Chandni Chowk to China

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  • Opened January 16, 2009 
  • 2 hr 29 min
  • PG-13 | violence and martial arts action

  • Stuck chopping vegetables in a Delhi food stall, Sidhu (Akshay Kumar) consults astrologers and fakirs in the hope they will help him find a better life. He sees his chance when two Chinese strangers arrive to tell him that he is the reincarnation of a powerful warrior from their village. Thanks to the machinations of a devious translator, Sidhu thinks he is going to China to live like a king, when in fact he is being taken there to fight a vicious smuggler. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, Gordon Liu, Roger Yuan
  • Director: Nikhil Advani
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Jonathan Curiel

More important is to be in a silly mood yourself. Without that - without a complete suspension of disbelief - Chandni Chowk to China is a drag to sit through. Read full review

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Although Americans may be overwhelmed by the dizzy mix of music, dancing, and kung fu, they should have no trouble appreciating the talent of this extraordinary entertainer. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

There are inventive and engaging moments in this broadly comic action saga. But Chandni is at once enjoyable and maddening. Read full review

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Deepika Padukone as Sakhi and Akshay Kumar as Sidhu in "Chandni Chowk to China."