Warner
Bros.,
which
has
come
together
with
R
S
Entertainment
and
Orion
Pictures
to
make
Chandni
Chowk
To
China,
is
positive
that
the
film
would
get
a
huge
release
all
over.
Not
just
would
it
have
a
wide
release
in
India,
it
will
also
have
a
truly
international
release
across
the
globe
while
being
the
biggest
ever
in
US
when
it
comes
to
a
Bollywood
flick.
Confirms
Warner
Bros.
India
country
manager
Blaise
Fernandes,
"For
us,
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
is
not
a
film
which
would
be
restricted
to
the
Indian
shores.
We
are
treating
it
as
any
other
international
film
and
will
be
taking
it
across
the
globe.
In
US
alone,
we
are
making
sure
that
it
is
the
biggest
ever
Bollywood
release.
The
scale
at
which
we
will
be
unleashing
the
flick
there,
while
beginning
with
a
premiere
at
none
less
than
Los
Angeles,
will
be
unprecedented."
In
India
as
well,
the
banner
has
plans
for
an
extraordinary
release.
"We
are
aiming
for
a
1400
screens
release
for
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
in
India",
reaffirms
Blaise.
A
wide
release
like
this
makes
sense,
still
it
would
be
the
first
major
release
of
2009.
At
the
moment,
only
Horn
Ok
Pleassss
has
been
singled
out
as
a
release
on
9th
January
and
the
probability
of
it
arriving
on
the
same
day
is
dicey
as
well.
Moreover,
with
a
16th
January
release,
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
would
have
given
Ghajini
enough
space
to
make
money
after
it's
25th
December
release.
A
three
week
gap
would
have
made
audience
hungry
while
asking
for
more
and
by
that
time
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
would
be
all
set
to
satiate
the
appetite.
Earlier
this
year,
Singh
Is
Kinng
too
was
released
at
1400
screens
in
India
alone.
In
2007
and
2008,
Akshay
Kumar
films
have
been
fetching
huge
releases
in
not
just
India
but
also
overseas,
hence
making
him
a
formidable
force.
While
in
India,
he
is
pretty
much
neck
to
neck
with
Shahrukh
Khan,
in
overseas
too
he
is
gaining
quite
a
name
for
himself
after
Shahrukh
as
well
as
Hrithik
Roshan
who
have
enjoyed
a
steady
market
there.
When
asked
what
prompted
the
makers
of
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
to
premiere
the
film
in
Los
Angeles,
Akshay
Kumar
quipped
in
his
trademark
tone,
"Arrey
bhaiyya,
the
producers
are
Warner
Bros.
here.
And
if
they
would
have
belonged
to
Nepal,
we
would
have
held
the
premiere
there
too.
No
questions
asked!"
Well,
of
course,
when
it
comes
to
Akshay
Kumar,
there
indeed
are
no
questions
asked!
For
the
records
Chandni
Chowk
To
China
is
being
released
across
Japan,
Germany
and
Scandinavian
countries
like
Denmark,
Sweden,
Finland,
Iceland
and
Norway.
In
addition,
there
are
also
efforts
being
made
to
premiere
the
film
in
New
York,
London,
Dubai,
Mumbai
and
Delhi
apart
from
Los
Angeles.
Story first published: Friday, December 12, 2008, 12:15 [IST]