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{{Infobox film
| name = 36 China Town
| image = 36 China Town.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Abbas–Mustan]]
| producer = [[Subhash Ghai]]
| story =
| writer = [[Shyam Goel]]
| screenplay =
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once upon a Crime]]'' (1992) and ''[[Crimen (film)|Crimen]]'' (1960)}}
| starring = {{ubl|[[Shahid Kapoor]]|[[Kareena Kapoor Khan]]|[[Akshaye Khanna]]|[[Paresh Rawal]]|[[Upen Patel]]}}
| music = '''Songs:'''<br/>[[Himesh Reshammiya]]<br/>'''Score:'''<br/>[[Salim–Sulaiman]]
| cinematography = [[Ravi Yadav]]
| editing = Hussain A. Burmawala
| studio = [[Mukta Arts]]
| distributor = [[Tips Industries]]
| released = {{Film date|2006|05|05|df=y}}
| runtime = 134 minutes
| budget = {{INR}}19 crore<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=267|title=36 China Town - Movie - Box Office India|website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
| gross = {{INR}}38 crore<ref name="auto"/>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}
'''''36 China Town''''' is a 2006 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[Mystery film|mystery]] [[Comedy thriller|comedy thriller film]] directed by [[Abbas–Mustan]] and produced by [[Subhash Ghai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wherewasitshot.com/36-china-town/|title=36 China Town {{!}} Where Was It Shot|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref> It is an official adaption of the 1992 American film ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once upon a Crime]]'' (which in turn is a remake of the 1960 Italian film ''[[Crimen (film)|Crimen]]'').{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} The film stars [[Shahid Kapoor]], [[Kareena Kapoor Khan]], [[Akshaye Khanna]], [[Paresh Rawal]], and [[Upen Patel]]. [[Priyanka Chopra]] and [[Isha Koppikar]] make cameo appearances. The film follows the investigation of a police officer trying to find the killer of a wealthy casino owner, Sonia Chang.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/movie-reviews/36-china-town/movie-review/1767356.cms | title=36 China Town Movie Review {3/5}: Critic Review of 36 China Town by Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/36-china-town/critic-review/36-china-town-movie-review/ | title=36 China Town Review 1.5/5 {{pipe}} 36 China Town Movie Review {{pipe}} 36 China Town 2004 Public Review {{pipe}} Film Review | website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/may/05china.htm | title=36 China Town: Stay far, far away! }}</ref>

==Plot==
The only child of millionaire Sonia Chang, Vicky, has been kidnapped. To get her son back, she puts out a reward of 25 [[lakh]] rupees. She lives in her huge mansion named "36 China Town" in [[Goa]] with a housekeeper couple, Mr. and Mrs. Lobo. Sonia is consoled by Rocky, a local.

Raj, a struggling actor, and Priya, who ran away from home, have a serendipitous encounter with each other. They find a child who appears to be all alone in Mumbai. They take pity on him, but after seeing a missing persons advertisement, they realise that the child is the son of Sonia Chang. Tempted by the reward money, they team up and decide to bring the child back home. Before leaving, they call Chang and tell her that they have her child. She was discussing the change in her will with her lawyer, Mr. Dixit, when the duo informed her. Meanwhile, Raj starts falling in love with Priya.

Raj and Priya come to Goa, where they run into a drunkard loitering near Sonia's mansion. The drunkard runs away on seeing them. They are horrified to see Sonia dead. The duo run, but realize that the child is left behind inside the mansion. Raj enters the mansion again to take him. He sees two eyes and legs behind a cupboard. Terrified, he gets out of the mansion with the child. Raj and Priya then inform Goa police about the murder. Raj and Priya go back to the mansion to take her suitcase. Raj is arrested by Inspector Karan. Raj refuses to name Priya as an accomplice. She takes Vicky to a church to drop him off but is seen by Rocky with the kid. Rocky calls the police and Priya also gets arrested and sent to jail. Priya and Raj become the prime suspects in the murder. Inside the jail, they both fall for each other.

Karan calls Rocky to the police station. But seeing Rocky's eyes, Raj recollects that it was Rocky's eyes and shoes which he had seen behind the cupboard. Rocky then says that he was in another room that night. He had found Sonia already murdered. Panicked, he was about to get out of the house when Raj and Priya entered and started searching for Sonia. Karan is able to reconstruct what actually happened that night based on Mr. Dixit's statement about the will and everybody's statement. First, he procures the drunkard, whom Raj and Priya believe to be the murderer. But Karan goes on to explain that he is, in fact, the kidnapper.

Karan explains that the kidnapper was hired by the killer, but the kidnapper lost the child, who was then found by Raj and Priya in Mumbai. After Sonia is informed about the child's discovery, the killer murdered Sonia, while other people incriminated themselves through circumstances. The real killers are Mr. and Mrs. Lobo. According to Sonia Chang's initial will, after her death, the person who was most close to her son (which were her housekeepers) would inherit everything, but then one day she found out about their evil intentions and decided to change her will, which led to them murdering her.

Raj and Priya are given custody of Vicky.

==Cast==
*[[Akshaye Khanna]] as Chief Inspector Karan Kapoor
*[[Shahid Kapoor]] as Raj Malhotra
*[[Kareena Kapoor Khan|Kareena Kapoor]] as Priya Singhania
*[[Paresh Rawal]] as Natwar Lal
*[[Payal Rohatgi]] as Gracy, Natwar's wife
*[[Johnny Lever]] as KK
*[[Tannaz Irani]] as Ruby, KK's wife
*[[Upen Patel]] as Rocky
*[[Dinyar Contractor]] as Mr. Lobo
* Roshan Tirandaaz as Mrs. Lobo
*[[Raj Zutshi]] as Drunkard / Contract killer
*[[Vivek Vaswani]] as Mr. Dixit, Sonia's lawyer
*[[Vivek Shauq]] as Inspector Ravi
*[[Isha Koppikar]] as Sonia Chang (special appearance)
*[[Priyanka Chopra]] as Seema Kapoor, Karan's wife (special appearance)
*[[Tanushree Dutta]] as Ayesha Dutta (special appearance)
*[[Sambhavna Seth]] as Simran, Rocky's girlfriend
*[[Preeti Puri]] as Rosy
*[[Nassar Abdullah]] as Raj's father

==Awards and nominations==
'''Won'''
* [[IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male|IIFA Awards for Best Debutant (Male)]] – Upen Patel
* [[Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut]] – Upen Patel
* [[Global Indian Film Awards]] for Best Debut Actor – Upen Patel

'''Nominated'''
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer]] – Sunidhi Chauhan for "Aashiqui Mein Teri"
* [[Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer – Male|Star Screen Award for Most Promising Newcomer (Male)]] – Upen Patel

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = 36 China Town
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Himesh Reshammiya]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = April 21, 2006
| recorded = 2006
| venue = [[Mumbai]]
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]
| producer = Himesh Reshammiya
| prev_title = [[Tom, Dick, and Harry (2006 film)|Tom Dick And Harry]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Humko Deewana Kar Gaye]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

The music was composed by [[Himesh Reshammiya]], with lyrics penned by [[Sameer Anjaan|Sameer]]. The music was released by [[Tips Industries|Tips Music]]. According to the Indian trade website [[Box Office India]], with around 12,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's ninth highest-selling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-date=24 June 2010|publisher=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref>

The song "Aashiqui Mein Teri" was remade as "Aashiqui Mein Teri 2.0" for Reshammiya's 2020 film ''[[Happy Hardy and Heer]]'' and is performed by Reshammiya and singer Ranu Mondal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/ranu-mondal-recreates-aashiqui-mein-teri-for-himesh-reshammiya-with-unadulterated-smile-watch-video-1594909-2019-09-03|title=Ranu Mondal recreates Aashiqui Mein Teri for Himesh Reshammiya with unadulterated smile. Watch video|date=3 September 2019|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=12 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://planetbollywood.com/Music/36ChinaTown/ | title=Bollywood – Music Review – 36 China Town }}</ref>

===Track listing===
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = 24x7 I Think of You
| extra1 = [[Shaan (singer)|Shaan]], [[Sunidhi Chauhan]]
| length1 = 5:13

| title2 = Aashiqui Mein Teri
| extra2 = Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan
| length2 = 4:53

| title3 = Badi Dilchaspi Hai
| extra3 = [[Krishnakumar Kunnath|K. K.]], Arya
| length3 = 5:26

| title4 = Dil Tumhare Bina
| extra4 = Himesh Reshammiya, [[Alka Yagnik]]
| length4 = 5:23

| title5 = Jab Kabhi
| extra5 = [[Kunal Ganjawala]], Alka Yagnik
| length5 = 5:21

| title6 = 24x7 I Think of You (DJ Akbar Sami Remix)
| extra6 = Sunidhi Chauhan, Shaan
| length6 = 4:16

| title7 = Aashiqui Mein Teri (DJ Akbar Sami Remix)
| extra7= Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan
| length7 = 4:16

| title8 = Badi Dilchaspi Hai (Remix by DJ Akbar Sami)
| extra8 = K. K., Arya
| length8 = 4:08

| title9 = Dil Tumhare Bina (Remix by DJ Akbar Sami)
| extra9 = Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan
| length9 = 4:51

| title10 = Jab Kabhi (Remix by DJ Suketu)
| extra10 = Kunal Ganjawala
| length10 = 3:02

| title11 = Jab Kabhi (Remix by DJ Akbar Sami)
| extra11 = Kunal Ganjawala, Alka Yagnik
| length11 = 5:02
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|36-china-town}}
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|36-china-town}}

{{Abbas–Mustan}}
{{Subhash Ghai}}

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RogerLazzarini9 at 02:26, 3 March 2026