ageing. He says his fans often come to visit him on Sundays and that he...

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...story of a father-son relationship and Amitabh will be seen as Abhishek's 13-year-old son Auro who is suffering from a rare disease progeria, that accelerates ageing. The film releases Dec 4. "The film is all about Auro and all through...

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...father-son duo together and observed a high level of maturity in the latter's behaviour. "My main aim was not to make a film on progeria. My main motive behind making 'Paa' was to reverse the roles of Amitabh and Abhishek. I decided to do...

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...being planned after the release of 'Paa' in which Amitabh Bachchan plays 13-year-old Auro suffering from the premature ageing disease progeria. Also, on Children's Day this Saturday, Amitabh as Auro will appear on television with a very...

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Mumbai, Nov 5 : The film 'Paa', in which Amitabh Bachchan plays a patient of a rare disorder called progeria is not an educational movie, but in fact an 'emotional story about a father and son', says director R. Balki. While promoting the...

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