R. Balki relieved about piggyback scene

R. Balki has admitted that he is pleased that a piggyback scene in his latest film was done in only one take.

The Paa director claimed that he was concerned about the shot where Abhishek Bachchan has to carry his father Amitabh on his back, but was relieved when the younger actor managed it first time around, according to New Karala.

"Abhishek did it in one take. He carried his father effortlessly across the vast field. We shot the sequence near Cambridge in England at a place called Bury St Edmunds," Balki said.

Amitabh added: "Carrying me piggyback was Abhishek's job. Jaya and I merely produced a strong boy!

"The most tedious part of playing the 12-year-old boy in Paa was the make-up. I had to sit still for four to five hours every morning without moving, eating or even drinking water. For a sunrise shot I had to be up from 11pm the previous night doing the make-up to be able to shoot on time the next morning."