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Chandni Chowk to China

2009 · 154 min

A goofy, colorful mashup of slapstick comedy and martial arts, with sudden emotional swerves and a cheesy but earnest heart.

Directed by
Nikkhil Advani
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Overview
A cook from Chandni Chowk gets mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior by the residents of an oppressed Chinese village.

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Directed by
Nikkhil Advani
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • revenge
  • family
  • found family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Nikkhil Advani
Starring
Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithun Chakraborty, Ranvir Shorey, Gordon Liu Chia-hui, Roger Yuan, Kiran Juneja, Tiffany Lau Yuk-Ting
Music
Bohemia, Ehsaan Noorani
Cinematography
Himman Dhamija, V. Manikandan
Runtime
154 min
Country
China, India, Thailand
Languages
Cantonese, Hindi, English, Mandarin

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