Ranvir Shorey Blames Director for Chandni Chowk To China Flop

Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani’s action-comedy Chandni Chowk To China, starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, failed at the box office. In a recent interview, actor Ranvir Shorey blamed the film’s director and producer for its poor performance.

Ranvir said that while the script was strong, the film lacked execution. “If a script is good and the film is not able to meet that standard, then definitely the mistake lies with the producer and director,” he explained.

Previously, in 2021, director Nikkhil Advani also spoke about the film’s failure, saying, “There were too many captains. Akshay and I were pulling the film in one direction, Ramesh Sippy in another, Rohan Sippy and Sridhar Raghavan in another. I just gave up after a point.”

Chandni Chowk To China (2009) starred Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone alongside Mithun Chakraborty, Gordon Liu, and Ranvir Shorey. The film followed Sidhu, a simple cook from Delhi, who is mistakenly believed to be a reincarnated Chinese warrior. Despite mixed reviews, it earned ₹53.45 crore against a ₹65 crore budget.