Chandni Chowk to China
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Directed by | Nikkhil Advani |
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Story by |
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Produced by |
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Starring | |
Cinematography | Himman Dhamija |
Edited by | Aarif Shaikh |
Music by |
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Production companies | Ramesh Sippy Entertainment People Tree Entertainment[1] |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
Country | India |
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Budget | ₹800 million (US$10 million)[2] |
Box office | ₹1.2 billion (US$15 million)[3] |
Chandni Chowk to China (shortened to CC2C) is a 2009 Indian
Distributed in the U.S. and co-produced by
Plot
The film begins with the story of The Great Wall of China and a war with a warrior Liu Sheng. It also shows the evil Hojo's tyranny in the village of Zhange after so many years. Sidhesh Sharma aka Sidhu is a lowly vegetable cutter at a roadside food stall in the
Sidhu travels to China with Chopstick. Along the way, he meets Sakhi, the Indian-Chinese spokesmodel known as Ms. Tele Shoppers Media, or Ms. TSM, who also appears in China. Her twin sister Suzy, known as the
Cast
- Akshay Kumar as Sidhesh "Sidhu" Sharma / Liu Sheng (dual role)
- Deepika Padukone as Sakhi / Miss TSM and Suzy / Meow Meow (dual Role)
- Ranvir Shorey as Chopstick
- Mithun Chakraborty as Dada / Mr. Sharma (extended appearance)
- Roger Yuan as Police Inspector Chiang Kohung
- Gordon Liu as Hojo
- Kiran Juneja as Chiang's wife
- Kevin Wuas Frankie
- Conan Stevens as Joey
Production
The film, earlier known as Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo and also Made in China,[12] is written by Sridhar Raghavan.
Shooting began in January 2008 and included a schedule in China.[13]
Release
Box office reception
Chandni Chowk to China earned ₹330 million (US$4.1 million) in its opening weekend.[2] It went on to earn a total of ₹407 million (US$5.1 million) in India.[14] The film's total North American box office in the four weeks of running was $921,738, and total worldwide gross was $13,439,480.[15][14]
Critical reception
On the
Steven Rae of
The film has received one award nomination, with Deepika Padukone being nominated for Best Actress at the 3rd Asian Film Awards held in March 2009.[27]
Controversy
In
.Several shows were cancelled in Nepal due to the protests.[28] Protestors threatened to burn cinemas that screened the film, and racial slurs like "Dhoti" were hurled against Indians online.[28]
The protests continued for several days, despite the Nepali distributor deleting the piece of narration that mentioned Buddha in the copies of the film shown in Nepal. On 22 January, Nepali cinemas stopped and banned screening Chandni Chowk to China.[29]
In the aftermath of the Nepal controversy, actor Shekhar Suman criticised the film with some derogatory and rude comments. He also stated the movie is an amateurish attempt by Nikhil Advani, terming it as a "worst" film.[30] Mostly, supporters of Kumar, especially Nikhil Advani stated that it was a publicity stunt to bring Suman's son Adhyayan in limelight for release of his film Raaz: The Mystery Continues. Suman replied to the claim that it was not a publicity act and the latter apologized to Kumar for it.[31][32][33]
Music
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Length | 37:43 | |||
Label | T-Series | |||
Producer | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |||
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy chronology | ||||
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Bappi Lahiri chronology | ||||
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Kailasa chronology | ||||
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Bohemia chronology | ||||
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The music of Chandni Chowk to China was released on 4 December 2008. The album features composers as diverse as Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Kailash-Paresh-Naresh,
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "S.I.D.H.U" | Kailash Kher | Kailasa | Kailash Kher | 5:04 |
2. | "Chandni Chowk To China" | Rajat Arora | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Neeraj Shridhar, Anushka Manchanda, Shankar Mahadevan | 4:26 |
3. | "India Se Aaya Tera Dost (Aap Ki Khatir)" | Rajat Arora, Shaily Shailendra | Bappi Lahiri | Bappi Lahiri, Ravi K Tripathi | 6:29 |
4. | "Tera Naina" | Rajat Arora | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Shankar Mahadevan, Shreya Ghoshal | 4:18 |
5. | "Chak Lein De" | Kailash Kher | Kailash Kher, Naresh, Paresh | Kailash Kher | 4:25 |
6. | "Chandni Chowk To China (CC2C)" | Bohemia | Bohemia | Bohemia, Akshay Kumar, Aastha Gill | 3:44 |
7. | "Chandni Chowk To China" (Remix) | Rajat Arora | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Dj A-Myth | 4:41 |
8. | "Chak Lein De" (Remix) | Kailash Kher | Kailash Kher, Naresh, Paresh | Dj A-Myth | 4:36 |
Total length: | 37:43 |
Reception
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."[34][failed verification]
Notes
- Warner Bros India but did not materialize.[11]
References
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- ^ a b Chandni Chowk to China crosses Rs 33 cr at local box office, The Economic Times, 20 January 2009
- ^ "Box Office India.com: Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (IND Rs)". boxofficeindia.
- ^ "Ramesh Sippy's Chandni Chowk To China". British Board of Film Classification.
- ^ BollywoodMovies.US: "Deepika Padukone in Bangkok" Archived 29 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 24 March 2008.
- ^ a b NewsLine365.com: "Chandni Chowk to China shot mostly in Bangkok" Archived 6 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, no date.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem, "From Bollywood to Chinatown: Warner Bros. teams with India for 'Chandni Chowk' martial-arts musical" Archived 22 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Film Journal International, 14 January 2009.
- ^ "CC2C's Bollywood splash in US". Washington/New York: Mid-day.com. Indo-Asian News Service. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ^ India Yearly Box Office – 2009. boxofficemojo.com.
- ^ "Chandni Chowk To China". phoneky.com. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ After CC2C, Warner Bros eyes Chandni Chowk To Africa. Business of Cinema. 16 January 2009.
- ^ Abid, Bollywood Trade News Network, "Mithun in Chandni Chowk to China?" Archived 13 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine via Naachgaana.com, 8 December 2007
- ^ Indiantelevision.com, "Warner Bros to distribute Nikhil Advani's 'Made in China'", 21 August 2007
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- ^ Puig, Claudia, "'Chandni Chowk' takes meandering journey across Asia", USA Today, 16 January 2009
- ^ Anderson, John. Chandni Chowk to China (review), Variety, 15 January 2009
- ^ Lovece, Frank. Chandni Chowk to China (review), Newsday, 16 January 2009
- ^ Rae, Steven (16 January 2009). "A 'Slumdog' this one surely is not". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Tobias, Scott (15 January 2009). "Chandni Chowk To China". The Onion.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen. Chandni Chowk to China (review), Entertainment Weekly 14 January 2009
- ^ Philips, Michael. "'Chandni Chowk to China': Bollywood hybrid fails to fly", Chicago Tribune, 21 January 2009
- ^ Adarsh, Taran, Chandni Chowk To China (review), BollywoodHungama.com
- ^ Masand, Rajeev. "Masand's Movie Review: Chandni Chowkasa misadventure IBNLive.com
- ^ The Associated Press, Hong Kong (22 March 2009). "Nominees for the third Asian Film Awards". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Daily News and Analysis, retrieved on 20 January 2009
- ^ Chandni Chowk to China 'banned' in Nepal, The Economic Times, retrieved on 23 January 2009
- ^ "Shekhar Suman blasts Akki and CC2C". MidDay. Upala KBR. 19 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Shekhar Suman apologises to Akshay for 'Chandni Chowk...' comments". Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee News. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Big-mouth Shekhar apologises to Akshay". India Today. 30 January 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
- ^ K. Jha, Subhash (26 January 2009). "Shekhar Suman apologises to Akshay". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links
- Chandni Chowk to China at IMDb