My friend, Skylaire says I have to go see this, but I'm going to be driving to SF. So please, will someone go see it for me. Extra points if you film me a copy from the theatre viewing (real 3rd world country style).
... playing at the Regencg at Beverly and Fairfax... 11am, tomorrow morning! I didn't make it myself on Sunday... so come on down tomorrow! Nothing interesting happens on Weds. morning! C'mon!
"the largest initial release of any Bollywood film in the United States!"
Went nowhere in ONE WEEK!
Bollywood's loss is your gain, coz ya don't hafta go to Artesia!
It may suck, it may be the most awesome thing you see ALL YEAR!
CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA stars the heartthrob of Indian cinema and current reigning king of Bollywood, Akshay Kumar. The cast also includes stunning model-turned-actress Deepika Padukone, Bollywood veteran Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, and Chinese martial arts expert and actor Gordon Liu ("Kill Bill: Volumes One and Two"). Nikhil Advani ("Kal Ho Na Ho") directed the film from a screenplay by Shridhar Raghavan. Ramesh Sippy, Mukash Talreja and Rohan Sippy are the producers. The film also features stunts choreographed by veteran martial arts stunt coordinator Huen Chiu-Ku, whose credits include "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Kill Bill: Vols. 1 and 2" and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." The film parallels Akshay Kumar's own journey to Bollywood fame - Kumar worked in a restaurant as a cook before pursuing his passion for martial arts, in which he is an expert.
The first-ever Bollywood kung fu comedy, CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA follows one man's passage from simple cook to kung fu fighter, on a thrilling, madcap journey from the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk in Delhi, India, to the grandeur of the Great Wall of China and beyond. Akshay Kumar stars as Sidhu, a simple cook from Chandni Chowk who longs to escape his dreary existence. He sees his chance when two strangers from China claim him to be the reincarnation of a war hero from the past and entreat him to come back with them to their village in China . Dreaming of the princely existence that awaits him, Sidhu blissfully sets out for China, never suspecting that he is being set up to take on the vicious smuggler Hojo (Gordon Liu) and help his new friends reclaim their village.
CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA was shot at locations including The Great Wall of China, as well as Thailand and India . The Indo-Chinese musical fusion was composed by trio Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy.
With a worldwide audience for Bollywood reaching over 3 billion fans worldwide CHANDNI CHOWK TO CHINA is set to push more than the boundaries of cinema by not only highlighting the influence of Indian culture around the globe but by fusing the two largest Asian communities on one cinematic canvas.
Rated: PG-13. Run Time: 140 mins (approx.)
In Hindi/Chinese with English subtitles
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