Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian romantic comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, and produced by Gauri Khan for Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles; it is the second collaboration between Khan and Padukone after Om Shanti Om (2007). The film is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram, and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a local don. Principal photography began on 27 September 2012, filming began in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013.
Chennai Express was released in the overseas markets on 8 August 2013, and a day later in India. Extensive paid previews were held in India on 8 August as well. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect ?1 billion (US$16 million) net domestically.
The film surpassed 3 Idiots to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide; a record it held until it was surpassed by Dhoom 3 in December, 2013.
Cast
- Deepika Padukone
- Shahrukh Khan
- Sathyaraj
- Nikitin Dheer
- Kamini Kaushal
- Lekh Tandon as Y. Y. Mithaiwala
- Mukesh Tiwari
- Mohan Raman
- Delhi Ganesh
- Gobinath Chandran
- Jasper as a Henchman
- Rakesh Kukreti
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