There
is
a
story
that
goes
behind
Akshay
giving
a
Thumbs
Up
to
Chandni
Chowk
To
China.
Though
in
principal,
he
was
pretty
much
on
board
vis–a–vis
doing
the
film,
the
clincher
came
in
the
form
of
the
specially
designed
poster
of
the
film
that
did
the
trick.
Confirms
Rohan
Sippy,
'Shridhar
(Raghavan)
the
writer
and
I
were
so
clear
that
Akshay
was
the
only
choice
for
the
part.
We
were
so
keen
to
have
him
on
board
that
we
actually
created
a
poster
with
him
in
it
to
give
him
a
feel
for
the
film.
I
think
the
poster
bowled
him
over
so
much
that
he
wanted
to
sign
on
right
away.
In
fact
it
is
the
same
concept
that
we
have
used
in
the
teaser
poster
of
the
film!'
Even
otherwise,
the
story
of
the
bumbling
Sidhu,
whose
journey
to
China
gives
him
an
identity,
a
chance
to
believe
in
himself
and
save
a
village
resonated
somewhere
with
Akshay
that
made
him
even
more
keen
to
essay
the
part
of
Sidhu.
'I
don't
think
we
could
have
envisioned
any
other
actor
in
the
role
of
Sidhu.
Akshay
has
breathed
life
into
this
role.
People
will
feel
sympathy
when
he
is
a
fumbling
Sidhu
and
will
cheer
when
he
beats
up
the
bad
guys.
There
are
very
few
actors
who
can
convince
the
audience
to
accept
them
as
a
simpleton
and
as
a
Kung
Fu
expert
within
the
same
movie',
says
Rohan
in
a
delightful
tone
as
he
looks
forward
to
the
release
of
the
film
that
takes
place
within
three
weeks
from
now.
'Beyond
being
an
exceptionally
versatile
and
professional
actor,
he
is
one
of
the
very
few
actors
in
Bollywood
who
has
the
physique
and
agility
to
have
carried
off
the
tough
demands
of
this
role.
He
is
a
daredevil,
he
loves
performing
stunts
and
reveling
when
they
are
risky',
adds
Nikhil
Advani.
Story first published: Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 11:27 [IST]