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. Amitabh and Tabu play the respective roles.
The film is on the floors and the two Bollywood stars have been shooting for it in Mumbai.
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 (Bachchan’s and Tabu’s) 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 indoor scenes of the film have been shot in Mumbai’s Film City. However, the final schedule will take the shooting unit to London in the coming days.
The film is directed by Balakrishna.
Both Bachchan and Tabu are full of praise for each other’s work in the film.
Besides ‘Cheeni Kum’, Bachchan also plays a similar role of an aged man in love with a teenager in Ram Gopal Varma’s film Nishabd .