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Cheeni Kum


I happened to see Cheeni Kum movie recently and i certainly enjoyed it better than Pirates of the Carribean - something something...

It's a sarcastic love story of this 64 yr old arrogant chef/owner of the top Indian restaurant in London (Amitabh) who meets a 30 something visitor from India (Tabu) and then falls into love with her and so on.

Amitabh and Tabu were amazing, crispy dialogues filled with sarcasm and dark humour, it was enjoyable to see their flirtatious romance!

The few elements in the movie that could've been done away with :

- Character of "Sexy" played by a 9 yr old Sweeni, who's character is shown to be that of a young girl plagued with cancer, and who happens to be the chef's best friend and neighbour. She just didn't fit anywhere, there was no need for her character.

- Paresh Rawal, i felt was wasted in the movie, having had to play the role of the gandhian father-in-law who refuses to accept a person elder to him as his son-in-law and goes on a fast to protest! It was too stretched

There were positives as well,

- the movie locations, cinematography, and make-up artisits! Tabu and Amitabh are looking fabulous in the movie. Amitabh is sporting this small ponytail which looks absolutely amazing!

- the script was excellent!

All in all, had this movie been made into a 2 hour or even a 1 1/2 hour movie, it would have been perfect!

Cheers!
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Radha said…
I actually didnt like the movie at all. I thought it was a 'wannabe-movie'...it wanted to be daring & different but wasn't.
The 'sexy' girl was absolutely annoying !! Kids like that give children a bad name !!! :))
June 25, 2007 at 10:52 AM
~ a said…
haha... that's true actually!
June 25, 2007 at 7:16 PM
Luv Rustagi said…
I too liked the movie...the title song actually took me too the theatre...the character of "sexy" al though took some sheen off the film...but didn't find it as bad...probably by killing the poor soul the diro wanted to show all is not well in real life...
June 28, 2007 at 11:24 AM
~ a said…
that song is definitely catchy... I loved it too. somehow kept humming it even after the movie got over.
June 28, 2007 at 8:36 PM
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