Chandni chowk To China User Reviews

Chandni chowk To China User Reviews

Ritik Sharma

Saw this today at a special screening. I really loved the movie. The action sequences are the best I've ever seen in an Indian movie. No one except Akshay Kumar could have pulled this off. I think he has finally arrived outside of comedy with this movie, although he has a lot of comic moments too. Deepika is good too. It was good to see a heroine doing more than just looking pretty and singing songs. She really did a good job. But I loved Gordon Liu more than anything. He is pure evil. Great to see the master back in action. My complaint with the movie was the ending... it could have been longer and I would have liked to see more action but overall I liked what they did with the story. They had a plot and did something with it. The songs are well shot and not much of a hindrance. The movie is a visual extravaganza.

O yes, I would like to add that Mithun was terrific. He was in top form. It was like the Mithun of old. Also the Chinese actor who played Deepika's dad gave a good performance. There were no negative audience reactions as such... the movie has just 1-2 slow/senti moments... other than than its quite breezy. It should definitely be a huge hit. At least it deserves to be cos its a good fun film. Not many movies these days deliver on their expectations and this one did for me.

The audience was mainly laughing a lot throughout the movie. I think kids will love this film a whole lot. Its very clean with no vulgarity or double meaning jokes etc. It has a lot of slapstick right at the beginning but the opening sequence & other action sequences are breathtaking. For the first 10 mins, i was thinking... oh here we go again... but then the story really takes off and is interspersed with some spectacular fight sequences. Deepika's entry scene in China really stood out. My favorite scene was Akshay having just trained in kung fu fighting a bunch of goons where diamonds are being smuggled. That really felt like an English film. There are some special fx in places but they're well done. A lot like kung fu hustle which this movie is like. I keep thinking the end could have been better but the audience seemed to enjoy it. Also I love the song tere naina but its there for only a minute or so which kinda bugged me. I think I'll watch this again for the action though. I still can't believe they pulled off the kung fu sequences.

Overall a terrific entertainer.
9/10

We are known for getting all access to some of the hottest events in Bollywood. Last night was the premiere of Chandni Chowk to China and we at Desi Hits! wanted to share our VIP pass to the premiere with our Desi Hits College rep, Anil Daibee. Read about his awesome experience as DH! got Anil a seat right next to the man of the moment, Akshay Kumar!

Last night at AMC United Theaters in New York City, one of my dreams finally came true. It was the premiere of Chandni Chowk to China, Nikhil Advani's new flick starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone. Being a New York resident and someone who completely idolizes Akshay since I was old enough to remember, I was prepared to try everything in my power to get into that premiere. Luckily, I didn't have to try very hard, because my wonderful family at Desi Hits hooked me up not only with a pass to the event, but a seat in the reserved section as well. At that point I was ecstatic, but it gets even better - my reserved seat happened to be right next to the big man himself!!! That's right; I was sitting directly to Akshay Kumar's left. I stood up, faced him, and shook his hand, congratulating him on the movie (I was warned by a certain friend not to gush over him too much)!
In an interview a while back, Akshay Kumar had promised his fans at least one action film a year, and he has most certainly delivered on that promise. Chandni Chowk To China was a perfect balance of action and comedy; neither element was overbearing. Akshay Kumar showed his maturity as an actor, as he portrayed a character very different from his older, invincible action hero persona. Needless to say, his comic timing was impeccable, once again. The story follows his character, Sidhu, as he struggles to find his destiny. He is thought by the residents of a Chinese village to be a reincarnation of ancient Chinese warrior, and they recruit him to wipe out the tyrant that terrorizes them. I don't want to spoil too much of the movie, but suffice it to say that this leads to some very well choreographed action scenes, and we all know that no one can do an action scene as well as Akshay Kumar can! Excellent performance by Deepika Padukone, as well (who sat right behind me); she acted a double role with two very different characters, and nailed both performances. Not to mention a very inspirational Mithun Chakraborty, who is always, albeit lovingly, kicking Akshay Kumar's butt (literally). The film is also equipped with a very fitting soundtrack. The songs are excellent and they actually tie in very well with the story. And the final song, CC2C with Bohemia, was excellent no matter what anyone says, and proves how versatile of an entertainer Akshay Kumar really is.
The film leaves you with a good message, about how believing in yourself will lead you to accomplish anything, and rest assured that any loyal Akshay Kumar fan will love it. Director Nikhil Advani told the audience before the film started that the entire crew broke their backs to make this film, and it certainly shows. Premiering at AMC United Theaters is certainly an accomplishment not to be sniffed at. I would certainly recommend this film to anyone, but especially die-hard Akshay Kumar fans. I, of course, watched it in the best way possible, sitting right next to the hero on the screen.