Cheeni Kum

Cheeni kum marks a non-conventional Bollywood cinema.

The element of comedy and the chemistry between a 64 year old ‘young’ chef, played by Amithabh Bachchan and a 34 year old Indian tourist, portrayed by Tabbu, bridge the age gap of 30 years between the two.

Amitabh Bachchan’s vigor style and overall appeal which makes him irresistibly sexy justifies his candidature for a lead role at the age of 64 while his contemporaries are battling it out in politics. His overcoat and muffler, glasses, ponytail, jeans and even the tracksuit add heat to his aura.

With London as backdrop, Tabbu’s criticism of the Zafarani Biryani marks the onset of the romance between her and Big B which gets intense by Tabbu’s regular visit to his restaurant, long walks and spending time together for London sightseeing.

Tabbu fits in the role of a matured and daring single woman who consciously falls in love with a guy six years elder to her father!

Under the direction of R Balakrishnan the title track of the movie, Zohra Sehgal as Big B’s amusing mother and Big B’s affection for the 7 year old girl, ‘Sexy’ who is suffering from blood cancer are the elements apart from the age-gap afflicted love story that keep the viewers in high sprits during the first half of the film.

Paresh Rawal, who plays a Gandhian father, fails to live up to the expiations set by the viewers.

In the second half Delhi is canvassed as the backdrop and viewers can afford to go out of the hall to grab cold drink and pop corn or even attend the not so important calls because the film goes off-track and becomes stretched at times.

The climax is chaotic as Paresh Rawal goes on fast to stop his daughter from marrying a man almost twice her age; this act amuses his neighbors but not the viewers.

The film also acts as an advertisement film since stuff like spices, artificial sugar, glasses and motorcycles are marketed effectively through surrogate advertising.

The editor of the film must have been on a holiday as the latter part of the movie goes offbeat. The first half is unquestionably entertaining and hilarious but after the second half you will feel “movie me Cheeni Kum hai.”