“I never imagined that Auro would be picked up” - Amitabh Bachchan
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Paa
may
not
have
set
the
Box
Office
on
fire
but
Amitabh
Bachchan
earned
praises
from
all
corners
for
his
performance
in
the
Balki
directed
movie.
The
Bollywood
star
talks
to
us
about
Paa
and
his
future
plans.
Auro
has
become
a
bigger
star
than
Amitabh
Bachchan?
Ha
ha.
There
is
genuine
love
being
expressed
towards
him
and
several
have
unabashedly
desired
to
take
him
home!
Did
you
expect
Auro
to
have
such
a
far-reaching
impact
on
the
Nation's
psyche?
What
are
some
of
the
most
memorable
reactions
you've
had
to
Auro's
character?
No,
I
never
ever
imagined
that
Auro
would
be
picked
up,
caressed
and
so
warmly
embraced.
It
is
miraculous.
A
description
of
the
reactions
would
be
odious
at
this
moment.
I
do
have
them
all
stored
and
shall
be
happy
to
share
them
with
you
at
an
opportune
moment.
There's
a
feeling
of
dismay
when
Auro
dies
at
the
end
of
Paa
because
people
want
more
of
this
metaphor
of
the
life-force.
How
do
you
plan
to
take
Auro
forward?
Yes,
people
want
more
of
Auro,
but
I
think
Balki
felt
his
presence
was
sufficiently
enough.
How
he
goes
forward
is
for
Balki
to
decide.
You
abhor
even
a
false
beard.
How
did
you
bear
with
such
elaborate
prosthetics
day
after
day?
I
bore
it
with
great
resolve
and
fortitude.
So
complete
is
your
self-effacement
in
Auro's
makeup
that
some
people
are
actually
saying
that's
not
you,
but
another
actor
doing
Auro.
How
do
you
react
to
that?
I
take
that
as
my
greatest
compliment
and
a
triumph
for
the
team
that
worked
on
my
make
up.
Without
them
and
their
contribution,
Auro
would
have
remained
on
the
drawing
board.
The
surprises
from
your
repertoire
continue
to
spill
out
year
after
year.
Auro,
you'll
agree
is
a
very
hard
act
to
follow.
What
will
you
do
now
to
satiate
your
expectant
fans?
I
shall
continue
to
work
to
my
best.
Satiation
is
most
subjective.
I
do
not
work
with
the
consideration
of
those
elements
in
mind.
My
fans
understand
that
better
than
anyone
else.
Even
me.
Paa
marks
the
renewal
of
AB
Corp
Ltd's
production
output.
What
are
the
other
films
that
ABCL
plans
to
produce?
Please
do
not
keep
up
this
undesired
exclamation
of
the
'renewal'
of
the
Company.
We
were
always
there
and
functioning.
Maybe
you
did
not
follow
its
activities.
Or
perhaps
there
was
not
much
desire
in
you
to
do
so.
At
the
moment,
we
have
not
concretised
any
further
project
under
our
banner,
but
if
we
were
to,
we
would
keep
you
informed!
As
an
actor
you
seem
to
have
reached
an
unprecedented
zenith
of
self-expression.
What
is
that
one
role
you
would
still
like
to
play?
I
have
no
idea
what
it
would
be,
all
I
know
is
that
were
someone
to
come
up
with
a
thought
I
would
most
certainly
want
to
give
it
a
try.
I
do
hope
that
there
are
directors
there
that
will
dream
up
exciting
work
for
me.
If
they
do
I
shall
be
more
than
willing
to
work
along
with
them.