Cheeni Kum (literally, less sugar) is a Bollywood film being made by advertising executive and debutant director Balkrishnan. The story is being touted as a sarcastic love story.

Amitabh Bachchan is playing the role of the old man and Tabu is playing the role of a young woman. This happens to be the first new movie to be signed by Amitabh after recovering from his illness in 2006.

The film’s shoot has started on 6 April 2006 and is supposed to be completed in 3 months. Ilaiyaraaja is composing the score for the film and it marks his return to Bollywood film music after a long break. A part of the film is shot at Qutub Minar in New Delhi.

The cinematographer for the film is P C Sreeram. This is his first hindi film. He believes that he should work in films only if he understands and is comfortable in the language. So after working in south Indian films for many years and having won several awards including the National Award he has just completed Cheeni Kum and is all set to start shooting on his next film Lajjo with Amir Khan, directed by his friend and colleague - Mani Rathnam.