Chandni Chowk to China (2009)

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.

Director:

Nikkhil Advani (as Nikhil Advani)

Writers:

Rajat Arora (dialogue), Bohemia (lyrics)

Stars:

Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Chia-Hui Liu

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mithun Chakraborty	...	Dada
Akshay Kumar	...	Sidhu
Deepika Padukone	...	Sakhi / Suzy
Ranvir Shorey	...	Chopstick
Roger Yuan	...	Inspector Chiang Kohung
Chia-Hui Liu	...	Hojo (as Gordon Liu)
Tang Tang Fei	...	Liu Sheng
Conan Stevens	...	Joey
Kevin Wu	...	Frankie
Chang En Lu	...	Villager Han
Jun Li	...	Villager Wong
Jek	...	Priest Koshu
Gauravv K. Chawla	...	Palm Reader (as Gaurav Chawla)
Ina Vohra	...	TV News Reporter
Rajesh	...	Chandni Chowk Thugs

Storyline

Based in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, orphaned Sidhu is adopted by the owner of Bajrang Bali Parathas, known simply as Dada. Years later Sidhu has grown up and is an expert at slicing vegetables. When his Chinese friend and Philosopher, Chopstick, cons him into believing that he is the reincarnation of Liu Sheung, a slain Chinese revolutionary, Sidhu takes it upon himself to travel to the Zhange district where he will be forced to confront a deadly female assassin by the name of Suzy; be befriended by a semi-crazed beggar; and must face humiliation and possible death at the hands of the virtually indestructible Hojo.

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Plot Keywords:

death | chopsticks | village | cook | assassin | 

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Taglines:

Their village destroyed, they travelled in search of hope. They followed a prophecy to find their ancient warrior reborn.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence and martial arts action

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

India USA

Language:

Hindi Cantonese English

Release Date:

16 January 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Made in China

Filming Locations:

Forbidden City, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$629,921, 18 January 2009, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$921,738

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., R.S. Entertainment, People Tree Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

It also gives a nod to Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai (1954) (as well as its Hollywood remake, The Magnificent Seven (1960)), which is about Japanese villagers hiring a group of swordsmen to fight off rampaging bandits.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

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

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Alternate Versions

The shot of Hojo urinating on the face of Sidhu has been removed from the international version.

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Connections

References Bombay to Goa (1972)

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Soundtracks

Chandni Chowk to China
Written by Rajat Arora
Composed by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa
Performed by Neeraj Shridhar, Anushka Manchanda, Pratichee Mohapatra and Shankar Mahadevan
Courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series)

User Reviews

Chadni Chowk to bogus land

Just watched the 1st day 1st show of Chandni Chowk to China, and seriously i think it was a waste if time & money. The film action sequence is straight out of Kung Fu hustle but not as good as it. The only thing to watch in the whole movie was Akshay Kumar. He is funny as always & there are a lot of hilarious moments u will die laughing on seeing. But i am disappointed on the techniques used in the movie- the use of wires is very bogus. The old Chinese movies of Jet Li & Jackie Chan was more fun to watch than this. There is no connection to the real world here all things was shown as if magical. Finally must say watch this movie if are a fan of Akshay Kumar and if u love his comedy.