If
Abhishek
Bachchan
has
carried
his
dad
playing
the
progeric
Auro
piggyback
in
Paa,
Vidya
Balan
had
to
carry
another
actor
playing
the
same
character's
younger
version.
The
problem
was,
the
physically-challenged
3-foot
actor
was
almost
the
same
weight
as
Vidya.
She
tripped
and
fell
while
doing
the
scene.
His
name
is
Little
Kiran.
But
he's
anything
but
little
age-wise.
Though
height-challenged
3-feet
nothing,
Little
Kiran
who
has
played
parts
in
a
number
of
Hollywood
films
including
segments
of
Narnia,
The
Lord
Of
The
Rings
and
Star
Trek
was
brought
to
Mumbai
to
play
Vidya
Balan's
progeric
son
at
a
younger
age
than
the
Big
B.
It
was
when
the
shooting
started
that
the
director
Balki
suggested
she
carry
him
piggyback,
the
way
Abhishek
carries
the
older
Auro
later
in
the
film.
Says
Vidya,
"At
first
the
idea
of
carrying
a
53-year
old
man
who
happened
to
be
a
very
warm
and
talented
Gujarati
artiste
from
London
was
very
discouraging.
But
when
you're
doing
a
film
that
you
know
somewhere
is
creating
an
unprecedented
world,
you
tend
to
get
defiant
as
an
actor."
Vidya
recklessly
agreed
to
carry
a
man
who
was
older
than
her
and
almost
the
same
weight.
In
doing
so
she
tripped
and
fell
and
suffered
an
acute
back-ache
for
a
long
time.
Says
Vidya,
"It's
a
passing
shot.
But
I
don't
think
any
actress
in
the
world
has
done
it.
Carried
a
53-year
old
man
playing
her
son.
But
then
which
other
actress
my
age
gets
to
play
Mr
Bachchan's
mother?" Vidya
says
she
might
have
hesitated
in
playing
a
mom
if
it
was
to
a
real
child.
"But
with
Mr
Bachchan
it
was
a
straight
yes."
The
effort
has
paid
off.
On
Saturday
night
Vidya's
family
saw
Paa
for
the
first
time
along
with
the
Bachchans.
"And
my
sister
Priya
howled
all
through.
To
her
I'll
always
be
the
little
baby
of
the
family
and
she
the
protective
Didi.
She
couldn't
believe
the
trauma
of
a
mother
that
I
was
projecting
in
Paa."
Be
shocked
if
you
like,
but
Vidya
with
all
her
nurturing
personality
can't
get
along
with
kids
in
real
life.
"If
I
hold
a
baby
for
a
while
I
get
stressed.
In
Heyy
Babyy,
the
baby
would
bawl
every
time
I
had
to
carry
it.
In
Paa
I
had
to
mother
a
man
who
was
far
older.
It
took
a
lot
of
getting
used
to.
The
fact
that
Mr
Bachchan
kept
referring
to
me
as
'Maa' as
soon
he
entered
the
sets,
sure
helped."
And
now
Vidya
goes
straight
into
playing
his
daughter
in
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali-produced
Chenaab
Gandhi.
"Isn't
that
amazing?
It
takes
a
lot
of
getting
used
to.
But
I
feel
blessed.
I'm
done
with
trying
to
be
someone
I
am
not.
I
went
through
a
period
of
tremendous
turmoil
when
I
was
struggling
to
do
roles
that
didn't
come
naturally
to
me.
But
now
in
hindsight
I
think
that
confusion
helped
me
pick
Paa,
Ishiqya
and
Chenaab
Gandhi.
It's
gratifying
to
know
today
directors
think
of
me
for
specific
roles
and
not
just
as
one
of
many
choices."
A
lot
is
being
said
about
Vidya's
aesthetic
clothes
in
Paa.
"All
thanks
to
Sabysachi
Chakraborty.
I
think
he
understood
my
body
language
and
my
personality
perfectly.
And
he
dressed
me
up
beautifully
without
overstepping
the
parameters
of
my
character."