Published 14:09 IST, June 20th 2020

Deepika Padukone's 'Chandni Chowk to China' was titled 'Made In China'? Know more facts

Chandni Chowk To China stars Deepika Padukone and Akshay Kumar in the lead roles. Read ahead and check out the action-comedy drama's trivia and other facts.

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Deepika Padukone and Akshay Kumar starrer, Chandni Chowk to China is an action comedy-drama released in 2009. Helmed by Nikkhil Advani, film is about a common chef from Chandni Chowk, Delhi who moves to China after  inmates of a troubled vill believe him to be  reincarnation of a slain Chinese revolutionary. Chandni Chowk to China was a huge Bollywood success, tagged as  third highest-grossing film of year. 

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Intriguing trivia and lesser-kwn facts - 

  • Chandni Chowk to China was first-ever film that was granted allowance by Chinese government to shoot a fighting sequence on Great Wall of China. 
  • fight scene shot on Great Wall was completed in seven days. Initially, it reportedly was planned to be shot in 20 days but Chinese government only allowed for seven days for tourism purposes. However, those seven days were extremely busy; reportedly, Akshay Kumar, who usually shoots for only 10 hours a day, had to shoot for 18 hours in chilly conditions on Wall. 
  • Chandni Chowk to China was originally titled "Mera Naam Chin Chin Choo" and later "Mad in China."
  • According to IMDB reports, film is first Indian production that was shot in China. 
  • film also starred Chia-Hui Liu, a Hongkong's action star. Akshay Kumar, being one of his biggest fans claimed that he watched Liu's  36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) about 100 times. 
  • Chandni Chowk to China is Warner Bros. Pictures' first Hindi film. 

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  • film was reported to be inspired by Kung Fu Hustle (2004) where both storylines show protagonists' bad luck and failures.
  • At end of film, Akshay Kumar can be spotted giving a hint about a sequel named 'Chandni Chowk to Africa' that was never made. 
  • Deepika Padukone starrer was  third Bollywood collaboration with a major Hollywood studio.
  • A song in film is titled India Se Aaya Mera Dost. This is a twist on  Bombay to Goa (1972) song Bombay Se Aaya Mera Dost
  • In film, date on  Opera Night ticket reads "16 January 2009". This is actual release date of film. 

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14:09 IST, June 20th 2020