Playing Auro’s dad was challenging: Abhishek

It’s a big challenge for anyone to play the role of the father of a person who taught him to walk and act. In the movie Paa, Abhishek Bachchan plays the father of Auro, enacted by his father Amitabh Bachchan. For him, it was an entirely different experience.In an exclusive interview to Aaj Tak’s Manish Dubey, Abhishek Bachchan says that when he was offered the role in Paa, he immediately accepted it. The reason: he might never get another chance to play the role of his father’s father. He says he had spent a lot of time on his father’s back, and now he is happy to give Auro a ride on his back.Abhishek says he can’t say if what he has done in his movies is worth praising or not and adds that it’s the media and the people to decide on this.

Speaking about Paa, Abhishek says that Auro is a naughty character and playing his father was a challenging task, considering that Auro was played by Amitabh Bachchan.After make-up artists gave the finishing touch to Auro, Abhishek was surprised that a personality like Amitabh could be given such a look. He says the look, along with the personality and acting skills of Amitabh, makes Paa a great movie.He says to call Paa a family entertainer would be cliché but assures that everyone would be happy after watching the movie as the sad part of a kid suffering from Progeria is not the main theme of the movie.Abhishek also quashes all speculations that Paa is the comeback film for AB Corp. He says AB Corps is happy making one or two films a year but wants to make sure that every movie is a full-time entertainer.

On a personal front, he says he would like to take over the responsibility of AB Corp from his father. He candidly says he wants his father to slow down and rest. But also adds that he is in absolute awe of him and does not force anything upon him.Abhishek also says that he would definitely look forward to a movie where his entire family would act together. But such a movie would only happen if all members are happy with their roles and if the script demands them.Abhishek wants all people involved with his film Paa – distributors, producers, etc. – to earn from the movie and says that one of the reasons for making this movie in the budget of Rs 15 crore was that everybody should earn.Well, Abhishek may sound optimistic about the upcoming venture, but its success and Auro’s acceptance will be known once the film is released.