Cheeni kum

I went for 'Cheeni Kum' (pronounced as chee nee kam)(literally translated to sugar less) yesterday in the evening. It was running (I wonder why they say a movie runs..) in Rex..

Cheeni Kum is a refreshingly funny story about a 64 yr old Buddha(played by Big B), also fondly called 'Ghaaspuus', who falls in love with a 34 year old Neena(Tabu), who he reciprocates with a polite 'Thangdikabab'. Ghaaspuus heads a restaurant that claims to be the finest Indian restaurant in London. Neena doesnt do much.(Or atleast I couldnt figure out what she does for a living).

The movie begins with quite a few boring scenes where Ghaaspuus disciplines his fellow workers and gives them valuable gyaan about the art of cooking. For a minute there I thought the movie would be another 'lesson in sahi aur galath, and anushaasan' that Big B loves to deliver. But luckily Neena steps in and Ghaaspuus falls in love..
The oddly matched couple actually look cute onscreen.. The movie is filled with a horde of witty repartees and situational humour and a fortunate lack of unnecessary dramatics.. The couple is just like any other teenage couple you see in reality and you soon forget the age factor.. Infact everything seems great until Ghaaspuus and Neena decide to get married. Thats when Ghaaspuus meets Neena's father, Paresh rawal who is 6 years younger in age.Thats when Ghaaspuus (as well as the audience) start realizing how ridiculous the situation seems...

There are a few other angles to the movie... One of which is 'sexy', an 8 year old girl who keeps ghaaspuus company at all times, other than when he is in his restaurant. Sexy unfortunately, has blood cancer(or some other such thing) and is undergoing chemotheraphy.Sexy, along the way, manages to unknowingly teach ghaaspuus and us, a number of valuable lessons in life....

One other interesting character is 'Colgate', a waiter in Ghaaspuus's restaurant, with an extrememly amusing personality and two shiny white bunny teeth. Unlike many other comedians in Hindi movies, Colgate manages to entertain you effectively without getting to the point of irritation...

Everyone has played their part very nicely.Music is nice, and luckily limited and in the background..(Yes, songs in the middle of movies can be extremely irritating). On the whole a very entertaining movie that you can watch once.