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Local Kung Fu (2013)

Local Kung Fu poster
Directed by
Kenny Basumatary
Genre
action, comedy
Country
India
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
U
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is an Assamese martial arts comedy about Charlie, an ordinary boy from Guwahati with a delicate stomach, his girlfriend, and a group of crazy characters. They get caught up in a series of funny adventures mixing kung fu action with slapstick humor.

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What happens

Local Kung Fu is an indie Assamese kung fu martial arts-comedy film directed by Kenny Basumatary and the second Assamese film to have a nationwide release. It has also been dubbed as India’s first kung fu film. The film is the first installment in the Local Kung Fu film series and was produced by Durlov Baruah. A spiritual sequel, Local Kung Fu 2, was released on 19 April 2017. A third and direct sequel, Local Kung Fu 3, was released on 5 September 2024. The plot revolves around Charlie, "an ordinary boy from Guwahati with a delicate stomach"; his girlfriend; and a number of madcap characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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