India's consulate here today organised a special screening of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer movie Paa a film based on Progeria or premature aging.

Directed by adman R Balki Paa explores the father-son relationship and depicts 13-year-old 'Auro', played by Bachchan who is a victim of this 'rare' disease.

The movie, also stars Amitabh's son Abhishek Bachchan who plays his father, Vidya Balan and Paresh Rawal. A cross-section of Indian families and other residents of Dubai converged at the local Grand Hyatt Cineplex in Dubai to watch the movie.

Amitabh was recently in Dubai to receive Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) Lifetime Achievement Award. "Although there are linguistic differences, people in the Arab world share cultural similarities and can associate well with Indian films. This bodes well for the Indian film industry," he had said on the occasion.

The 64-year-old superstar was among the celebrities walking the red carpet on the opening day of the festival. He said the appeal of Indian films

to global audiences is because "our cinema offers poetic justice in three hours. You walk away from an Indian cinema with a smile on your lips and dried tears on your cheeks. Celebrating the honour for Bachchan, DIFF screened two of his path-breaking films Black and Silsila.