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Chennai Express

April 20, 2023

Chennai Express (/tʃɪˈnaɪ/ (listen)) 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 Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone 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.

Chennai Express
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRohit Shetty
Screenplay byYunus Sajawal
Farhad-Sajid (dialogues)
Story byK. Subash
Produced byRonnie Screwvala
Siddharth Roy Kapur
Gauri Khan
Karim Morani
StarringDeepika Padukone[1]
Shah Rukh Khan
CinematographyDudley
Edited bySteven H. Bernard
Music byOriginal Soundtrack:
Vishal–Shekhar
Background Score:
Amar Mohile
Guest Composer:
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Production
companies
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures[2]
Release dates
  • 8 August 2013 (2013-08-08) (Overseas markets)[3][4]
  • 9 August 2013 (2013-08-09) (India)[5]
Running time
141 minutes[3]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹70 crore[6][7]
Box officeest. ₹423 crore[8]

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. 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 Mithaiwala is a 40-year-old rich bachelor living in Mumbai, whose father and mother died when he was a child. After his parents' death, he was raised by his grandparents from the age of eight, Rahul's grandfather Y. Y. Mithaiwala is a businessman who owns a chain of confectionery shops. Before Y. Y.'s 100th-birthday celebration, Rahul's friends Bobby and Baman invite him to accompany them on a vacation in Goa, which he accepts. Meanwhile, Y. Y. dies on the eve of the celebration, just when he witnesses Sachin Tendulkar on TV in a cricket match get dismissed on his 99th run. After Y. Y.'s funeral, Rahul's grandmother Neetu tells Rahul that Y. Y. wanted his ashes to be divided into two parts—one part to be immersed in the Ganga, and the other in Rameswaram. She asks Rahul to take the ashes to Rameswaram and disperse them. Reluctantly, he accepts her request but is also eager to attend the Goa trip.

Rahul, Bobby and Baman plan to dump the ashes at Goa but Neetu wants to see him off, forcing Rahul to travel by train. He books a single ticket on the Chennai Express, planning to meet Bobby and Baman along the way, at Kalyan Junction station. However, Rahul forgets to take the ashes, and he almost misses the train when he returns to collect them. As Rahul tries to leave the train, he notices a young woman running to board it. He helps her and four other people board the moving train, but the train leaves the station before he can get off.

Rahul tries to flirt with the woman, who starts communicating by singing parodies of Hindi film songs, and explains that the four men are trying to kidnap her. Rahul lends her his mobile phone so that she can contact her friends, but the men with her grab it and throw it from the train. Rahul is annoyed but says nothing because the men are carrying weapons. Rahul tells the Travelling Ticket Examiner about them, but they push the inspector into a river below a bridge. Panicked, Rahul learns that the four men are her cousins and that her real name is Meenalochni "Meenamma" Azhagusundaram. She is fleeing from a forced marriage to a don named Tangaballi. Meenamma's father, Durgeshwara "Durgesh" Azhagusundaram, is a powerful mafia kingpin and landlord in Tamil Nadu.

 
Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) helps Meenamma (Deepika Padukone) board the train, a spoof of the famous train scene in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge[10]

Meenamma takes Rahul to Durgesh and introduces Rahul as her lover. Tangaballi challenges Rahul to a duel that Rahul unknowingly accepts, due to his lack of knowledge in Tamil. On the night of the duel, Rahul escapes with the help of a local policeman, Shamsher, but he ends up on a ship with Sri Lankan terrorists and smugglers. A gun battle ensues between the police force and the terrorists. When the police officers investigate and take Rahul into custody, he tells his story and ends up back in Komban.

Terrified and once again surrounded by Durgesh's sickle-wielding henchmen, Rahul pretends to take Meenamma hostage and escapes with her in Durgesh's car, battling Durgesh's men. When the car breaks down, Rahul and Meenamma quarrel and part ways. Rahul, not knowing which way to go, returns to Meenamma, who takes him to the Vidhamba village. Meenamma tells the villagers that they are a married couple who need protection and rest, to which the villagers agree.

Meenamma then realises that she has fallen in love with Rahul. When Rahul plans to sneak away, she argues, not wanting to earn the villagers' distrust. Tangaballi catches Rahul as he tries to leave, but the villagers help them escape again. Meenamma persuades Rahul to disperse Bhishambhar's ashes and travels with him to Rameswaram, where they complete the rites. On their way back, Rahul realises that he has fallen in love with Meenamma, and does not tell her where they are going. He takes Meenamma back to Durgesh and tries to make him understand and honour Meenamma's wish. He also tells Meenamma that he loves her.

Rahul tells Tangaballi and his goons that he is ready for the fight this time. In the fight that follows, Rahul is severely injured but emerges victorious. Durgesh and Tangaballi reform, accepting that the love of a common man like Rahul is bigger than their physical ability and political influence. Durgesh allows Rahul to marry Meena. Rahul then leaves a message that love knows no regional or language barriers and that with a strong heart, there is no limit to what the common man can achieve.

Cast

Production

Development and casting

Mayank and Rohit Shetty had originally planned to team up with Shah Rukh Khan for a remake of the 1982 film, Angoor. After the 2011 blockbuster Singham, Shetty had begun writing the script of the film but left it half-finished. The script of Chennai Express was ready for Khan as a back-up, because of the difficulty of obtaining the actor's filming dates.[19] Upon reading the script, Khan liked the idea and agreed to star in it before the Angoor remake, causing Angoor's remake to be postponed. Shetty said the film is "a hard-core commercial film with a romantic angle. The story is about this man's travel from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens during the journey."[20] About 68 minutes of footage were enhanced with CGI by Reliance MediaWorks.[21]

 
Chennai Express was initially written as a backup project for Khan (pictured).

Khan was the first actor to be approached with the script and was the first lead actor to be signed for the film. Rohit Shetty stated that despite the title, Khan would not play a South Indian in the film. The casting of the lead heroine was the subject of much press speculation; Kareena Kapoor, Asin and Deepika Padukone were rumoured to be involved.[22] Shetty denied those rumours, stating that the cast would be finalised in April 2012, and that he was going to cast an established actress in the role.[23] In October 2012, it was confirmed that Deepika Padukone had been signed to play the female lead opposite Khan, and photographs showing Padukone and Khan shooting were released.[24] This was Padukone's second film opposite Khan, with whom she made her Bollywood debut in the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om.[25][26] Starting with this film, which was released on Women's Day, Khan wished to have the name of his female co-star appear above his own in the credits.[27]

Sathyaraj was cast to play the role of Padukone's character's father, making his debut in Bollywood.[28] Actress Priyamani was signed in January 2013 for an item number in the film replacing Nayanthara; both the actresses would eventually go on to star alongside Khan in Jawan.[29] Other personalities from Tamil cinema, including Delhi Ganesh and Mohan Raman, appear in minor roles.[30] The film was initially titled as Ready Steady Po. However, to emphasis on the connection with South India, the film was retitled as Chennai Express with the planned title used as the tagline.[31]

Filming and post-production

 
The Munnar Hill station in Kerala, one of the film's major locations

Filming on the project began at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai on 5 October 2012.[32] Additional filming was done at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with a minimal crew.[33] Stills of the lead actor were unofficially released in mid-October 2012.[34] In November 2012, the cast and crew went to Goa to begin filming the scenes set there.[35] Vasco da Gama railway station was used to portray as Kalyan Junction railway station. A romantic scene on board a train passing next to Dudhsagar Falls was also shot.[36] In December 2012, the crew went to Jakarta to film certain scenes.[37] The Pamban Bridge also known as Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge, connecting the town of Mandapam in Tamil Nadu with Pamban Island, and Rameswaram was the scene for the song "Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na".[38]

In January 2013, a shoot was supposedly scheduled to take place in Ooty, but since Khan felt that Ooty was too far from Mumbai, several locations from Ooty were reconstructed on the outskirts of Panchgani in Wai by the art director Narendra Ruharikar.[39] It took over 40 days and ₹ 15 million to build the required sets.[39][40] Filming in Wai took the entire month of March 2013.[41] A 10-day shooting schedule in Munnar, Kerala, began in mid-April 2013; scenes were filmed at Devikulam Lake, Meesapulimala, Wagavara and Kannimala.[42] Filming was stopped for several days because of heavy rainfall, resulting in the schedule being slightly extended until end of the same month.[43] A press conference was held in Munnar.[44] In May 2013, scenes were filmed in North Goa.[45][46] Padukone finished shooting on 25 May 2013.[47] Khan flew to Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad in May 2013 to film his remaining scenes.[48] The film has several Tamil dialogues, but to retain context no subtitles were used.[49]

Chennai Express was produced by Gauri Khan, Karim Morani, Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner. It was released internationally by UTV Motion Pictures.[50]

Music

Main article: Chennai Express (soundtrack)

The score of Chennai Express was composed by Amar Mohile;[51] the songs were composed by the duo Vishal–Shekhar,[52] and the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Yo Yo Honey Singh.[53] Recording of the songs began in late October 2012. The track "Ready Steady Po" was recorded in November 2012 by the music's composers. Several sources said that the director and actor were unsatisfied with the score. The director was reportedly asked to plan for a different musical composition.[54] However, the composers denied these rumours.[55] In mid-April 2013, singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam recorded the title track for the film, marking his return to Bollywood for playback after an absence of fifteen years. He said the song celebrated the spirit of togetherness. Initially, Balasubrahmanyam was apprehensive, but chose to sing due to the content and leads of the film.[56] The song "1 2 3 4 Get On The Dance Floor" was released as a promotional single on World Music Day. On 27 June 2013, the video promo of the song "Titli" was released,[57] and on 11 July 2013, the promo video of "Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari" was released.[58] On 19 July 2013, T-Series uploaded a song to its official channel on YouTube; sung by Honey Singh. The song was titled "Lungi Dance – The 'Thalaivar(r)' Tribute" in honour of the film actor Rajinikanth.[59] On 25 July 2013, a promotional video of the song "Tera Rasta Main Chhodoon Na" was released.[60] The music album was launched on 1 July 2013.[61]

Release

The film had paid previews in India on 8 August 2013, with ten to twelve shows at multiplexes.[62] Chennai Express was scheduled to be released in non-traditional international markets. In Peru, it was the first Hindi film to be released on the same day as in India.[63][64] Chennai Express was also released in Morocco, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, and Israel.[65] The price of tickets for Chennai Express was increased 40 percent above the usual tariff during the weekday shows and up to 20 percent on weekends; although this increase was not uniformly applied in all multiplexes.[66]

The film was released in 2,550 cinemas across 3,550 screens in India,[67] and across 700 screens internationally—including 196 screens in North America, 175 in the United Kingdom,[68] 55 in the Middle East, and 30 in Australia—the widest Bollywood release up to that point.[69][70][71]

Marketing

A first look of Chennai Express was released on 1 January 2013.[72] A 31-second title track teaser, sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, was released on 23 May 2013.[56] The official trailer of the film was released at an event in Mumbai on 13 June 2013; two days after its launch it exceeded four million views on YouTube.[73] The outfits worn by Khan and Padukone in the film were auctioned; proceeds from the sale were donated to a charity.[74] The auction took place around the day of the film's release.[75] A Karaoke app developed by Singbox—a Swedish gaming studio—was launched on 2 August 2013 for Android and iOS based smartphones.[76]

Khan promoted his film on the reality television shows Comedy Nights with Kapil, Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah, Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, DID Super Moms, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 and Indian Idol Junior.[77] The Zeitgeist—Google's year-end compilation of the most frequent search queries—named Chennai Express the most trending topic of 2013 in India.[78] The film's satellite television rights were sold to Zee Network for ₹480 million (US$8.19 million).[79] The agreement was linked to the film's box office revenue—the first deal of its kind in Indian cinema. If Chennai Express collected over ₹1.3 billion (US$22.19 million) net, then for every ₹100 million earned after that, the producers would get an additional ₹20 million.[79] The film had its television premiere on 20 October 2013, and was seen by a record number of viewers, almost doubling that of the highest rated fiction show. It helped its broadcaster, Zee TV, to reach the top position among General Entertainment Channels that month.[80]

Legal issues

Along with Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!, Chennai Express was initially abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors because four Pakistani films were released on the same day.[81][82] The release dates were postponed to 15 and 9 August, respectively.[83] During its Wai schedule of filming, the film's unit ran into trouble for using too much water from Dhom Dam, in the drought-stricken Satara district of Maharashtra. The state's relief and rehabilitation minister, Patangrao Kadam, addressed the problem.[84]

The film's poster and trailer, released on Twitter and YouTube, were criticised by some Tamil media for their depiction of Tamil ethos. They said Padukone's heavily accented dialogue resembled a Malayalee accent rather than a Tamil one.[85][86] Padukone defended the film, saying that it did not parody South Indian culture and that most of the crew, including herself, are South Indians. She later said, "Why would we spoof our own culture?"[87]

On 31 July 2013, the Nationalist political party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's film wing threatened to disrupt the film's premiere; it reportedly attempted to dislodge ongoing popular Marathi movies from cinemas that show only one film at a time. The party was upset with reports that the distributors of Chennai Express had demanded prime slots in single-screen cinemas, and at some multiplexes, where the superhit Marathi film Duniyadari (2013) had been popular since 19 July. On 1 August 2013, both the film directors, Rohit Shetty and Sanjay Jadhav were called on by Raj Thackeray to find a solution. After listening to both parties, Thackeray ruled that if Duniyadari was not removed from single-screen cinemas across the state, then the MNS would not object to the release of Chennai Express in Maharashtra.[88] Chennai Express was released in 10 languages.[89]

Critical reception

Chennai Express received positive reviews from critics worldwide.[90]

India

Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, 'Chennai Express' has the trademark Rohit Shetty stamp all over. You seek entertainment, entertainment and entertainment in a film like 'Chennai Express' and the movie lives up to the hype and hoopla surrounding it."[91] Rachit Gupta of Filmfare rated the movie 4 of 5 stars, stating, "The film's peppered with humorous set pieces and colourful locales and songs. Shetty makes chettinad-style masala movies. And that's the perfect description of this film. If you don't plan to engage in a multi-lateral critique of dramatic elements and narrative, this film can be fun."[92] Sarita Tanwar Of DNA gave the movie 3.5 of 5 stars and said, "This is a treat for all Hindi film lovers. It has all the ingredients you'd expect from a big commercial masala film—big star cast, drama, action, comedy, songs, the car chases and the big finish, all delivered in Shetty's unapologetic ishtyle ...  Overall, this is a bubblegum blockbuster."[93] Meena Iyer of Times of India gave the movie 3.5 of 5 stars, saying, "Chennai Express is a magnificently mounted film. In an ode to his own cinema—read Golmaal series or Bol Bachchan, Rohit Shetty, the director, who has grosser in Bollywood's 100-crore club, ups the scale for his Eid offering."[94] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the movie 3 of 5 stars and said that, "The whole-hearted zeal that SRK and Deepika bring to the table and the steady flow of funny one-liners serve Shetty's purpose well, turning Chennai Express into a full-on masala film that is completely unapologetic about its intentions. And that is its USP [Unique Selling Point]."[13] Zee News rated the movie 3 of 5 stars, stating that if one ignores the platitudes, the absence of "punch" in the script and predictability, then the person is "on board for a fun ride" with Chennai Express.[95] India Today gave the film 3 stars: "The good news first. 'Chennai Express' is a pleasant and likeable film in parts. The bad news is, it does nothing for Shah Rukh Khan's indomitable star power except to tell us he can still play a 40-year [old] Rahul without faltering."[96] Abhishek Gupta of India TV gave it 2.5 stars and wrote, "The comedy along with the action is rarely served with equal entertainment in today's cinema. We discern Rohit Shetty for his mass leisure which includes cars fluttering from the unknown corners and comedy which isn't slapstick but works."[97] Critic Baradwaj Rangan wrote, "Still, given the material, Shetty does more right than wrong...Shetty fashions a Shah Rukh Khan showreel, borrowing bits from his greatest hits, and gives us an unfettered avatar of the star that the star himself has seemed somewhat ashamed, of late, to embrace."[98]

Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the movie 2.5 out of 5 stars, and wrote that the film comes up with some genuinely funny moments. She commended Padukone's looks, although she criticized aspects of her stagecraft skills.[99] Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com gave the film 2.5 stars, saying, "Chennai Express evokes a few laughs but otherwise it decides to shift tracks from droll comedy to dreadful drama."[100] Khalid Mohamed of Deccan Chronicle gave the film 2.5 stars and wrote, "board Chennai Express at your own risk".[101] Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN gave the film 2/5 rating and said the film was a "big, fat" bore. He commented that Chennai Express was a "bloated vanity project", and felt that the lead actor could have performed better.[102] Anupama Chopra gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said, "Chennai Express plays neither to Rohit's strengths nor to Shah Rukh's. It's a strangely sloppy mishmash of cheesy humour, half-hearted romance, half-baked emotion and head-banging action. The film is filled with gigantic men whose size functions as a punch line."[103] Mayank Shekhar of Dainik Bhaskar rated it 1 star out of 5, saying, "You've paid for the ticket? Yes. Now just sit back and suffer."[104] Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said, "Shah Rukh Khan yelps and squeaks and shrieks and bares fangs and pouts and, well, exhausts himself overcompensating at every step, despite nobody else in the film following this template."[105]

Overseas

Rachel Saltz of The New York Times wrote, "'Chennai Express' feels like a sumptuous meal with carefully chosen wine and tasty appetizers but a botched main course. Money and visual care have been lavished on this Bollywood action-comedy-romance and glossy stars engaged (Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone). But the movie chugs along for most of its 2 hours and 20 minutes searching for comedy and characters in a frantically overplotted story."[106] Sneha May Francis of Emirates 24/7 wrote, "Rohit Shetty's s(h)tyle of romance relies heavily on buffoonery and will be applauded mainly by Shah Rukh Khan loyalists". She added, "Rohit's carnival-like comedy coaxes some laughs, but can leave you exhausted." Sneha said that Padukone's performance "outshines" that of Khan.[107] Ronnie Scheib of Variety wrote, "Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are ill matched in this overworked comedy/romance/actioner ... Shetty's need to maintain his characters' romantic heroism constantly grates against his depictions of their ridiculousness."[50] Simon Foster of the Special Broadcasting Service gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and described it as "a loud, lame-brained romantic comedy from the (very) broad directorial brush of Rohit Shetty, SRK's over-hyped vehicle sees the charismatic but ageing actor badly miscast and easily overshadowed by his leading lady, Deepika Padukone."[108]

Box office

See also: List of highest-grossing Bollywood films

At the time, Chennai Express became the highest-grossing Bollywood film, both in India and around the world, when it collected ₹3.96 billion (US$67.58 million).[109] It currently stands as the eighteenth-highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide.[110] The film's gross broke the ₹3.92 billion (US$66.9 million) record set by 3 Idiots, according to Box Office India.[111][112] The film's final worldwide gross was ₹423 crore[8] (US$72.31 million).[113]

India

During paid previews, Chennai Express performed well, with the Hindi version collecting ₹ 67.5 million, surpassing the previous record held by 3 Idiots, according to Box Office India.[114] The film collected ₹ 292.5 million on its opening day, making it the second-highest opening day collection behind Ek Tha Tiger.[115][116] The film broke the second and third day box office records, collecting ₹264.30 million (US$4.51 million),[117][118] and ₹292.1 million (US$4.98 million), respectively,[67] and collected ₹870.8 million (₹938.3 million including paid previews),[119] breaking the previous weekend record set by Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.[120][121] Chennai Express set another record for worldwide opening gross, earning ₹1.59 billion (US$27.13 million) in the three-day weekend.[122][123] The film performed well on Monday, collecting over ₹120 million (US$2.05 million). It grossed ₹115 million (US$1.96 million) on its first Tuesday, becoming Shah Rukh Khan's highest-grossing film in India.[124][125] The film grossed ₹125.60 million (US$2.14 million) on Wednesday.[126][127]

Box Office India reported that the film grossed ₹190 million (US$3.24 million) net on Thursday, taking its first week total (including paid previews) to ₹1.461.50 billion (US$24.93 million) , beating the previous record of Ek Tha Tiger.[128][129][130][131] It had a worldwide gross of ₹2.5 billion (US$42.66 million) in the first seven days.[132] The film collected ₹237.50 million (US$4.05 million) on its second weekend, taking the total domestic net to ₹1.68 billion (US$28.67 million) , and also became the second-highest-grossing Bollywood film in ten days with a worldwide gross of ₹3.14 billion (US$53.59 million) .[133][134]

The film earned ₹1.85 billion (US$31.57 million) in two weeks and had collected ₹1.94 billion (US$33.11 million) after its third weekend in the domestic market.[135] It grossed ₹160 million (US$2.73 million) in its third week, bringing up its total to ₹2.00.75 billion (US$34.13 million) .[136] Chennai Express broke the domestic net record set by 3 Idiots in its fourth weekend[137][138] and added around ₹57.40 million (US$979,558.96) in week four to take the total to ₹2.06 billion (US$35.15 million) .[139][140][141] The film collected ₹3.5 million (US$59,729.2) on its sixth week, for a final total of ₹2.08.25 billion (US$35.5 million) .[142][143][a] The film's lifetime domestic distributor share stands at ₹1.15 billion (US$19.63 million) , breaking Ek Tha Tiger's previous record of ₹1.07 billion (US$18.26 million) .[145]

Overseas

Chennai Express also broke overseas records; during paid previews in the UK the film collected more than any first day of a Bollywood film in the UK.[146] The film broke opening weekend records in foreign territories, taking in ₹504.70 million (US$8.61 million) , including record collections from key markets in the US ($2.22 million), the UAE (AED 7.73 million) and the UK (£934,118).[147][148][149] Chennai Express set a record for opening weekends overseas, grossing US$7.1 million.[150] It was also successful in Pakistan, where it collected Rs. 18.4 million (equivalent to Rs. 94 million or US$320,000 in 2021) in its opening weekend.[151] By 18 August, the film had broken all box office records in Karachi by grossing over Rs. 40 million (US$140,000).[152][153]

The film earned ₹720 million (US$12.29 million) in just nine days in overseas markets.[154][155][156] By the second weekend, it had grossed approximately US$14 million.[157] Chennai Express had grossed about US$16 million by its third weekend overseas and US$16.85 million by the fourth weekend.[158] By the fifth weekend, the film had grossed about US$17.25 million abroad. It was still collecting in its sixth weekend, taking its total to US$17.40 million.[159]

Records

Box office records made by Chennai Express
Box office record Record details Previous record holder Ref.
Number of screens 3,700 screens Dabangg 2 (2012, 3,450 screens) [160]
Paid previews ₹67.50 million (US$1.15 million) 3 Idiots (2009, ₹27.50 million (US$469,300.9) ) [114][161]
Second day ₹264.30 million (US$4.51 million) Ra.One (2011, ₹229 million (US$3.91 million) ) [162]
Third day ₹292.10 million (US$4.98 million) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013, ₹224.40 million (US$3.83 million) ) [67]
Opening weekend ₹870 million (US$14.85 million) (₹920 million (US$15.7 million) including paid previews) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (₹630 million (US$10.75 million) ) [119]
Opening week ₹1.39 billion (US$23.72 million) (₹1.461.50 billion (US$24.93 million) including paid previews) Ek Tha Tiger (2012, ₹1.28 billion (US$21.84 million) ) [130]
Worldwide opening weekend ₹1.67 billion (US$28.5 million) Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (₹1.07 billion (US$18.26 million) ) [122]
Opening weekend in the United States $2,220,497 My Name Is Khan (2010, $1,944,027) [147][148]
Overseas opening weekend $7,100,000 My Name Is Khan ($5,300,000) [163]
Domestic nett. gross (excludes Entertainment tax) ₹2.08.25 billion (US$35.5 million) 3 Idiots (₹2.02 billion (US$34.47 million) ) [137][142]
Distributor share (Domestic) ₹1.15 billion (US$19.63 million) Ek Tha Tiger (₹1.07 billion (US$18.26 million) ) [145]
Worldwide gross ₹3.95 billion (US$67.41 million) 3 Idiots (₹3.92 billion (US$66.9 million) ) [164]

Awards and nominations

Filmfare Awards[165]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Sony Trendsetter of the Year Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Best Film Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated
Best Director Rohit Shetty Nominated
Best Actor (Male) Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone Nominated
Best Music Director Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Female) Chinmayi for "Titli" Nominated
IIFA Awards[166][167]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Best Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone Won
Song Recording Vinod Verma Won
Sound Design Anup Dev Won
Best Film Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated
Best Director Rohit Shetty Nominated
Best Actor (Male) Shahrukh Khan Nominated
Star Guild Awards[168][169]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Best Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone Won
Entertainer of the Year Shahrukh Khan Won
Best Film Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated
Best Director Rohit Shetty Nominated
Best Music Director Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Best Choreography Chinni Prakash Nominated
Best Dialogue Sajid-Farhad Nominated
Screen Awards[170]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Best Marketed Film Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Best Visual Effects Red Chillies VFX Won
Best Actor (Male) – Popular Shahrukh Khan Won
Best Actor (Female) Deepika Padukone Won
Best Actor (Female) – Popular Deepika Padukone Won
Best Actor (Male) Shahrukh Khan Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Female) Chinmayi for "Titli" Nominated
Zee Cine Awards[170][171][172]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Best Film – Popular Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Best Marketed Film Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Best Actor (Male) – Popular Shahrukh Khan Won
Best Actor (Female) – Popular Deepika Padukone Won
Best Director Rohit Shetty Nominated
Best Music Direction Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Best Playback Singer (Female) Chinmayi for "Titli" Nominated
Best Choreography Raju Sundaram Nominated
Best Dialogue Sajid-Farhad Nominated
BIG Star Entertainment Awards[173]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Most Entertaining Comedy Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Jodi of The Year Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone Won
Entertainer of the Year Shahrukh Khan Won
Most Entertaining Singer – Male Honey Singh Won
Most Entertaining Actress (Comedy) Deepika Padukone Won
Most Entertaining Music Vishal–Shekhar Nominated
Most Entertaining Film of the Year Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated
Most Entertaining Song "Lungi Dance" Nominated
Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards[174]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Best Movie Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Best Actor Shahrukh Khan Won
Best Actress Deepika Padukone Won
Best Marketed Movie Red Chillies Entertainment Won
Best Director Rohit Shetty Runner-up
Mirchi Music Awards[175]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Female Vocalist of The Year Chinmayi – "Titli" Won
Song Recording/Sound Engineering of the Year Shekhar Ravjiani – "Titli" Won
Golden Kela Awards[176][177]
Year Category Nominee Result
2013 Worst Film Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated
Worst Actress Deepika Padukone Nominated
Worst Director Rohit Shetty Nominated
Most Irritating Song "Lungi Dance" Nominated
Worst Lyrics "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" Nominated

Game

A platform running game titled Chennai Express: Escape from Rameshwaram, based on the film and featuring Shahrukh Khan & Deepika Padukone, was developed by Disney UTV's digital wing, and launched on 24 July 2013 for Android systems. In the game, the player rides a virtual roller-coaster, fighting off goons and dodging obstacles while they attempt to collect over 10,000 coins in order to unlock Padukone's game avatar.[178][179]

Notes

  1. ^ While Box Office India confirms that the film grossed ₹2.08 billion (US$35.5 million) at the end of its run, other trade analysts like Taran Adarsh and Komal Nahta claimed an 8-percent higher figure of ₹2.27 billion (US$38.74 million) .[144] Nevertheless, Box Office India's figures have been used.

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Chennai Express tʃ ɪ ˈ n aɪ listen 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 Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone 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 Chennai ExpressTheatrical release posterDirected byRohit ShettyScreenplay byYunus SajawalFarhad Sajid dialogues Story byK SubashProduced byRonnie ScrewvalaSiddharth Roy KapurGauri KhanKarim MoraniStarringDeepika Padukone 1 Shah Rukh KhanCinematographyDudleyEdited bySteven H BernardMusic byOriginal Soundtrack Vishal ShekharBackground Score Amar MohileGuest Composer Yo Yo Honey SinghProductioncompaniesUTV Motion PicturesRed Chillies EntertainmentDistributed byUTV Motion Pictures 2 Release dates8 August 2013 2013 08 08 Overseas markets 3 4 9 August 2013 2013 08 09 India 5 Running time141 minutes 3 CountryIndiaLanguageHindiBudget 70 crore 6 7 Box officeest 423 crore 8 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 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 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3 1 Development and casting 3 2 Filming and post production 4 Music 5 Release 5 1 Marketing 5 2 Legal issues 6 Critical reception 6 1 India 6 2 Overseas 7 Box office 7 1 India 7 2 Overseas 7 3 Records 8 Awards and nominations 9 Game 10 Notes 11 References 12 External linksPlot EditRahul Mithaiwala is a 40 year old rich bachelor living in Mumbai whose father and mother died when he was a child After his parents death he was raised by his grandparents from the age of eight Rahul s grandfather Y Y Mithaiwala is a businessman who owns a chain of confectionery shops Before Y Y s 100th birthday celebration Rahul s friends Bobby and Baman invite him to accompany them on a vacation in Goa which he accepts Meanwhile Y Y dies on the eve of the celebration just when he witnesses Sachin Tendulkar on TV in a cricket match get dismissed on his 99th run After Y Y s funeral Rahul s grandmother Neetu tells Rahul that Y Y wanted his ashes to be divided into two parts one part to be immersed in the Ganga and the other in Rameswaram She asks Rahul to take the ashes to Rameswaram and disperse them Reluctantly he accepts her request but is also eager to attend the Goa trip Rahul Bobby and Baman plan to dump the ashes at Goa but Neetu wants to see him off forcing Rahul to travel by train He books a single ticket on the Chennai Express planning to meet Bobby and Baman along the way at Kalyan Junction station However Rahul forgets to take the ashes and he almost misses the train when he returns to collect them As Rahul tries to leave the train he notices a young woman running to board it He helps her and four other people board the moving train but the train leaves the station before he can get off Rahul tries to flirt with the woman who starts communicating by singing parodies of Hindi film songs and explains that the four men are trying to kidnap her Rahul lends her his mobile phone so that she can contact her friends but the men with her grab it and throw it from the train Rahul is annoyed but says nothing because the men are carrying weapons Rahul tells the Travelling Ticket Examiner about them but they push the inspector into a river below a bridge Panicked Rahul learns that the four men are her cousins and that her real name is Meenalochni Meenamma Azhagusundaram She is fleeing from a forced marriage to a don named Tangaballi Meenamma s father Durgeshwara Durgesh Azhagusundaram is a powerful mafia kingpin and landlord in Tamil Nadu Rahul Shah Rukh Khan helps Meenamma Deepika Padukone board the train a spoof of the famous train scene in the 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 10 Meenamma takes Rahul to Durgesh and introduces Rahul as her lover Tangaballi challenges Rahul to a duel that Rahul unknowingly accepts due to his lack of knowledge in Tamil On the night of the duel Rahul escapes with the help of a local policeman Shamsher but he ends up on a ship with Sri Lankan terrorists and smugglers A gun battle ensues between the police force and the terrorists When the police officers investigate and take Rahul into custody he tells his story and ends up back in Komban Terrified and once again surrounded by Durgesh s sickle wielding henchmen Rahul pretends to take Meenamma hostage and escapes with her in Durgesh s car battling Durgesh s men When the car breaks down Rahul and Meenamma quarrel and part ways Rahul not knowing which way to go returns to Meenamma who takes him to the Vidhamba village Meenamma tells the villagers that they are a married couple who need protection and rest to which the villagers agree Meenamma then realises that she has fallen in love with Rahul When Rahul plans to sneak away she argues not wanting to earn the villagers distrust Tangaballi catches Rahul as he tries to leave but the villagers help them escape again Meenamma persuades Rahul to disperse Bhishambhar s ashes and travels with him to Rameswaram where they complete the rites On their way back Rahul realises that he has fallen in love with Meenamma and does not tell her where they are going He takes Meenamma back to Durgesh and tries to make him understand and honour Meenamma s wish He also tells Meenamma that he loves her Rahul tells Tangaballi and his goons that he is ready for the fight this time In the fight that follows Rahul is severely injured but emerges victorious Durgesh and Tangaballi reform accepting that the love of a common man like Rahul is bigger than their physical ability and political influence Durgesh allows Rahul to marry Meena Rahul then leaves a message that love knows no regional or language barriers and that with a strong heart there is no limit to what the common man can achieve Cast EditDeepika Padukone as Meenalochni Meenamma Azhagusundaram Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mithaiwala Nikitin Dheer as Tangaballi 11 Sathyaraj as Durgeshwara Durgesh Azhagusundaram 12 Kamini Kaushal as Neetu Mithaiwala Lekh Tandon as Y Y Mithaiwala Mukesh Tiwari as Insp Shamsher 13 Puvisha Manoharan as Radhika Radha Azhagusundaram Meenamma s cousin Manu Malik as Baman Rahul s friend Rakesh Kukreti as Bobby Rahul s friend 14 Mohan Raman as the village priest Yogi Babu as the Sri Lankan smuggler Jasper as Chinna Anna Besant Ravi as Durgeshwara s Henchman known as Periya Anna transl Big brother King Kong as a passerby Jimmy Moses as a truck driver Delhi Ganesh as a villager Priyamani item number 1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor 15 16 17 18 Production EditDevelopment and casting Edit Mayank and Rohit Shetty had originally planned to team up with Shah Rukh Khan for a remake of the 1982 film Angoor After the 2011 blockbuster Singham Shetty had begun writing the script of the film but left it half finished The script of Chennai Express was ready for Khan as a back up because of the difficulty of obtaining the actor s filming dates 19 Upon reading the script Khan liked the idea and agreed to star in it before the Angoor remake causing Angoor s remake to be postponed Shetty said the film is a hard core commercial film with a romantic angle The story is about this man s travel from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens during the journey 20 About 68 minutes of footage were enhanced with CGI by Reliance MediaWorks 21 Chennai Express was initially written as a backup project for Khan pictured Khan was the first actor to be approached with the script and was the first lead actor to be signed for the film Rohit Shetty stated that despite the title Khan would not play a South Indian in the film The casting of the lead heroine was the subject of much press speculation Kareena Kapoor Asin and Deepika Padukone were rumoured to be involved 22 Shetty denied those rumours stating that the cast would be finalised in April 2012 and that he was going to cast an established actress in the role 23 In October 2012 it was confirmed that Deepika Padukone had been signed to play the female lead opposite Khan and photographs showing Padukone and Khan shooting were released 24 This was Padukone s second film opposite Khan with whom she made her Bollywood debut in the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om 25 26 Starting with this film which was released on Women s Day Khan wished to have the name of his female co star appear above his own in the credits 27 Sathyaraj was cast to play the role of Padukone s character s father making his debut in Bollywood 28 Actress Priyamani was signed in January 2013 for an item number in the film replacing Nayanthara both the actresses would eventually go on to star alongside Khan in Jawan 29 Other personalities from Tamil cinema including Delhi Ganesh and Mohan Raman appear in minor roles 30 The film was initially titled as Ready Steady Po However to emphasis on the connection with South India the film was retitled as Chennai Express with the planned title used as the tagline 31 Filming and post production Edit The Munnar Hill station in Kerala one of the film s major locations Filming on the project began at Mehboob Studio in Mumbai on 5 October 2012 32 Additional filming was done at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus with a minimal crew 33 Stills of the lead actor were unofficially released in mid October 2012 34 In November 2012 the cast and crew went to Goa to begin filming the scenes set there 35 Vasco da Gama railway station was used to portray as Kalyan Junction railway station A romantic scene on board a train passing next to Dudhsagar Falls was also shot 36 In December 2012 the crew went to Jakarta to film certain scenes 37 The Pamban Bridge also known as Annai Indira Gandhi Bridge connecting the town of Mandapam in Tamil Nadu with Pamban Island and Rameswaram was the scene for the song Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na 38 In January 2013 a shoot was supposedly scheduled to take place in Ooty but since Khan felt that Ooty was too far from Mumbai several locations from Ooty were reconstructed on the outskirts of Panchgani in Wai by the art director Narendra Ruharikar 39 It took over 40 days and 15 million to build the required sets 39 40 Filming in Wai took the entire month of March 2013 41 A 10 day shooting schedule in Munnar Kerala began in mid April 2013 scenes were filmed at Devikulam Lake Meesapulimala Wagavara and Kannimala 42 Filming was stopped for several days because of heavy rainfall resulting in the schedule being slightly extended until end of the same month 43 A press conference was held in Munnar 44 In May 2013 scenes were filmed in North Goa 45 46 Padukone finished shooting on 25 May 2013 47 Khan flew to Ramoji Film City Hyderabad in May 2013 to film his remaining scenes 48 The film has several Tamil dialogues but to retain context no subtitles were used 49 Chennai Express was produced by Gauri Khan Karim Morani Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur under the Red Chillies Entertainment banner It was released internationally by UTV Motion Pictures 50 Music EditMain article Chennai Express soundtrack The score of Chennai Express was composed by Amar Mohile 51 the songs were composed by the duo Vishal Shekhar 52 and the lyrics were written by Amitabh Bhattacharya and Yo Yo Honey Singh 53 Recording of the songs began in late October 2012 The track Ready Steady Po was recorded in November 2012 by the music s composers Several sources said that the director and actor were unsatisfied with the score The director was reportedly asked to plan for a different musical composition 54 However the composers denied these rumours 55 In mid April 2013 singer S P Balasubrahmanyam recorded the title track for the film marking his return to Bollywood for playback after an absence of fifteen years He said the song celebrated the spirit of togetherness Initially Balasubrahmanyam was apprehensive but chose to sing due to the content and leads of the film 56 The song 1 2 3 4 Get On The Dance Floor was released as a promotional single on World Music Day On 27 June 2013 the video promo of the song Titli was released 57 and on 11 July 2013 the promo video of Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari was released 58 On 19 July 2013 T Series uploaded a song to its official channel on YouTube sung by Honey Singh The song was titled Lungi Dance The Thalaivar r Tribute in honour of the film actor Rajinikanth 59 On 25 July 2013 a promotional video of the song Tera Rasta Main Chhodoon Na was released 60 The music album was launched on 1 July 2013 61 Release EditThe film had paid previews in India on 8 August 2013 with ten to twelve shows at multiplexes 62 Chennai Express was scheduled to be released in non traditional international markets In Peru it was the first Hindi film to be released on the same day as in India 63 64 Chennai Express was also released in Morocco Germany Switzerland Austria France and Israel 65 The price of tickets for Chennai Express was increased 40 percent above the usual tariff during the weekday shows and up to 20 percent on weekends although this increase was not uniformly applied in all multiplexes 66 The film was released in 2 550 cinemas across 3 550 screens in India 67 and across 700 screens internationally including 196 screens in North America 175 in the United Kingdom 68 55 in the Middle East and 30 in Australia the widest Bollywood release up to that point 69 70 71 Marketing Edit A first look of Chennai Express was released on 1 January 2013 72 A 31 second title track teaser sung by S P Balasubrahmanyam was released on 23 May 2013 56 The official trailer of the film was released at an event in Mumbai on 13 June 2013 two days after its launch it exceeded four million views on YouTube 73 The outfits worn by Khan and Padukone in the film were auctioned proceeds from the sale were donated to a charity 74 The auction took place around the day of the film s release 75 A Karaoke app developed by Singbox a Swedish gaming studio was launched on 2 August 2013 for Android and iOS based smartphones 76 Khan promoted his film on the reality television shows Comedy Nights with Kapil Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon DID Super Moms Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6 and Indian Idol Junior 77 The Zeitgeist Google s year end compilation of the most frequent search queries named Chennai Express the most trending topic of 2013 in India 78 The film s satellite television rights were sold to Zee Network for 480 million US 8 19 million 79 The agreement was linked to the film s box office revenue the first deal of its kind in Indian cinema If Chennai Express collected over 1 3 billion US 22 19 million net then for every 100 million earned after that the producers would get an additional 20 million 79 The film had its television premiere on 20 October 2013 and was seen by a record number of viewers almost doubling that of the highest rated fiction show It helped its broadcaster Zee TV to reach the top position among General Entertainment Channels that month 80 Legal issues Edit Along with Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara Chennai Express was initially abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors because four Pakistani films were released on the same day 81 82 The release dates were postponed to 15 and 9 August respectively 83 During its Wai schedule of filming the film s unit ran into trouble for using too much water from Dhom Dam in the drought stricken Satara district of Maharashtra The state s relief and rehabilitation minister Patangrao Kadam addressed the problem 84 The film s poster and trailer released on Twitter and YouTube were criticised by some Tamil media for their depiction of Tamil ethos They said Padukone s heavily accented dialogue resembled a Malayalee accent rather than a Tamil one 85 86 Padukone defended the film saying that it did not parody South Indian culture and that most of the crew including herself are South Indians She later said Why would we spoof our own culture 87 On 31 July 2013 the Nationalist political party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena s film wing threatened to disrupt the film s premiere it reportedly attempted to dislodge ongoing popular Marathi movies from cinemas that show only one film at a time The party was upset with reports that the distributors of Chennai Express had demanded prime slots in single screen cinemas and at some multiplexes where the superhit Marathi film Duniyadari 2013 had been popular since 19 July On 1 August 2013 both the film directors Rohit Shetty and Sanjay Jadhav were called on by Raj Thackeray to find a solution After listening to both parties Thackeray ruled that if Duniyadari was not removed from single screen cinemas across the state then the MNS would not object to the release of Chennai Express in Maharashtra 88 Chennai Express was released in 10 languages 89 Critical reception EditChennai Express received positive reviews from critics worldwide 90 India Edit Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars and wrote On the whole Chennai Express has the trademark Rohit Shetty stamp all over You seek entertainment entertainment and entertainment in a film like Chennai Express and the movie lives up to the hype and hoopla surrounding it 91 Rachit Gupta of Filmfare rated the movie 4 of 5 stars stating The film s peppered with humorous set pieces and colourful locales and songs Shetty makes chettinad style masala movies And that s the perfect description of this film If you don t plan to engage in a multi lateral critique of dramatic elements and narrative this film can be fun 92 Sarita Tanwar Of DNA gave the movie 3 5 of 5 stars and said This is a treat for all Hindi film lovers It has all the ingredients you d expect from a big commercial masala film big star cast drama action comedy songs the car chases and the big finish all delivered in Shetty s unapologetic ishtyle Overall this is a bubblegum blockbuster 93 Meena Iyer of Times of India gave the movie 3 5 of 5 stars saying Chennai Express is a magnificently mounted film In an ode to his own cinema read Golmaal series or Bol Bachchan Rohit Shetty the director who has grosser in Bollywood s 100 crore club ups the scale for his Eid offering 94 Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the movie 3 of 5 stars and said that The whole hearted zeal that SRK and Deepika bring to the table and the steady flow of funny one liners serve Shetty s purpose well turning Chennai Express into a full on masala film that is completely unapologetic about its intentions And that is its USP Unique Selling Point 13 Zee News rated the movie 3 of 5 stars stating that if one ignores the platitudes the absence of punch in the script and predictability then the person is on board for a fun ride with Chennai Express 95 India Today gave the film 3 stars The good news first Chennai Express is a pleasant and likeable film in parts The bad news is it does nothing for Shah Rukh Khan s indomitable star power except to tell us he can still play a 40 year old Rahul without faltering 96 Abhishek Gupta of India TV gave it 2 5 stars and wrote The comedy along with the action is rarely served with equal entertainment in today s cinema We discern Rohit Shetty for his mass leisure which includes cars fluttering from the unknown corners and comedy which isn t slapstick but works 97 Critic Baradwaj Rangan wrote Still given the material Shetty does more right than wrong Shetty fashions a Shah Rukh Khan showreel borrowing bits from his greatest hits and gives us an unfettered avatar of the star that the star himself has seemed somewhat ashamed of late to embrace 98 Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express gave the movie 2 5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the film comes up with some genuinely funny moments She commended Padukone s looks although she criticized aspects of her stagecraft skills 99 Sukanya Verma of Rediff com gave the film 2 5 stars saying Chennai Express evokes a few laughs but otherwise it decides to shift tracks from droll comedy to dreadful drama 100 Khalid Mohamed of Deccan Chronicle gave the film 2 5 stars and wrote board Chennai Express at your own risk 101 Rajeev Masand of CNN IBN gave the film 2 5 rating and said the film was a big fat bore He commented that Chennai Express was a bloated vanity project and felt that the lead actor could have performed better 102 Anupama Chopra gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and said Chennai Express plays neither to Rohit s strengths nor to Shah Rukh s It s a strangely sloppy mishmash of cheesy humour half hearted romance half baked emotion and head banging action The film is filled with gigantic men whose size functions as a punch line 103 Mayank Shekhar of Dainik Bhaskar rated it 1 star out of 5 saying You ve paid for the ticket Yes Now just sit back and suffer 104 Raja Sen of Rediff gave the film 1 out of 5 stars and said Shah Rukh Khan yelps and squeaks and shrieks and bares fangs and pouts and well exhausts himself overcompensating at every step despite nobody else in the film following this template 105 Overseas Edit Rachel Saltz of The New York Times wrote Chennai Express feels like a sumptuous meal with carefully chosen wine and tasty appetizers but a botched main course Money and visual care have been lavished on this Bollywood action comedy romance and glossy stars engaged Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone But the movie chugs along for most of its 2 hours and 20 minutes searching for comedy and characters in a frantically overplotted story 106 Sneha May Francis of Emirates 24 7 wrote Rohit Shetty s s h tyle of romance relies heavily on buffoonery and will be applauded mainly by Shah Rukh Khan loyalists She added Rohit s carnival like comedy coaxes some laughs but can leave you exhausted Sneha said that Padukone s performance outshines that of Khan 107 Ronnie Scheib of Variety wrote Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are ill matched in this overworked comedy romance actioner Shetty s need to maintain his characters romantic heroism constantly grates against his depictions of their ridiculousness 50 Simon Foster of the Special Broadcasting Service gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and described it as a loud lame brained romantic comedy from the very broad directorial brush of Rohit Shetty SRK s over hyped vehicle sees the charismatic but ageing actor badly miscast and easily overshadowed by his leading lady Deepika Padukone 108 Box office EditSee also List of highest grossing Bollywood films At the time Chennai Express became the highest grossing Bollywood film both in India and around the world when it collected 3 96 billion US 67 58 million 109 It currently stands as the eighteenth highest grossing Bollywood film worldwide 110 The film s gross broke the 3 92 billion US 66 9 million record set by 3 Idiots according to Box Office India 111 112 The film s final worldwide gross was 423 crore 8 US 72 31 million 113 India Edit During paid previews Chennai Express performed well with the Hindi version collecting 67 5 million surpassing the previous record held by 3 Idiots according to Box Office India 114 The film collected 292 5 million on its opening day making it the second highest opening day collection behind Ek Tha Tiger 115 116 The film broke the second and third day box office records collecting 264 30 million US 4 51 million 117 118 and 292 1 million US 4 98 million respectively 67 and collected 870 8 million 938 3 million including paid previews 119 breaking the previous weekend record set by Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 120 121 Chennai Express set another record for worldwide opening gross earning 1 59 billion US 27 13 million in the three day weekend 122 123 The film performed well on Monday collecting over 120 million US 2 05 million It grossed 115 million US 1 96 million on its first Tuesday becoming Shah Rukh Khan s highest grossing film in India 124 125 The film grossed 125 60 million US 2 14 million on Wednesday 126 127 Box Office India reported that the film grossed 190 million US 3 24 million net on Thursday taking its first week total including paid previews to 1 461 50 billion US 24 93 million beating the previous record of Ek Tha Tiger 128 129 130 131 It had a worldwide gross of 2 5 billion US 42 66 million in the first seven days 132 The film collected 237 50 million US 4 05 million on its second weekend taking the total domestic net to 1 68 billion US 28 67 million and also became the second highest grossing Bollywood film in ten days with a worldwide gross of 3 14 billion US 53 59 million 133 134 The film earned 1 85 billion US 31 57 million in two weeks and had collected 1 94 billion US 33 11 million after its third weekend in the domestic market 135 It grossed 160 million US 2 73 million in its third week bringing up its total to 2 00 75 billion US 34 13 million 136 Chennai Express broke the domestic net record set by 3 Idiots in its fourth weekend 137 138 and added around 57 40 million US 979 558 96 in week four to take the total to 2 06 billion US 35 15 million 139 140 141 The film collected 3 5 million US 59 729 2 on its sixth week for a final total of 2 08 25 billion US 35 5 million 142 143 a The film s lifetime domestic distributor share stands at 1 15 billion US 19 63 million breaking Ek Tha Tiger s previous record of 1 07 billion US 18 26 million 145 Overseas Edit Chennai Express also broke overseas records during paid previews in the UK the film collected more than any first day of a Bollywood film in the UK 146 The film broke opening weekend records in foreign territories taking in 504 70 million US 8 61 million including record collections from key markets in the US 2 22 million the UAE AED 7 73 million and the UK 934 118 147 148 149 Chennai Express set a record for opening weekends overseas grossing US 7 1 million 150 It was also successful in Pakistan where it collected Rs 18 4 million equivalent to Rs 94 million or US 320 000 in 2021 in its opening weekend 151 By 18 August the film had broken all box office records in Karachi by grossing over Rs 40 million US 140 000 152 153 The film earned 720 million US 12 29 million in just nine days in overseas markets 154 155 156 By the second weekend it had grossed approximately US 14 million 157 Chennai Express had grossed about US 16 million by its third weekend overseas and US 16 85 million by the fourth weekend 158 By the fifth weekend the film had grossed about US 17 25 million abroad It was still collecting in its sixth weekend taking its total to US 17 40 million 159 Records Edit Box office records made by Chennai Express Box office record Record details Previous record holder Ref Number of screens 3 700 screens Dabangg 2 2012 3 450 screens 160 Paid previews 67 50 million US 1 15 million 3 Idiots 2009 27 50 million US 469 300 9 114 161 Second day 264 30 million US 4 51 million Ra One 2011 229 million US 3 91 million 162 Third day 292 10 million US 4 98 million Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 2013 224 40 million US 3 83 million 67 Opening weekend 870 million US 14 85 million 920 million US 15 7 million including paid previews Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 630 million US 10 75 million 119 Opening week 1 39 billion US 23 72 million 1 461 50 billion US 24 93 million including paid previews Ek Tha Tiger 2012 1 28 billion US 21 84 million 130 Worldwide opening weekend 1 67 billion US 28 5 million Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani 1 07 billion US 18 26 million 122 Opening weekend in the United States 2 220 497 My Name Is Khan 2010 1 944 027 147 148 Overseas opening weekend 7 100 000 My Name Is Khan 5 300 000 163 Domestic nett gross excludes Entertainment tax 2 08 25 billion US 35 5 million 3 Idiots 2 02 billion US 34 47 million 137 142 Distributor share Domestic 1 15 billion US 19 63 million Ek Tha Tiger 1 07 billion US 18 26 million 145 Worldwide gross 3 95 billion US 67 41 million 3 Idiots 3 92 billion US 66 9 million 164 Awards and nominations EditFilmfare Awards 165 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Sony Trendsetter of the Year Red Chillies Entertainment WonBest Film Red Chillies Entertainment NominatedBest Director Rohit Shetty NominatedBest Actor Male Shah Rukh Khan NominatedBest Actor Female Deepika Padukone NominatedBest Music Director Vishal Shekhar NominatedBest Playback Singer Female Chinmayi for Titli NominatedIIFA Awards 166 167 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Best Actor Female Deepika Padukone WonSong Recording Vinod Verma WonSound Design Anup Dev WonBest Film Red Chillies Entertainment NominatedBest Director Rohit Shetty NominatedBest Actor Male Shahrukh Khan NominatedStar Guild Awards 168 169 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Best Actor Female Deepika Padukone WonEntertainer of the Year Shahrukh Khan WonBest Film Red Chillies Entertainment NominatedBest Director Rohit Shetty NominatedBest Music Director Vishal Shekhar NominatedBest Choreography Chinni Prakash NominatedBest Dialogue Sajid Farhad NominatedScreen Awards 170 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Best Marketed Film Red Chillies Entertainment WonBest Visual Effects Red Chillies VFX WonBest Actor Male Popular Shahrukh Khan WonBest Actor Female Deepika Padukone WonBest Actor Female Popular Deepika Padukone WonBest Actor Male Shahrukh Khan NominatedBest Playback Singer Female Chinmayi for Titli NominatedZee Cine Awards 170 171 172 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Best Film Popular Red Chillies Entertainment WonBest Marketed Film Red Chillies Entertainment WonBest Actor Male Popular Shahrukh Khan WonBest Actor Female Popular Deepika Padukone WonBest Director Rohit Shetty NominatedBest Music Direction Vishal Shekhar NominatedBest Playback Singer Female Chinmayi for Titli NominatedBest Choreography Raju Sundaram NominatedBest Dialogue Sajid Farhad NominatedBIG Star Entertainment Awards 173 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Most Entertaining Comedy Red Chillies Entertainment WonJodi of The Year Shahrukh Khan Deepika Padukone WonEntertainer of the Year Shahrukh Khan WonMost Entertaining Singer Male Honey Singh WonMost Entertaining Actress Comedy Deepika Padukone WonMost Entertaining Music Vishal Shekhar NominatedMost Entertaining Film of the Year Red Chillies Entertainment NominatedMost Entertaining Song Lungi Dance NominatedBollywood Hungama Surfers Choice Awards 174 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Best Movie Red Chillies Entertainment WonBest Actor Shahrukh Khan WonBest Actress Deepika Padukone WonBest Marketed Movie Red Chillies Entertainment WonBest Director Rohit Shetty Runner upMirchi Music Awards 175 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Female Vocalist of The Year Chinmayi Titli WonSong Recording Sound Engineering of the Year Shekhar Ravjiani Titli WonGolden Kela Awards 176 177 Year Category Nominee Result2013 Worst Film Red Chillies Entertainment NominatedWorst Actress Deepika Padukone NominatedWorst Director Rohit Shetty NominatedMost Irritating Song Lungi Dance NominatedWorst Lyrics 1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor NominatedGame EditA platform running game titled Chennai Express Escape from Rameshwaram based on the film and featuring Shahrukh Khan amp Deepika Padukone was developed by Disney UTV s digital wing and launched on 24 July 2013 for Android systems In the game the player rides a virtual roller coaster fighting off goons and dodging obstacles while they attempt to collect over 10 000 coins in order to unlock Padukone s game avatar 178 179 Notes Edit While Box Office India confirms that the film grossed 2 08 billion US 35 5 million at the end of its run other trade analysts like Taran Adarsh and Komal Nahta claimed an 8 percent higher figure of 2 27 billion US 38 74 million 144 Nevertheless Box Office India s figures have been used References Edit Subhash K Jha 22 November 2015 Kajol takes hubby s name for the first time Deccan Chronicle 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