CC2C crashes all BO hopes, a toothless comedy worth a miss

We had great expectations, immense hope that right from the beginning of the year 2009, Akshay will do wonders in the film ‘Chandni Chowk to China’ and Box Office would be flooded with unprecedented collection.

It was also being said that ‘Chandni Chowk to China,’ made in the budget of Rs 80 cr will bridge the gap between Hollywood and Bollywood. But ‘Kinng’ Akshay disappoints and the film appears nothing but a waste of time and money.

Such is the effect of the film that one will have to think thrice before watching Akshay’s next film. The actor has gone over-the-top and over confident in his comic sequences. The storyline is miserable and the plot flawed.

The story revolves around Siddhu (Akshay Kumar) – a vegetable chopper in Chandni Chowk. He wants to learn and acquire everything without doing anything. On the other hand, there is a small village in China, which is ruled by the evil Jojo (Gordon Liu). The villagers want to escape from his rule and eagerly await some messiah, who would free them.

Incidentally, they come across Siddhu in Chandni Chowk and feel that he is God sent for them. They start considering him as their king and take him to China. As a result, Siddhu reaches China, and attempts various jocularly acts. He also meets two separated sisters Sukhi and Suzi (Deepika Padukone). But amidst all this, he looses his Dada (Mithun), who keeps egging him on to fight, despite being a ghost. This comes as a turning point in his life and he goes on to become a master in Kung Fu. Now, who will win at the end is anybody’s guess but the way the climax has been presented is obnoxious.

Nikhil Advani has failed on directorial front. Even if you avoid looking at the technical flaws, there are serious problems with direction. Comic sequences are lame and incapable of evoking laughter. Camerawork is good but music disappoints. Except for the title track, there is nothing worth commending on and choreography is equally poor.

Apart from Akshay’s worthless attempt at comedy, other actors too have done their best to try the audience’s patience. Deepika Padukone has been reduced to a glam-doll and her much hyped action scenes are a work of special effects, Ranvir Shorey’s role was short and Mithun Chakraborty has done nothing except for thrashing Akshay.

To sum it up, CC2C appears like a cartoon film – as Akshay had mentioned. Ironically, in the climax scene, the filmmaker has put the board of ‘To be continued’. But evidentally after seeing the fate of the film, moviemakers Warner Brothers would never agree to continue with it. Two cheers!