36 China Town

36 China Town
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbbas–Mustan
Written byShyam Goel
Based onOnce upon a Crime (1992) and Crimen (1960)
Produced bySubhash Ghai
Starring
CinematographyRavi Yadav
Edited byHussain A. Burmawala
Music bySongs:
Himesh Reshammiya
Score:
Salim–Sulaiman
Production
company
Distributed byTips Industries
Release date
  • 5 May 2006 (2006-05-05)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget19 crore
Box office38 crore

36 China Town is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language mystery comedy thriller 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 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.