Preview: Cheeni Kum

Update: New Trailer added....

Cheeni Kum - Love Story with less sugar in it! Big B has been experimenting with wide range of roles of late and Cheeni Kum is the latest addition to this impressive list. Here he plays a veteran chef and Tabu a dissatisfied customer. This film by producer Sunil Manchanda sure rouses a lot of curiosity. It is the story of a romance between an old man and a woman who is much younger than him.

The story of Cheeni Kum is set in London. Bachchan plays a veteran chef in a famous restaurant. Tabu plays a tourist who visits the London restaurant with her friend. The meal she is served is not upto her taste. She complains to a steward. Vexed by the mistake of his kitchen staff, Bachchan fires his subordinate. This is how the two characters get to know each other in the film. After this meeting, a relationship begins to develop between the two as Tabu starts visiting the restaurant regularly.

The film is directed by debutant R Balakrishnan. He describes the film as "a sarcastic love story between the two characters played by Amitji and Tabu." He says the reason he calls it a sarcastic love story is because "it suits the sarcasm, the coldness, the warmth and a certain kind of humour – you know those who have interacted with Amitji for some time would know what it is — I call it the Amitabh Bachchan way which I have tried to capture in the film." As for Tabu "She is one of the fantastic actresses we have today and teaming her with Amitji for the first time seemed a great idea."

Another reason the movie is garnering a lot of publicity is because of Amitabh Bachchan's new look which sees him flaunting a ponytail throughout! Zohra Sehgal and Paresh Rawal play the other two key characters in the film.

Ilayaraja has composed the music and P C Shriram, who's shot most of Mani Ratnam's films is the cameraman.

Besides Cheeni Kum, Amitabh Bachchan also plays a similar role of an aged man in love with a teenager in Ram Gopal Varma's Nishabd.