Fresh
If Chandni Chowk to China is any indication, a combination of Bollywood and kung-fu movies is something the world needed without even realizing it.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
Chandni Chowk to China
2009 · 2h 34m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Directed by
Nikkhil Advani
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Chandni Chowk to China
Overview
A cook from Chandni Chowk gets mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient peasant warrior by the residents of an oppressed Chinese village.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
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43%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Chandni Chowk to China is Bollywood's all-singing, all-dancing, all-Hindi bid to conquer America.
Michael Hardy, Boston Globe
Fresh
Chandni Chowk isn't going to appeal to those not already entertained by Bollywood and kung-fu movie cliches. But it could turn the charismatic Kumar into a global star, making the prescribed happy ending even sweeter for Warner Bros.
Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Chandni has martial- arts montages and Bollywood song-and-dance numbers. As tacky as the latter are, they're the sweet -- and only? -- draw of the movie. They also give this slight comedy-adventure its epic and unearned length.
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
Fresh
If Chandni Chowk to China were a person, it would need Valium.
John Anderson, Variety
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