Chandni Chowk to China

Chandni Chowk to China (2009)

चांदनी चौक टू चाइना

A cook from Chandni Chowk gets mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior by the residents of an oppressed Chinese village.

Date of release
2009-01-15
TMDB
4.9 / 10 (96)
Runtime
2h 34m
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Director
Nikkhil Advani

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Thailand
  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Chandni Chowk to China is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language martial arts action comedy film directed by Nikkhil Advani and produced by Rohan Sippy, Ramesh Sippy and Mukesh Talreja under the banners of Ramesh Sippy Entertainment and People Tree Films respectively. The film stars Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone alongside Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, Roger Yuan and Gordon Liu. The film revolves around a vegetable cutter from Chandni Chowk in Delhi who finds himself on an adventure in China after the residents of an oppressed village deem him to be the reincarnation of a slain Chinese revolutionary.

Production

The film was earlier titled Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo alongside Made in China before the current title was finalised.

Filming began in January 2008 in China. It became the first Indian film to be shot at The Great Wall of China and Forbidden City. In addition to being shot in China, parts of the film were shot in Bangkok and Ratchaburi in Thailand. Although some of the sequences set in China were also filmed in sets at the Shanghai Film Studio. Filming also took place in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, Agrasen Ki Baoli and Paranthe Wali Gali.

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