36 China Town

36 China Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas–Mustan
Screenplay byShyam Goel
Story byShyam Goel
Based onOnce upon a Crime (1992 film) and Crimen (1960 film)
Produced bySubhash Ghai
StarringAkshaye Khanna
Shahid Kapoor
Kareena Kapoor
Paresh Rawal
Payal Rohatgi
Johnny Lever
Tannaz Irani
Isha Koppikar
Priyanka Chopra
Tanushree Dutta
Upen Patel
Aasif Sheikh
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Music bySongs:
Himesh Reshammiya
Score:
Salim–Sulaiman
Production
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Distributed byTips Industries
Release date
  • 5 May 2006 (2006-05-05)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi English
Budget 19 crore[1]
Box office 38 crore[2]

36 China Town is a Hindi English-language mystery thriller comedy film directed by Abbas-Mustan and produced by Subhash Ghai.[3] It is an official adaption of the 1992 American film Once upon a Crime (which in turn is a remake of the 1960 Italian film Crimen).[citation needed]

The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshaye Khanna, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Shauq, Upen Patel (of Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani fame, in his debut), Paresh Rawal, Payal Rohatgi, Johnny Lever and Tannaz Irani; while Isha Koppikar, Priyanka Chopra and Tanushree Dutta make special appearances and Aasif Sheikh Movie Maker The film follows the investigation of a police officer trying to find the killer of a wealthy casino owner, Sonia Chang.[4][5][6][7]

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  4. ^ "36 China Town (2004) Cast – Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. ^ "36 China Town Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of 36 China Town by Times of India". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "36 China Town Review 1.5/5 | 36 China Town Movie Review | 36 China Town 2004 Public Review | Film Review". Bollywood Hungama.
  7. ^ "36 China Town: Stay far, far away!".