As
the owner of London's finest Indian restaurant, Buddha (Amitabh) is
an arrogant, 64 year old man whose ego gets hurt when customer Nina
(Tabu) complains about a dish.
Realising
his mistake, an egotistic Buddha is unable to apologise properly
but whilst trying to do so, falls in love with a strong-willed Nina.
After
a bitter-sweet acquaintance, Buddha proposes and Nina whole-heartedly
accepts telling him to meet her father, Omprakash (Paresh) in Delhi
to ask for her hand in marriage.
But
all hope of marrying Nina rapidly crumbles when he finds out that
his future father-in-law is six years younger than him!
Always
ready to advise Buddha in his hour of need is nine year-old cancer
patient and friend, Sexy (Swini) and his 90 year old mother.
Considering
it's his debut film, Balakrishnan has made a perfect entry as a
director with Cheeni Kum.
He
has beautifully portrayed the sentimentality and cynicism of the
two lead characters.
His
execution of the climax scene when Buddha wins his love but loses
someone close to him is simply superb!
Bachchan
is at his charismatic best as the scathing chef who effortlessly
breezes through his dialogues like a true Bollywood veteran.
Tabu
complements him in every way as Nina. Paresh Rawal and Zohra Sehgal
are adorable but it is the child artist, Swini Khara, who confidently
gives a convincing performance as the cancer patient.
Looks
like this child will carve a name for herself in Bollywood very
soon.
Cheeni
Kum (meaning sugar free) has the right balance of emotions and tongue-in-cheek
situations deviating from Bollywood norms - no sweeteners needed!
A box
office success all the way. A definite must see on how Bollywood
is evolving from its run-of-the-mill musicals to films portraying
meaningful cinema on day to day life.
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by Manish Gajjar 麻豆官网首页入口
Bollywood Correspondent
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