Chennai Express

Chennai Express
Chennai Express
Directed by	Rohit Shetty
Screenplay by	Yunus Sajawal
Story by	K. Subash
Produced by	Gauri Khan; Ronnie Screwvala; Siddharth Roy Kapur; Karim Morani
Starring	Deepika Padukone; Shah Rukh Khan
Cinematography	Dudley
Edited by	Steven H. Bernard
Music by	Songs:; Vishal–Shekhar; Background score:; Amar Mohile
Production; company	Red Chillies Entertainment
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release dates	8 August 2013 (Overseas markets); 9 August 2013 (India);
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Chennai Express is a 2013 romantic action comedy movie. It was directed by Rohit Shetty. It was produced by Red Chillies Entertainment.

The film received mixed reviews from critics and it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect ₹1 billion (US$13 million) net domestically. The film surpassed 3 Idiots (2009) to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide at that point. It is the 22nd highest grossing Indian film of all time.

At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Chennai Express received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Shetty), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Padukone).

Plot

Rahul's (Shah Rukh Khan) trip to fulfill his late grandfather's last wish turns into an unexpected adventure when he meets a unique young woman (Deepika Padukone) from southern India.

Cast

Deepika Padukone as Meenalochni "Meena" Azhagusundaram
Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mithaiwala
Nikitin Dheer as Tangaballi
Sathyaraj as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram
Priyamani as herself (special appearance in "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor")
Mukesh Tiwari as Inspector Shamsher
Kamini Kaushal as Rahul's grandmother
Puvisha Manoharan as Meenalochni`s cousin
Lekh Tandon as Rahul's grandfather
Yogi Babu as Sri Lankan smuggler
Jasper as Henchman
King Kong as a passerby
Rakesh Kukreti as Bobby, Rahul's friend

References

↑ "Chennai Express (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
↑ "Chennai Express (2013) International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
↑ "'Chennai Express' Release Date Delayed: Shah Rukh-Deepika Starrer Pushed to 9 August". International Business Times. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
↑ "How Shah Rukh Khan scored big with 'Chennai Express'". Livemint. Retrieved 2013-12-22.
↑ "'Chennai Express' has made me a better actor: Nikitin Dheer". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
↑ "Introducing The Characters of Chennai Express". Koimoi. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
↑ Ramchander. "Priyamani eyes for Salman and Shahrukh Khan movies". One India. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
↑ Saibal Chatterjee (8 August 2013). "Chennai Express movie review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
↑ "Bollywood Hungama Chennai Express(2013)". Bollywood Hungama. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.

Other website

Official website (archive)
Chennai Express on IMDb

[Runtime-1] "Chennai Express (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

[BOM-2] "Chennai Express (2013) International Box Office Results – Box Office Mojo". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2013.

[3] "'Chennai Express' Release Date Delayed: Shah Rukh-Deepika Starrer Pushed to 9 August". International Business Times. 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2015.

[4] "How Shah Rukh Khan scored big with 'Chennai Express'". Livemint. Retrieved 2013-12-22.

[5] "'Chennai Express' has made me a better actor: Nikitin Dheer". The Times of India. 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[6] "Introducing The Characters of Chennai Express". Koimoi. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

[7] Ramchander. "Priyamani eyes for Salman and Shahrukh Khan movies". One India. Archived from the original on 18 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[NDTV_review-8] Saibal Chatterjee (8 August 2013). "Chennai Express movie review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[:0-9] "Bollywood Hungama Chennai Express(2013)". Bollywood Hungama. 1 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.