Kung Fu Yoga is skewed in favour of China in every which way. Principal antagonist Sonu Sood, who plays a descendant of a renegade Magadha empire general but is inexplicably called Randall, occasionally employs Indian wrestling techniques in combat when he isn’t barking orders to his lackeys.īut this guy is generally reduced to taking his action-cues from Chan and his gang.
Jackie Chan and Aarif Rahman, perpetually in action mode, peddle the power of Chinese martial arts while the benefits of Yoga are mentioned only in passing. The song, which draws everybody, including the baddie, into its flow, constitutes a small concession in a film where Yoga is doomed to play second fiddle to Kung Fu. Pity it is a case of too little too late.Ĭhan’s Bollywood dance moves are by far the most charming part of the film Abrupt and illogical as it might be in the context of the adventure tale that Kung Fu Yoga is meant to be, Chan’s Bollywood dance moves are by far the most charming part of the film.
Stanley Tong’s overheated film ends on an off-key musical note after two warring sides – a band of well-intentioned treasure hunters and a gang of grab-and-run mercenaries – have had a series of violent confrontations over a diamond-studded key to a fabled treasure trove hidden in a long lost kingdom.
There is no way of knowing if Jackie Chan was tempted to plunge into this disorienting whirl of a film by the chance to dance to a peppy Bollywood beat, but he sure does a swell job of the hand gestures and body feints that the routine demands. This 65 million U.S.-dollar China-India co-production is hoping to capture both Indian and Chinese markets – and is just the start of such collaborations.Cast:Jakcie Chan, Sonu Sood, Amyra Dastur, Disha Patani, Aarif Rahman, Zhang Yixing China is also looking at increasing its appeal beyond its borders. India is the world's second-largest country after China and, despite having a popular film industry better known as Bollywood, it's only the world's 6th largest film market.Įxporting its films to other markets and doing co-productions to appeal an international audience would be an advantage to Indian filmmakers. His fan following in the country along with an international appeal made him an obvious choice. He acted with Indian actor Mallika Sherawat in the film The Myth. Kung Fu Yoga is not Chan's first experience with India. India and China joint venture has very bright future, big budgeted films are shot and hope these films do well so that people get encouraged to make more films. The team also includes Indian actor Sonu Sood. Kung Fu Yoga was shot extensively in Dubai, India and Iceland.Ĭomplete with Bollywood style the film also saw Jackie Chan dance. The result is Jackie Chan starrer Kung Fu Yoga. President Xi Jinping's visit to India in 2014 led to China and India signing a three-film agreement. India and China are looking to collaborate more on film production. The film is the first project to have emerged from the India-China co-production treaty, which was signed in September 2014. (Photo/Screengrab)ĭirector Stangley Tong's fantasy adventure Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan was released in India on February 3. Director Stangley Tong's fantasy adventure Kung Fu Yoga, starring Jackie Chan was released in India on February 3.