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{{short description|2016 film by Stanley Tong}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Kung Fu Yoga
| image = Kung Fu Yoga poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|Mandarin|Gong fu yu jia}}
| director = [[Stanley Tong]]
| producer = [[Jackie Chan]] Jianhong Qi Jonathan Shen Barbie Tung Wei Wang
| writer = [[Stanley Tong]]
| starring = [[Jackie Chan]] [[Aarif Rahman]] [[Lay Zhang]]
| music = [[Nathan Wang]]
| cinematography = Wing-Hung Wong
| editing = Chi-Leung Kwong
| production_companies = Taihe Entertainment Shinework Pictures
| distributor = Khorgos Taihe Digital Entertainment Cultural Development Sparkle Roll Media
| released = {{Film date|2017|01|26|[[Brunei]], [[Taiwan]]|2017|01|28|[[China]]}}
| runtime = 108 minutes<ref name="bbfc">{{cite web | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/kung-fu-yoga-film | title=''Kung Fu Yoga'' | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]]|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>
| country = China
| language = Mandarin<ref name="bbfc" /> English Hindi Tamil
| budget = {{USD|65 million}}<ref>{{cite news|last=Frater|first=Patrick|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/jackie-chan-pair-for-golden-network-1201632878/|title= AFM: Golden Network Kicks Off With Jackie Chan Movie Pair|date=4 November 2015|access-date=4 November 2015|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
| gross = {{USD|257.7 million}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=kungfuyoga.htm |title=Kung Fu Yoga Box Office Mojo Listing |website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=24 June 2017}}</ref>

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'''''Kung Fu Yoga''''' ({{lang-zh|功夫瑜伽}}, romanisation: '''''Gong fu yu jia''''') is a 2017 Chinese [[action adventure film|action adventure]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Stanley Tong]] and starring [[Jackie Chan]].<ref name=douban>{{cite web|url= http://movie.douban.com/subject/26182910/|title= 功夫瑜伽 (2016)|access-date= 18 June 2016|work= movie.douban.com|publisher= [[douban.com]]|language= zh}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jackie-chan-planning-shoot-india-785240|title= Jackie Chan Planning to Shoot India-China Co-Production 'Kung-Fu Yoga'|author= Nyay Bhushan|date= 30 March 2015|access-date= 16 May 2015|work= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/aamir-jackie-to-star-in-kung-fu-yoga/article7206714.ece | title=Aamir, Jackie to star in Kung Fu Yoga | work=THE HINDU | access-date=16 May 2015}}</ref> The film's cast includes Chinese actors [[Aarif Rahman]], [[Lay Zhang]], and [[Miya Muqi]], and Indian actors [[Sonu Sood]], [[Disha Patani]], and [[Amyra Dastur]].

The film was released in China on 28 January 2017.<ref name=douban /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/jackie-chan-kung-fu-yoga-india-visit-sonu-sood-promotions-see-pics-video-4487640/|title=Jackie Chan lands in India for Kung Fu Yoga promotions, Sonu Sood plays host. See pics|date=23 January 2017|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=23 January 2017}}</ref> It features original music composed by [[Nathan Wang]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/hindi/2016/oct/04/kung-fu-yoga-to-release-on-january-28-2017-1524987.html|title='Kung Fu Yoga' to release on January 28, 2017|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=6 January 2017}}</ref> and an ending dance number choreographed by [[Farah Khan]].<ref name="timesofindia" />

It is Jackie Chan's [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing film in China]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Jackie Chan caper 'Kung Fu Yoga' tops China's box office during New Year holiday|url=http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-20170207-china-box-office-20170207-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=7 February 2017}}</ref> It was also the highest-grossing comedy film in China, until it was overtaken by ''[[Never Say Die (2017 film)|Never Say Die]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cain|first1=Rob|title='Never Say Die' Is Now China's Biggest Comedy Ever|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2017/10/13/never-say-die-is-now-chinas-biggest-comedy-ever/|work=[[Forbes]]|date=13 October 2017}}</ref>

==Plot==
Jack ([[Jackie Chan]]), a renowned professor of archaeology at the [[Terracotta Army|Terracotta Warriors]] Museum in [[Xi'an]], teams up with young Indian professor Ashmita ([[Disha Patani]]) from the National Museum Institute, [[Rajasthan]] to locate India's lost [[Magadha]] treasure in Tibet. Their team, Jones Lee ([[Aarif Rahman]]), Xiaoguang ([[Lay Zhang]]), Kyra ([[Amyra Dastur]]) and Noumin ([[Miya Muqi]]); find the treasure underneath a frozen lake using modern technology. However, they are interrupted by a group of mercenaries led by Randall ([[Sonu Sood]]) who steals the treasure and leaves them there to die. In the chaos, Jones ([[Aarif Rahman]]) – a member from Jack's team who is more a treasure hunter than an archaeologist smuggles away a diamond artifact. Jack's and Ashmita's team manages to escape from the underground icy cavern through an opening.

Two weeks later, the 212-carat diamond artifact pops up in Dubai for auction on the black market. To save his job, Jack attempts to get back the artifact with the help of a rich friend. Jack wins the auction but Randall strikes again with his goons which results in a high speed car chase through heavy traffic in Dubai. In the ensuing chase, Ashmita snatches it from them. Jack investigates Ashmita's whereabouts and finds she isn't who she claimed to be before but the youngest descendant of Magadha royalty. Ashmita explains the diamond artifact is known as the "Eye of Shiva" in their family chronicles and it is the key to immense treasure hidden somewhere.

She asks Jack to help her find the real treasure and protect it from wrong hands. They further find the diamond artifact is a part of a scepter that opens a map room built using [[vastu shastra]] and astronomical positions of that period in a closed part of a sacred temple. Randall kidnaps Jack and Ashmita, demands to find the treasure for him because it belonged to his family. They all together find the map room which happens to be a puzzle room where a wrong move can cost lives.

They reach an underground [[Shiva]] temple made out of gold that is nearby a secluded waterfall. Reaching there, Randall's group begins to extract gems and diamonds from the temple decorations and searches for the treasure, but to his despair, they find that the legendary treasure is ancient knowledge about medicine, Buddhism, mechanical structures, and many more. In despair, Randall tries to destroy everything, but Jack, Ashmita and their team fight to stop them. Jack uses principles of yoga and kung fu to defeat Randall and convinces him of the significant importance of this finding. Meanwhile, a group of [[Sannyasa|Sannyasis]] comes down through the new opening above ground and, upon seeing the magnificence of the deity in the underground temple, they start to sing and dance in joy. The groups that were fighting, realizing their pettiness, stop fighting and happily join with the joyous expression.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Jackie Chan]] as Jack<ref name=douban />
*[[Aarif Rahman]] as Jones Lee<ref name="douban" />
*[[Lay Zhang]] as Xiaoguang<ref name="douban" />
*[[Sonu Sood]] as Randall<ref name="douban" />
*[[Miya Muqi]] as Noumin<ref name="douban" />
*[[Disha Patani]] as Ashmita<ref name="douban" />
*[[Amyra Dastur]] – Kyra<ref name=douban />
*Muh Bahtiar C – Thyar<ref name=douban />
*[[David Torok]]
*Jain Kumar
*Wen Jiang<ref name=douban />
*[[Eric Tsang]] as Jianhua
*[[Zhang Guoli]] as Jonathan<ref name=douban />
*Shang Yuxian<ref name="douban" />
*[[:de:Eskindir Tesfay|Eskindir Tesfay]]
*Moeed Rehman as Oxan<ref name=douban />
*Godaan Kumar
*Paul Philip Clark
*Yuxian Shang
*Jiang Wen
*Gao Ming as Museum Curator
*Lavlin Thadani as Professor Ashmita
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Principal photography]] began in Beijing in September, before moving to Xi'an and Dubai on 27 September and ended on 30 October.<ref name="variety" /> Filming then continued in Beijing and India in December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/jackie-chan-is-a-superhuman-sonu-sood/|title=Jackie Chan is a superhuman: Sonu Sood|date=6 November 2015|access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> Filming also took place in Iceland.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/kung-fu-yoga-film-review-1201968539/|title= Film Review: 'Kung Fu Yoga'|first= Maggie|last= Lee|date= 27 January 2017|access-date= 28 January 2017|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

The film originally was intended to be a Sino-Indian co-production. However, its Indian production partner [[Viacom 18]] eventually pulled out of the production.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/kung-fu-yoga-film-review-1201968539/ |title=Film Review: 'Kung Fu Yoga' |last=Lee |first=Maggie |date=28 January 2017 |website=Variety |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref> Viacom 18 stated: "We had every intent to collaborate with ‘Kung Fu Yoga.’ However things didn't work out as planned. But we are optimistic about more such partnerships in the future."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/viacom-18-exits-china-india-movie-kung-fu-yoga-1201626432/ |title=Viacom 18 Exits China-India Movie 'Kung Fu Yoga' |last1=Ramachandran |first1=Naman |last2=Frater |first2=Patrick |date=26 October 2015 |website=Variety |access-date=16 April 2018}}</ref>

The film was produced primarily by the Chinese studios Taihe Entertainment and Shinework Pictures.<ref name=variety>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/jackie-chan-kung-fu-yoga-dubai-1201603806/|title=Jackie Chan's 'Kung Fu Yoga' Begins Shooting in Dubai|last=Ramachandran|first=Naman|date=28 September 2015|work=Variety|access-date=7 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ent.163.com/14/1022/00/A94BTLNG00032DGD.html?f=jsearch|title=中印合拍片《功夫瑜伽》签约_网易娱乐|last=网易|website=ent.163.com|access-date=6 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827042948/http://ent.163.com/14/1022/00/A94BTLNG00032DGD.html?f=jsearch|archive-date=27 August 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to director Stanley Tong, [[Bollywood]] star [[Aamir Khan]] was initially offered a major role in the film, but he could not take up the offer due to scheduling conflicts, as he was busy shooting for his own film, the blockbuster ''[[Dangal (film)|Dangal]]'' (2016).<ref>{{cite news|title=Here's the real reason why Aamir Khan is NOT a part of Jackie Chan's Kung Fu Yoga|url=http://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/aamir-khan-is-not-a-part-of-kung-fu-yoga-courtesy-dangal-reveals-director-stanley-tong/|work=Bollywood Life|date=26 January 2017}}</ref> The ending dance number in ''Kung Fu Yoga'' was choreographed by [[Bollywood music]]al dance choreographer [[Farah Khan]].<ref name="timesofindia">{{cite news|title=Farah Khan to choreograph song in Jackie Chan's 'Kung Fu Yoga'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Farah-Khan-to-choreograph-song-in-Jackie-Chans-Kung-Fu-Yoga/articleshow/51523537.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=28 January 2017}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kung Fu Yoga
| type = Soundtrack
| artist =
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| recorded = 2016
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 10:18
| language = [[Mandarin Chinese|Mandarin]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]]
| label =
| producer =
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[[Nathan Wang]] composed the background score. The soundtrack was released on 2017.
{{track listing
| all_music =
| total_length = 10:18
| extra_column = Singer(s)
|-
| title1 = Beautiful Fairy Tales
| length1 = 3:36
| extra1 = [[Jackie Chan]], [[M.I.C. (band)|M.I.C]]
| music1 =
|-
|
| title2 = Curry Flavor
| length2 = 3:12
| extra2 = Jackie Chan, [[Zhang Yishan]], [[Yang Zi (actress)|Yang Zi]]
| music2 =
|-
| title3 = Money Home
| length3 = 3:30
| extra3 = Manihong
| music3 =
|-
| title4 = Goosebump (Ending song)
| length4 =
| extra4 = Fazilpuria
| music4 =
}}

==Release==
''Kung Fu Yoga'' was released in China on 28 January 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schwankert|first=Steven|title=Jackie Chan Set for December, January China Releases|url=http://chinafilminsider.com/jackie-chan-looks-stay-atop-china-box-office-set-december-january-releases/|access-date=30 September 2019|work=China Film Insider|publisher=China Film Insider|date=3 November 2016}}</ref> It was released in the Philippines by [[Star Cinema]] (replacing [[Viva Entertainment|Viva International Pictures]] as distributor<ref>{{cite news|last=Shackleton|first=Liz|url=http://www.screendaily.com/news/afm-first-look-and-deals-for-jackie-chans-kung-fu-yoga/5111040.article|title=AFM: First look and deals for Jackie Chan's 'Kung Fu Yoga'|work=[[Screen International|Screen Daily]]|publisher=Media Business Insight Limited|date=4 November 2016|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref>) on 1 February 2017.<ref>{{cite news|author=ClickTheCity|title=Kung Fu Yoga hits Philippines cinemas Feb. 1|url=https://www.clickthecity.com/movies/a/31770/kung-fu-yogahits-philippines-cinemas-feb-1|access-date=30 September 2019|work=[[ClickTheCity]]|publisher=Surf Shop, Inc.|date=24 January 2017}}</ref> In India, the film was released by Tanweer Films on 3 February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kung Fu Yoga|url=https://www.tanweer.com/releases/kung-fu-yoga/|website=Tanweer|publisher=Tanweer Group Ltd.|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref>

==Reception==
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film received a score of 48%, based on 23 critics' reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/kung_fu_yoga|title=Kung Fu Yoga (2017)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media]]|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], the film received a weighted average score of 50 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".<ref>{{cite web|title=Kung Fu Yoga Reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/kung-fu-yoga|website=[[Metacritic]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive|CBS Interactive Inc.]]|access-date=30 September 2019}}</ref>

The film was a major box-office success in China, where it became Jackie Chan's highest-grossing film in China and one of the top ten [[List of highest-grossing films in China|highest-grossing films]] of all time, grossing [[Renminbi|¥]]1.753{{nbsp}}billion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbooo.cn/Alltimedomestic|script-title=zh:内地总票房排名 ("All-Time Domestic Box Office Rankings")|work=中国票房 (China Box Office)|publisher=Entgroup|language=zh}}</ref> ([[US$]]254,531,595).<ref>{{cite web|title=Kung Fu Yoga (2017) – International Box Office Results|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=kungfuyoga.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref> In comparison, it was a commercial failure in India, where it grossed {{INRConvert|40|m|lk=r}} on its opening day.<ref>{{cite news|title=It flopped in India, but Jackie Chan's Kung Fu Yoga has already made Rs 1200 cr|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/hollywood/it-flopped-in-india-but-jackie-chan-s-kung-fu-yoga-has-already-made-rs-1200-cr/story-e4iGJN7hliC2CyEUkh2aiL.html|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=10 February 2017}}</ref> The film opened at number 1 in Singapore, earning $1.85 million, during its weekend debut of 28 January 2017.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170202092121/http://news.asiaone.com/news/showbiz/kung-fu-yoga-no-1-singapore AsiaOne.com]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|4217392}}

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