36 China Town
| 36 China Town | |
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| Directed by | Abbas–Mustan |
| Screenplay by | Shyam Goel |
| Story by | Shyam Goel |
| Based on | Once upon a Crime (1992 film) and Crimen (1960 film) |
| Produced by | Subhash Ghai |
| Starring | Akshaye Khanna Shahid Kapoor Kareena Kapoor Paresh Rawal Payal Rohatgi Johnny Lever Tannaz Irani Isha Koppikar Priyanka Chopra Tanushree Dutta Upen Patel Aasif Sheikh |
| Cinematography | Ravi Yadav |
| Edited by | Hussain A. Burmawala |
| Music by | Songs: Himesh Reshammiya Score: Salim–Sulaiman |
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| Distributed by | Tips Industries |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi English |
| Budget | ₹ 19 crore |
| Box office | ₹ 38 crore |
36 China Town is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language mystery thriller comedy film directed by Abbas–Mustan and produced by Subhash Ghai. 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).
The film stars an ensemble cast of Akshaye Khanna, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Shauq, Upen Patel (in his debut), Paresh Rawal, Payal Rohatgi, Johnny Lever and Tannaz Irani; while Isha Koppikar, Priyanka Chopra and Tanushree Dutta make special appearances. The film follows the investigation of a police officer trying to find the killer of a wealthy casino owner, Sonia Chang.