Chandni Chawk to China

A hilarious 2.5hr of comedy show featuring Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Mithunda, Gordon Liu, Ranvir Shorey and Roger Yuan.

The story opens narrating the exploits of an ancient Chinese war hero Liu Sheng, who laid down his life on the great walls of China defending his country from the threat of foreign evil and now being remembered as a God by the inhabitants of a Chinese village who had built up a statue in his memory. But as time passed away so did the courage of the people and evil returns in the form of the international criminal Hojo who trades mainly in smuggled diamonds and utilizes the poor villagers as cheap labour. The ruthless and vicious Hojo is also a master of the martial arts and the villagers are kept terrorized by his equally cruel henchmen. Merciless killings become the order of the day and the villagers ultimately confer to find a way out of their misery. They are guided by a monk who tells them that their saviour, the reincarnated Liu Sheng, has been born in the lanes of Delhi.

Now we pan to the crowded streets of Chandni Chowk, Delhi where Sidhu, a vegetable cutter at a roadside inn helps in running the food stall owned by his foster brother whom he calls Dada. Sidhu, in his idle hours, tries his luck with astrologers and lotteries and refuses to have faith in himself despite his Dada's best efforts. In his effort to get rich by shortcut he is helped by Chopstick, a fake astrologer and a slick opportunist who also knows some foreign languages.

Now two representatives from the Chinese village arrives and with the help of Chopstick they succeds in convincing Sidhu that he is the reincarnated Liu Sheng and he is more neede in China than in India. But what Chopstick supresses is the real purpose of them seeking Sidhu's help to fight off Hojo for good.

After he manages to convince Dada, Sidhu sets off for China with Chopstick and here he meets the advertising model Shaki known as Ms. Tele Shoppers Media or Ms. TSM. TSM tricks the innocent Sidhu in moving ahead of him in queue.
As Sidhu lands in China he crosses path with Suzy aka Meow Meow, the twin sister of Sakhi who was kidnapped by Hojo during their babyhood and now is used in his illegal trade of diamond smuggling. But Sidhu, unknowing of this is puzzled and is held at awe by Suzy's martial art tactics while dealing with the security.
Now in flashback we come to know that Shaki & Suzy were born off an Indian mother and a Chinese brave police officer, Chiang who lost his memory during his encounter with Hojo and got estranged from his family in the process.
The story now straightens out with a fast pace as Sidhu gradually understands his position in a sudden encounter with Hojo. Actually Hojo had been informed of his visit and he in turn kidnaps Dada and kills him in front of Sidhu. The enraged but helpless Sidhu is beaten up and is thrown off teh wall of China to be saved by the insane Chiang who had turned into a beggar following his last conflict with Hojo. Also he gets help from Chopstick, who gireve's at Dada's death and enlists in Hojo's army to spy on him and to help Shaki to be reunited with Suzy. Meanwhile some interesting incidents bring Chiang's memory back and he reunites with Shaki and trains Sidhu for a future face off with Hojo.
The final showdown is full of some classic fights and a pleasant ending is promised.
The whole movie, though full of treagedies and emotional moments, but has been blended with the correct amount of humour and humourous exaggerations though the songs could have been cartaile at places.
The only negative point is the signature Hindi movie's unexplained events as we find Chiang, with his memory back after 20 years, getting his post back in the police forces and also these years seem to have no effect on his biological age. This is really a pain to the eyes and mind as I can understand the other required oversimplifications but this can't be forgiven. Deepika Padukone's make up in the double role was excellent and so is her Chinese accent and also Ranvir Shorey & Mithunda's short appearances are nice. Akshyay Kumar is just fantastic while Gordon Liu excells with his villanous touch. In all a highly entertaining movie that promises an even better sequel!