- Chandni Chowk to China

This movie is AN ENJOYABLE FUN FAMILY FILM ......The basic theme is a silly man child (Sidhu) who does everything from playing the lottery to making a shrine out of a potato to try to be something special. He's a simple chef who works for his adoptive father who has to constantly kicks his butt to the moon for being so silly and easily led into trouble( very funny sight gags). He is forever being told by his father to seek his destiny not in his life line ON his hand but in hard work WITH his hands. His best friend (Chopstick ) who is half Chinese and half Indian is a conniver of opportunity and a slacker palm reader and charm seller . He constantly tries to sell him worthless Karma charms for profit . Chopstick is approached by the village delegation from China to inform his friend Sidhu that he is the reincarnation of a Chinese war lord of great destiny who needs to come save their village from an evil bowler wearing Mafia style bully HOJO. (think James Bond TOP HAT). When they tell Chopstick what they want he edits what he tells our silly Sidhu, the guy is not that evil , it's not a big deal let's go to China and seek out this guy HOJO and kick butt. Maybe find your great destiny wink wink. Next up a line where people wait for Chinese Visa and our hero is sitting on a bench with a potato (LOL yes he sees the face of Ganesh in a Potato and keeps clutching it for bravery throughout the movie ). The opportunistic infomercial model from hell miss TSM (Deepika) is in line and decides she well steal his VISA CHIP from him ( how she does this is hilarious . All things gadgetry style from China are represented by miss tsm on infomercials that our hero has been watching in India and he has a crush on miss tsm. Deepika plays her long lost twin , Suzie aka Meow Meow warrior princess also. She was stolen as a baby from their Chinese fathers arms during a fight for their lives. The Dad falls over the great wall during a battle trying to save his baby Suzie (meow meow) and is presumed dead. The mom holding Sakhi (miss tsm) believes her husband fell over the wall with her other daughter Suzie and that both died. She goes home to India to raise Sakhi. The evil Hojo has her daughter Suzie. He raises her as Meow meow . Her husband is now an amnesiac old beggar who lives around the Great wall but can't remember that he was once a famous Master of Karate and an important Policeman who was trying to prosecute HOJO. He will play a major role in training Sidhu. The pivotal transformation point for Sidhu is the only possible disturbing moment for very small children. More or less I would say under age 8 sensitive children maybe 10. Actors are forced to redo extremely emotional scenes that leave them in constant brain chemistry overload and they can not keep an over view of it. Sidhu is made to beg for his fathers life sniveling on the ground like a coward and to finally see how sad and irresponsible he is as a man. To drag this scene out as long as they did was not helpful to Akshay , the storyline or the audience and in my opinion is the only bad spot in the film for family viewing. Again this is the director and the editors fault for dropping the ball and not doing thier jobs effectively . I do not deduct from the movie for this. I do fast forward through it after the initial play out for the young ones. There are special effects present and are of the Karate variety and mostly of training. Some of the funnier fight scenes are of Sidhu's training with Sakhis father and aren't really violent per se ,more for story line progression ,very little blood if at all and cool effects that young ones will find fun , funny and entertaining . Lovers of slapstick, romance, and sobbing for ones parents will also have their moments, but the wildly fun fight scenes ( even the potato gets in on it) let our hero's have their shining moments of steely looks and buff bodies flying through the air, all done with respect for each Nation and hero. Songs are sung and danced to, family's are reunited , vengeance is had, love is found and A RAP VIDEO ( i hate most rap but this is cute and friendly ) AT THE END OF THE MOVIE THAT'S REALLY GOOD . Pure modern flash and fun. Never forget that critics are writing for their individual magazines, web pages or newspaper and usually are told to pan one way or another based on their social status, and titillation provided by manipulating peoples emotions that are needed to sell more of their product or advertising. They are often jaded and over exposed to the movie making industry with little real 'eye' left for just plain fun. They can do to a film what a tick does to a dog. Eat off of it with no return. Read reviews from REAL people, and no it doesn't have to be me. Judge it for yourself always .

Akshay Kumar works cutting vegetables and longs to escape his life in Chandni Chowk. 2 strangers from China believe he is the reincarnation of a Chinese War hero. He flies to China and runs into Hojo who has a group of dangerous kung fu gangsters. He meets the very alluring Sakhi and falls in love. The villagers want him to assist them in running the gangsters out of town. Meanwhile it appears that Sakhi has a sister who is assisting Hojo, they were separated at birth and the father almost killed. Father returns to assist Kumar and the villagers. A friend of Kumars who goes to China has very humorous chats with an angel and a devil who give him conflicting advice. Hojo wears a hat just like Odd Job in Bond films that he throws and kills his victims. Kumar cuts his queue and shaves his moustache and gets kung fu training. Also some very stunning dance sequences. Great humor and action and very recommended.

Great movie.

I bought this movie because I love Deepika Padukone. And she is brilliant in this movie. The movie itself isn't that good.

I have to admit there were times during this movie that I wanted to turn it off and give up on it, but hung in there and watched it until the end. Chandni Chowk to China is a Bollywood Kung Fu comedy. If that sounds odd, then it is correct! This film stars Akshay Kumar as a buffoonish vegetable cutter from India, who is mistaken to be the reincarnate of a fallen Chinese hero. The movie is funny in parts, and serious in parts, and has a few brief musical numbers thrown in also. Think Bollywood Karate Kid! It's 150 minutes of unpredictable laughs, with good-looking main characters played by famous Bollywood stars. Time well spent? Not really. Enjoyable silliness? Absolutely. Will we watch it again? Probably not!

I have just started to explore. It is amazing and fantastic. Thanks for bringing the world of music close to heart.

This movie blew chunks. It was utter rubbish. Pure crap. Even the hot Indian chick couldn't make this movie bareable to watch.

You have to watch the whole thing to get it, the way it starts is kind of dumb but it gets better and better. If you like Bollywood movies check this one out.

Awesome video and audio quality

I strongly recommend this move. It is quirky and divine ... Mr. Kumar is always a joy. His dancing is superb ... his athletics are always graceful and ... his early martial arts training permeates much of his physical prowess. Definitely buy this movie.

Ich mag gar nicht viel zum Film selber schreiben, denn verraten wird nix... aber: Er ist super! Alles dabei was sein muß. Liebe, Leid und Schmerz, tolle Tänze und Musik und jede Menge Blösinn der mit Spaß gepaart ist. Er gibt jede Menge zu Lachen. Ein Top Film. ☺☺☺

Ich fand "Von Chandni Chowk nach China" recht unterhaltsam. Vielleicht auch, weil ich ein großer Fan der beiden Genres bin, die hier verbunden wurden. Nämlich: Bollywood meets Asia-Kung Fu Movie. Ich persönlich mag 'Akshay Kumar' lieber in ernsthaften Rollen, als in der des "Dorfdeppen", aber zum Glück darf er in der zweiten Hälfte sein Blödelimage ablegen und dafür ernst und suverän sein. 'Deepika Padukune', hier übrigens in einer Doppelrolle, hat mir widerum sehr gut gefallen. Sie ist witzig, charmant und sieht noch dazu umwerfend gut aus! Zum Film: Sidhu (Akshay Kumar), von Beruf "Gemüseschnippler", lebt im Chandni Chowk von Delhi/Indien. Obwohl sein Ziehvater ihm ständig einprägt, er solle etwas aus seinem leben machen, beschäftigt Sidhu sich lieber mit Lottospielen und einer Kartoffel, die seiner Meinung nach das Antlitz des Gottes Ganesha zeigt. Das ändert sich jedoch schlagartig, als er von zwei Chinesen aufgesucht wird, die behaupten, dass er die Inkarnation ihres Helden Liu Sheng ist und er sofort mit ihnen nach China reisen müsse. In China angekommen merkt Sidhu aber recht schnell, dass es nicht einfach ist, ein Held zu sein. Er soll den fiesen Hojo (Gordon Liu) zur Strecke bringen! Zudem muss er sich auch noch mit zwei Damen (Deepika Padukone) auseinandersetzen: die eine süß und nett, die andere schön und tödlich... Zur DVD: Die DVD beinhaltet ein Wendecover (ohne FSK-Logo), sowie ein doppelseitiges Poster. Als Bonusmaterial enthält die Disc "Entfernte Szenen", den "Kinotrailer", sowie eine "Trailerschow", mit anderen Filmen aus dem Hause REM.

This is a movie of 144 minutes long. Till about 100 minute, I thought it was a torture as got bored with a childish plot. But, it has turned out to be a good one after that. Speedy entertainment at the last 50 minutes or so. Thank you very much.