The incandescent Tabu makes Amitabh Bachchan run across the London fields… “Just to see if you’ve the energy to do anything else,” she tells him, her tongue firmly in cheek.

“Cheeni Kum” is probably the sauciest, slickest, and most scrumptious romantic comedy you’ll see in the Hindi language in a long time.

She’s in London for a holiday. He is a cantankerous sarcastic chef who can’t take a snub even when it’s served up on a platter.

“Cheeni Kum” makes you forget there’s a difference of 30 years between the woman and the man. That’s the magic of pure acting. The magic of two of the finest actors at work as they create an ebullient alchemy.