![]() Deepika carries her roles with aplomb, though between Sakhi and Meow Meow, I thought she would have more fun as the latter since she's given the chance to experiment with some wire-fu, and looks good in dishing out some martial arts moves, not to mention having a funkier wardrobe too. Besides the villainous Meow Meow, the other role as Sakhi is a tele-media model who goes back to China in search of her roots, of paying respects to her family members presumed dead. To those who oppose him, they're fatally dealt with the spinning bowler hat!ĭeepika, like in her debut film Om Shanti Om, plays two roles here. As head villain Hojo, he's the typical gangster chief who's exploiting a group of villagers in plundering treasures of the land for sale to foreigners, earning good profits as well as dabbling in diamond smuggling, thanks to sidekick Meow Meow, played by Deepika Padukone. Like Christopher Lee and Terence Stamp, I'm hoping that this sparks a comeback of sorts for the guy, because he still got what it takes to put young men to shame given his still buffed physique. It's been some time since Gordon Liu fought on screen, and one cannot forget the memorable 36th Chamber movies, amongst others in his filmography. Not only has Hollywood managed to finally get the essence so succinctly and successfully infused it into the animated film Kung Fu Panda, and taking on one of China's icon as its own, India too has shown that it's no pushover now in combining its Bollywood "masala" formula with the martial arts genre, and does so too by snagging the iconic Gordon Liu as lead villain. You can't deny the mystic appeal that Kung Fu films have on the masses. Reviewed by DICK STEEL 7 / 10 A Nutshell Review: Chandni Chowk to China When his Chinese friend and Philosopher, Chopstick, cons him into believing that he is the reincarnation of Liu Sheung, a slain Chinese revolutionary, Sidhu takes it upon himself to travel to the Zhange district where he will be forced to confront a deadly female assassin by the name of Suzy be befriended by a semi-crazed beggar and must face humiliation and possible death at the hands of the virtually indestructible Hojo.-rAjOo ( ) Years later Sidhu has grown up and is an expert at slicing vegetables. Based in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, orphaned Sidhu is adopted by the owner of Bajrang Bali Parathas, known simply as Dada. ![]()
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