Chennai Express

Chennai Express
Chennai Express
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Rohit Shetty
Written by	Yunus Sajawal (screenplay); Farhad-Sajid (dialogues)
Story by	K. Subash
Produced by	Ronnie Screwvala; Siddharth Roy Kapur; Gauri Khan; Karim Morani
Starring	Deepika Padukone; Shah Rukh Khan
Cinematography	Dudley
Edited by	Steven H. Bernard
Music by	Original Soundtrack:; Vishal–Shekhar; Background Score:; Amar Mohile; Guest Composer:; Yo Yo Honey Singh
Production; companies	UTV Motion Pictures; 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
Budget	₹70 crores
Box office	est. ₹423 crores

Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film^[9]^[3] directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan with Nikitin Dheer, Sathyaraj, Kamini Kaushal and Lekh Tandon in supporting roles. The film revolves around Rahul Mithaiwala, a rich man who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of an influential don.

The first planned collaboration between Khan and Shetty was a remake of Angoor (1982). The script of Chennai Express, which was initially written as a backup project for Khan, was chosen instead. Conceived as a "commercial romance", the film was originally titled Ready Steady Po. Filming began in Mehboob Studio in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013. A large part of the film was set in Ooty, for which sets were constructed in Wai and also in Ramoji Film City. The soundtrack for Chennai Express was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with the background score being composed by Amar Mohile. UTV Motion Pictures came on board as producer and distributor, marking its first active project with Khan after Swades (2004).

Chennai Express was released theatrically in overseas markets on 8 August 2013 and a day later in India. The film received positive reviews from critics and it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect ₹1 billion (US$17.07 million) net domestically. The film surpassed 3 Idiots (2009) to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide at that point.

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

^ Subhash K. Jha (22 November 2015). "Kajol takes hubby's name for the first time". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Even in Chennai Express and Happy New Year, Deepika Padukone's name appeared before SRK's.
^ Shalvi Mangaokar (28 September 2012). "Chennai Express Finally Chugs Off". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ "Chennai Express worldwide box office collections top Rs 314 crore". Business Today. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2022. The movie was made on a budget of Rs 70 crore.
^ "Chennai Express mints ₹ 33.12 crore on opening day". NDTV. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ Cain, Rob (20 March 2016). "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' Aims To Continue Movie Megastar's Global Hit Streak". Forbes. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.
^ "Chennai Express (2013) – Rohit Shetty". AllMovie.

[1] Subhash K. Jha (22 November 2015). "Kajol takes hubby's name for the first time". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Even in Chennai Express and Happy New Year, Deepika Padukone's name appeared before SRK's.

[Photog-2] Shalvi Mangaokar (28 September 2012). "Chennai Express Finally Chugs Off". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.

[Runtime-3] "Chennai Express (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.

[BOM-4] "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.

[5] "'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.

[budget-6] "Chennai Express worldwide box office collections top Rs 314 crore". Business Today. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2022. The movie was made on a budget of Rs 70 crore.

[7] "Chennai Express mints ₹ 33.12 crore on opening day". NDTV. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[gross-8] Cain, Rob (20 March 2016). "Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' Aims To Continue Movie Megastar's Global Hit Streak". Forbes. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017.

[9] "Chennai Express (2013) – Rohit Shetty". AllMovie.

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