One of the most persistent legends about the Chinese martial arts is that their world-famous crowning glory, shaolin kwan (Shaolin temple boxing), was actually invented by a visitor from India.

Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani's action-comedy film Chandni Chowk To China, starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone in the lead roles, failed miserably at the box office. In a recent interview with ...