Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan are perfect mix of sugar and spice in Cheeni Kum. On Monday Masala Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan are perfect mix of sugar and spice in Cheeni Kum. On Monday Masala Cheeni Kum turns 14 tomorrow, May 25. The film, which starred Tabu and Amitabh Bachchan in lead roles, is one of the most refreshing love stories of all time. advertisement Amitabh Bachchan and Tabu play lead roles in Cheeni Kum. "You love football because it is instinctive. If a ball comes rolling down the street you give it a punt. You love it for the same reason you fall in love. Because you don't know how to avoid it," Fredrik Backman writes in the book Britt-Marie Was Here.