Trailer Watch: ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ Channels Chow

Posted by Rob Hunter (rob@filmschoolrejects.com) on December 6, 2008 Share

I’m not a fan of films from India.  Admittedly, I’ve never watched one, so maybe I should rephrase that as I’m just not interested in Bollywood films.  They’re too musical, too colorful, they rip off films from elsewhere, and they just never look all that smart.  I walk by Indian video shops here in the Bay Area, and silently wish they were Chinese or Korean videos instead.  (Not that we don’t have plenty of them as well.)  Before today, I had yet to see a trailer or synopsis for an Indian movie that made me even slightly curious.  Before today…

But today I watched the trailer below, and while it’s still a very colorful and goofy musical that appears to rip off Stephen Chow, it also looks to be pretty damn entertaining.  I may be wrong in the end, but for the first time I’m willing to give it a chance.  Check out the trailer for Chandni Chowk to China below, courtesy of Trailer Addict, and let me know what you think.

 

See the Chow similarities?  A goofy lead, hot chicks, lots of CGI, loads of action, and most important, a serious sense of fun.  Chandni Chowk to China looks to have a decent-sized budget as well, between the CGI, big production numbers, and impressive visuals.  It took until the 1:23 mark before I started to truly get interested… coincidentally, that’s when Deepika Padukone (pictured right) shows up in her dual role as Indian songstress Sakhi and Chinese ass-kicker Meow-Meow.  The official plot synopsis is here.

From the hustle-bustle of Chandni Chowk to the hutongs of Beijing, the electric energy of Shanghai and sheer breathtaking Chinese landscapes, Chandni Chowk To China chronicles the lunatic adventures of a hapless simpleton cook from Delhi. As he goes to seek his destiny, he finds himself thrown into a crazy world of megalomaniac villains, femme fatales, crazy inventors, Chinese mysticism and outlandish kung-fu assassins!

Chandni Chowk to China is a co-production between Indian studios and Warner Bros.  It opens January 16th, 2009.

What do you think of the trailer?  Have you completely lost faith in my taste in movies?  Did you ever have faith in my taste in movies?  And yes, I also noticed the very visible wires at the 1:54 mark.

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  • rivaldo
    This isn't copied from Kungfu Hustle, this film is inspired by the lead protagonists own life. The actor lead actor went to Bankok when he a teenager with a carer, and during his stay in Bankok, he work in a resturant as a chef cook, and then studied martial arts, and had 10 years of training there, he then came back to india and opened a martial arts school, then he joined bollywood and became an action hero, sometimes referred bruce lee of India. He also shot a fight sequence back in 1995 with famous WWF Undertaker, here is the clip. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lxC5u4dM5J0
  • Ferreson
    It reminds me of Kung Fu Panda
  • The character can be compared to Sacha Cohen. I'm surprised that it is funded in conjunction by Warner who just sued and lost over Hairi Putter/Harry Potter comparison. Just goes to show how stupid and greedy studios can be.
  • Looks like the lead actor can be played by Sacha Baron Cohen but I guess he's not indian enough. So what's with the most beautiful woman in the world Aishwarya Rai doing on this movie? This movie looks good I dunno about being funny.
  • Al Scorcho
    oooo, Gordon Liu is the bad guy!
  • This is typical of Hindi films. I agree this one does not look as cheesey. Rent the Dhoom 2 it stars Aishwarya Rai (actress with the blue eyes) Abhishek Bachchar, Hrithik Roshan, Uday Chopra and Bipasha Basu. It was their top grossing film in 2006. It's an action flick (bollywood style) that's done very well.
  • neon tiger
    two words came to me as i watched it; 1.sweet 2.gay
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