Cheeni Kum is one of the better movies to come out of the Bollywood stables this summer.

Featuring the talented actress Tabu and the Old Man of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan in key roles, Cheeni Kum is the charming love story of a 34-year-old woman and a 64-year-old man.

Eschewing the usual Bollywood trappings of garish costumes, tawdry dances, weird fights and silly songs, Cheeni Kum is a movie for mature audiences.

Somehow, we have a feeling that Cheeni Kum may not resonate well with younger movie-goers. You know, the 15-30 age group.

We just can’t seem to get enough of Tabu. After her jaw-dropping performance in Mira Nair’s Namesake, Tabu delights us again.

Although Amitabh has thrown in a reasonable performance in Cheeni Kum, Tabu leaves the old man completely in the shade.

Besides the fine acting by Tabu, other highlights of Cheeni Kum are its fine music and a rare instance of a decent performance by a child artiste (Swini Khara).

Music director Illaiyaraja shows that in age where all the adulation centers around A.R.Rahman, Himesh Reshamiya et al, he’s still a force to Continue Reading…