Chandni Chowk to China
| Chandni Chowk to China | |
|---|---|
| File:Chandnichowktochina.jpg Promotional movie poster | |
| Directed by | Nikhil Advani |
| Written by | Sridhar Raghavan (screenplay) |
| Produced by | Rohan Sippy |
| Starring | Akshay Kumar Deepika Padukone Mithun Chakraborty Ranvir Shorey |
| Music by | Shankar Mahadevan Ehsaan Noorani Loy Mendonsa Kailash Kher Bappi Lahiri Bohemia (musician) |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures Ramesh Sippy Entertainment |
Release dates | 16 January, 2009 |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Hindi |
Chandni Chowk to China (Template:Lang-hi, Template:Lang-ur) is a Hindi film which released on 16th January 2009. It is directed by Nikhil Advani and stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, with Hindi Cinema veteran Mithun Chakraborty and Hong Kong veteran Gordon Liu also playing important roles. The film is the first Hindi film shot in China.[citation needed] However, many parts of the film were shot in Bangkok, Thailand,[1][2][3] although some of the China scenes were shot in sets in the Shanghai Film Studio.[3] This is Warner Bros. Pictures's first Hindi film.[3]
Cast
- Akshay Kumar ... Sidhu
- Deepika Padukone ... Sakhi/Meow Meow
- Mithun Chakraborty ... Dada
- Gordon Liu ... Hojo
- Ranvir Shorey ... Chopstick
- Roger Yuan ... Chiang Kohung
Plot
Protagonist Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) is the lowest on the totem pole, cutting vegetables at a road side food stall in Chandni Chowk in Delhi. He longs to escape his dreary existence and looks for shortcuts- with astrologers, tarot readers, & fake fakirs basically believing anything except himself, despite his father figure Dada's (Mithun Chakravorty) best efforts. His redeeming moment arrives when two strangers from China claim him as a reincarnation of a war hero in the past and take him to China. Sidhu now dreams of wine, women and a princely existence in foreign lands. Thanks to the devious translator, a conman by the name Chopstick (Ranvir Shorey), little does he know that he is being taken to the promised land to rid the Chinese village of the vicious smuggler Hojo (Gordon Liu)!
So Sidhu blissfully sets forth to China with Chopstick who instigates dreams of a delicious future and forgets to reveal the perils which await him. Along the way he meets Sakhi (Deepika Padukone), Ms. Tele Shoppers Media (Ms TSM) who has embarked on a journey to pay homage to the land of her birth and her believed to be dead father and twin sister Suzy (who worked for Hojo not knowing that he tried to kill her father). Initially Sidhu through a series of lucky coincidences manages to sidestep being beaten by Hojo's men but finally Hojo catches up with him and exposes him as the country buffoon that he really is by finishing off Dada. Sidhu has the fire of revenge in his belly and finds the one man who will make him a Kungfu expert and set the village free, the Police Chief Chiang, who actually is the father of Sakhi and Suzy. Chiang has lost his memory after an incident with Hojo, but his Kung Fu skills are still intact. Gradually he recollects all his memories and agrees to take Sidhu as his apprentice. Armed with his Sifu(master), faith in himself and the love of the fair Sakhi Sidhu sets forth to conquer all!
This film is said to be inspired by Kung Fu Panda. [4]
Production
The film, earlier known as Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo and also Made in China,[5] is written by Sridhar Raghavan.
Shooting began in January 2008 and included a schedule in China.[6]
Nikhil Advani later announced that Deepika Padukone is essaying a double role in the film. She plays a Chinese woman and an Indian woman.
The music is by Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy. The film also features music by Kailash Kher, Bappi Lahiri-Bappa Lahiri and a rap song sung by Akshay Kumar and composed by Punjabi rapper Bohemia. The music was released on December 2nd 2008. Also, the film has been rated by the MPAA- PG-13 for violence and martial arts action.
It was one of the most awaited film of 2009 but most of the viewers had rejected this film because of lose script and old fashioned story. At some point story resembles to Kungfu Panda , a English Hollywood animated film. Warner brothers may be disappointed by story line which say Buddha born in India, actually he was born in Nepal a neighbouring country north to India.THey have not carefully researched the script.
Its an average film.Akhshay Kumar did his best, dipika was ok and other Chinese actors did well too. Mithun did not create and strong impression.Nikhil advani could not justify his direction.iews==
Most of the viewer had rejected this film because of lose script and old fashioned story. At some point the story resembles to Kungfu Panda , an english animated film. Warner brothers may be dissapointed by the story line which says buddha was born in India, actually he was born in Nepal.It is overall an average film.
Music
The music of Chandni Chowk to China was released on 2nd December 2008. The album features composers as diverse as Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Kailash-Paresh-Naresh, Bappi Lahiri-Bappa Lahiri and Bohemia (musician). Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama.com rated it 3.5/5, claiming, "Chandni Chowk to China is clearly the next musical hit in the making."[7]
The album consists of following 8 songs:
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.I.D.H.U | Kailash Kher | 5:04 | |
| Chandni Chowk to China | Neeraj Shridhar, Anushka Manchanda, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:26 | |
| India Se Aaya Tera Dost (Aap Ki Khatir) | Bappi Lahiri, Ravi K Tripathi | 6:29 | |
| Tere Naina | Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal | 6:18 | |
| Chak Lein De | Kailash Kher | 4:25 | |
| Chandni Chowk to China (CC2C) | Akshay Kumar, Bohemia | 3:44 | |
| Chandni Chowk to China | Remix by Dj Amyth | 4:41 | |
| Chak Lein De | Remix by Dj Amyth | 4:36 |
References
- ^ Filming locations
- ^ CC2C Shot In Bangkok
- ^ a b c Chandni Chowk to China shot mostly in Bangkok Cite error: The named reference "news" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ http://www.hindu.com/2009/01/17/stories/2009011750830200.htm
- ^ "naachgaana.com".
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