Chandni Chowk to China (2009)

Director:

Nikhil Advani

Writers:

Rajat Arora (dialogue)
Bohemia (lyrics)

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

This Diwali, two great civilizations... will wish they had never met!

Plot:

An action-comedy about a simple cook from Chandni Chowk mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior Liu Shengh by residents of an oppressed Chinese village.

Plot Keywords:

Assassin | Cook | Megalomaniac | Beautiful Woman | Femme Fatale

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Akshay Kumar	...	SidhulLiu Sheuyn
Deepika Padukone	...	Sakhi / Suzy 'Meow Meow' 'Miss TSM'
Mithun Chakraborty	...	Dada
Ranvir Shorey	...	Chopstick
Chia Hui Liu	...	Hojo (as Gordon Liu)
Roger Yuan	...	Inspector Chiang Kohung
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kiran Juneja	...	Mrs. Kohung
Yuk-Ting Lau		(as Lau Yuk-Ting)
Jun Li	...	Wong
Chang En Lu	...	Han
Conan Stevens	...	Joey
Kevin Wu	...	Frankie

Also Known As:

Made in China (India: English title) (working title) (USA) (informal alternative title)
C.C.2.C. (India: English title) (promotional abbreviation)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence and martial arts action.

Runtime:

USA:154 min

Country:

India | USA

Language:

Hindi | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Singapore:PG | India:U | USA:PG-13 | Hong Kong:IIB | South Africa:10V | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

R.S. Entertainment

Trivia:

The film's teaser poster (Akshay Kumar in a Chinese robe, carrying a sword-kebab) was designed by Rohan Sippy. Sippy went to Kumar with this poster and said he wanted to make a film with him, centering on this concept. Sippy also developed the fundamental plot from this poster in about three months.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Towards the beginning of the film the narrator mentions that the 'The Great Wall of China" is the only man made object visible from Space. However, it has been scientifically proven that for a human being to be able to see "The Great Wall of China" from Space a resolution of 7.7 times better than normal vision would be required, making that statement an impossibility

Quotes:

Sidhu: Dado Hojo! I'm going Chandni Chowk to China!

Movie Connections:

References Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Chandni Chowk to China

Highly recommended! not to go watch this movie!

Akshay has reached a super stardom. But he has become over confident of his stature today. He's taking his fans for granted! This movie like Tashan is an utter disappointment! High time Akshay gives his fans movies that are memorable, spectacular and remarkable rather than these mindless ones!

There are couple of scenes in the movie which surely tickles your funny bone to the core! But, the way the story drags and too many coincidences gets you on your nerves.

Initially the movie picks up alright. But, gradually you begin to start looking at your watch or at least start yawning!

Although Akshay delivers his usual best, it feels he's wasting his talent in such mindless movies. All other actors are acted okay, but finally the storyline, humor or the narration doesn't give that punch.

Today's audiences need some realistic movies & not stupid ones like this!