Paa and Amitabh

I haven't watched many Amitabh Bachan's films,even though I was brought up in Mumbai. Amitabh Bachan is the Sean Connery of Indian Cinema.As a kid, I have enjoyed some commercial flicks of him. After I matured,I heard a lot of things about Amitabh by a knowledgeable few. Even when his films didn't click the critics have always lauded Amitabh's acting skills.In this background I got to watch Paa recently. Prior to that, I saw many friends and film critics heaping praise on him. But, I was disappointed with what I saw in Paa. Off late,make-up has had become an obsession in Indian Cinema. Actors change their looks by putting heavy make-up in order to make a difference(?). Kamal Hassan did it in Dasavataram and faced the wrath of many. I hated his misadventure as well. Point is, the same folks who blasted Kamal Hassan are seen lauding Amitabh in Paa. To me, Amitabh looks like a ghost in the make-up and looks scary. The film is good,due to the interesting script and execution, not because of Amitabh himself.You hardly ever to get to see any facial emotion by Amitabh even as he cracks wits throughout the film. His performance is a disaster.