India Synopsis
चांदनी चौक टू चाइना
Based in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, orphaned Sidhu is adopted by the owner of Bajrang Bali Parathas, known simply as Dada. Years later Sidhu has grown up and is an expert at slicing vegetables.
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Action + Comedy in India
129 India titles in our catalog blend the Action and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Chandni Chowk to China itself).
The 2008–2010 India Window
In the crowded 2008-2010 India release window, Chandni Chowk to China sits at #160 of 181. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2000s India Landscape
2009 was the decade’s peak output year for India — 59 titles released, including Chandni Chowk to China. Bars below show how the 2000s stacked up year by year (454 total).
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 34m runtime, production spent $78K per minute on screen and earned $110K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 58 other India films in 2009.
The 687th India title from India we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1913).
Our India catalog contains 1,983 titles in total (1,904 films).
Audience Engagement
56 audience reviews — more than 83% of India films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 82th percentile among India films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,882 of 1,983 India films indexed here (5th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.8 points below the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Action productions specifically: #592 of 637 (top 93%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Spoken Languages | Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Hindi |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, People Tree Films, Ramesh Sippy Enterprises |
| Runtime | 2h 34m |
| Release Date | January 15, 2009 |
| IMDb | tt1091229 |