Cheeni Kum Movie Review

For the first time in my life, i had went to watch a hindi film in cinema itself and what a pleasure it was despite getting intimidated knowing i was the only tamil speaking human being in the midst of about 200 and more hindi speaking human beings.

On to the movie now, it is done stylishly with a tinge of romance. The movie showcases the characters of amitabh bachan and tabu weaving together with their contrasting emotions and then facing reality as their age comes into the fore during the second half of the movie. The format of the way the movie goes is westernised, you wunt notice the indian cinema feel..rather the romance,humour and whatever emotions shown on screen are done in a life-sequential format...meaning the character interacting and showcasing his/her emotions on a real life basis rather than cinematically..so that means each scene is related to the next one.

Of the movie the way the humour is conceived is innovative. It is all done as simple interactions but the unexpected timing and modulation of the dialogues really have you in splits. Amitabh bachan and tabu have done justice to their roles with the former really getting inside the role although he seems predictable towards the end.
The cinematography is typical PC Sriram...the landscape,lighting during the situation and the emotions shown are wonderfully collaborated especially the interactions between amitabh and tabu when amtiabh tries to muster a sorry while they walk in the rain. The songs by IR carry his inimitable orchestration and they are integrated with the film as BGMs.



On to the BGM. Well this is a very different IR from the IR we hear. Instead of his trademark violins and flute encore that he deploys it is keyboard,electric guitar,synth sounds that dominate his BGM. IR's subtle understanding of the film really shows when he only does the BGM for scenes that need it and leaves the other scenes with no BGM simply because the characters and their expressions are already helping the film. We have got to say that IR has proved that his BGM does not necessarily only reflect nativity but it also can showcase city lifestyle. The electric guitar piece that comes when amitabh comes to know of dinner plans with tabu being cancelled is scintallating...it just goes on a rampage showcasing amitabh's anger. And particularly when amitabh confronts tabu's father after he comes to know of amitabh's intentions the BGM is dominated by a eerily graduating percussion piece highlighting the tensions between both. Not to mention IR's handling of the title melody and saxophone piece which comes in different variations with the title melody changing its course of orchestration as it moves towards the climax. Despite using modernised instruments IR's style is still there and his handling of the music to reflect the modern theme of the movie really stands out.

There you have it...cheeni kum..a romantic melody handled with class and showing class from the lead cast to the crew..go and watch it.