[1] The film chronicles the misadventures of three Lukkhas (Slackers) with just one dream preying on their minds – to get to the kingdom of Coca-Cola and Clinton.
They remain undeterred by their failure and woeful incompetence to get there – be it by acquiring a visa or a wife, or smuggling themselves into boats.
All tracks are written by Harshad SharmaSuparn Verma of Rediff.com wrote, "The film could have been a light-hearted spoof on misguided youth who think Utopia is anywhere outside India.
Instead, it deals with flat two-dimensional characters who move about purposelessly and appear too lazy to be worth the attention.
[2] Anna M M Vetticad of India Today wrote, "Chalo America is refreshingly different, part of an emerging genre of Indian films (Bombay Boys, Hyderabad Blues), neither crassly commercial nor heavily arty - just sensible cinema.