
Grouchy, uptight 64-year-old Buddhadev Gupta lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in London, England, along with his widowed TV and wrestling-addicted mom. He is the owner of Spice 6, one of London's top restaurants that specializes in Indian dishes. One day a customer, Nina Verma, complains about the zafrani pulao, and Buddhadev does not take it well, only to subsequently find out that the pulao was indeed imperfect. He decides to make amends to Nina and lends her his umbrella d... (Full plot summary below)
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Grouchy, uptight 64-year-old Buddhadev Gupta lives a fairly wealthy lifestyle in London, England, along with his widowed TV and wrestling-addicted mom. He is the owner of Spice 6, one of London's top restaurants that specializes in Indian dishes. One day a customer, Nina Verma, complains about the zafrani pulao, and Buddhadev does not take it well, only to subsequently find out that the pulao was indeed imperfect. He decides to make amends to Nina and lends her his umbrella during a rainy day. Both subsequently become friends, fall in love, and decide to get married. She is introduced to Buddhadev's mom, who instantly approves of her. Nina, who lives in Delhi with her widower dad, cuts short her visit when her dad gets sick. Buddhadev and his mom also travel to India so that Buddhadev can ask for Nina's hand from her now-fully recovered dad. Buddhadev does meet with Nina's dad and, after considerable hesitation, does manage to ask for Nina's hand and is abruptly refused--for Nina is only 34 years of age, and Buddhadev is six years older than Nina's dad. When Nina and Buddhadev insist on getting married, her Gandhian dad decides to undertake a fast unto death (satyagraha). The question remains, will Buddhadev and Nina continue their relationship, and how will this satyagraha impact Mr. Verma's life?
Leave your thoughts about Cheeni Kum.
| Times (UK)Anil SinananThe mood is light, the acting generally subtle and the gentle jibes at traditional Indian mores outweigh some of the implausible edges in the script. |
| OutlookNamrata Joshi...the kitchen conversations of the cooks and the waiters leave you more exasperated than cheerful... |
| User ReviewPavan RAbsolutely excellent. Must see for fans of Indian cinema. |
| User Reviewkhurram mI feel sorry for people who didn't watch this movie.....and i feel extremely sorry for people who didn't like this movie. lol |
| User ReviewNik VGreat story. Great acting. Great music by Ilayaraja. |
| User ReviewRavinder SGreat dialogue and superb acting. The best I've seen from Amitabh in a long time, showing that he can still pull it off if he wants to instead of slumming it through countless Bollywood blockbusters.Good support from the others too, especially Zohra Sehgal and young Swini Khera. The 2nd half of the movie veers into Bollywood-level melodrama and preaching. But I can overlook that just for the sheer joy of listening to the witty exchanges between Amitabh and almost everyone else. |
| User ReviewKavita Veveryone was nice from zohra to ab to tabu to the little girl....and not to forget paresh rawal... |
| User ReviewSaurabh TAmitabh and Tabu are phenominal in the movie. A must watch. |
| User ReviewVian SAmitabh is very witty and really good actor. Tabu was an equal match to him as well as the little girl. Easily ten out of ten! I also adore Zohra Sehgal! Anything she is in is great! |
| User ReviewAbhijit SSimply loved the movie. AB and Tabu were great..fantastic dialogues |