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:

It is similar to the comedy movies A Bug's Life (1998) and ¡Three Amigos! (1986), which is about out-of-work actors defending a town while thinking they're merely giving a performance.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: For multiple times the name of the "legendary warrior" was shown as Liu Sheng. But in the center of the village, there is a statue of him, and his name is inscribed to be Liu Qing. Close pronunciation, but very, very different when written down.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Sidhu: This is the original Bollywood martial superstat / My name is Akshay Kumar / And this is my man the player Bohemia / To take you on a trip from Chandni Chowk to China...

Movie Connections:

References Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Soundtrack:

Chandni Chowk to China

Time pass

I'll say its a 50-50 entertainer. Deepeika Padukone - the gorgeous beauty totally wasted. No clue why she was there and that to twice (double role). The film has a considerable amount of humor. Expecting more from a Akshay Kumar movie. Its not a great movie but a time-pass, I would say. Poor direction and screenplay. The story is weak and a lot of lop holes. Only the actors carry the film . Mithunda was great but should have given more screen space. As per the name the content does not contain anything about Chandni Chowk and nothing about China except a few scenes on the Great Wall. As an Akshay Kumar fan you can go and watch the movie but don't expect much.