Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, based on a story by K. Subash, with a screenplay written by Yunus Sajawal and dialogues by Farhad-Sajid. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul Mithaiwala, a man who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of a local don, played by Deepika Padukone. Nikitin Dheer and Sathyaraj play supporting roles. The first planned collaboration between Khan and Shetty was a remake of Angoor. 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.
| Director | Rohit Shetty |
| Produced by | Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan, Karim Morani |
| Screenplay by | Yunus Sajawal, Dialogues, Farhad-Sajid |
| Story by | K. Subash |
| Starring | Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan |
| Narrator | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Music | Original Soundtrack, Vishal–Shekhar, Background Score, Amar Mohile, Guest Composer, Yo Yo Honey Singh |
| Cinematography | Dudley |
| Edited by | Steven H. Bernard |
| Production, company | UTV Motion Pictures, Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
| Released | August 08, 2013 (Overseas markets), August 09, 2013 (India) |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹ 115 crore (₹ 1.15 billion) |
| Box office | ₹ 423 crore (₹ 4.23 billion) |
| Netflix ID | 70254350 |
About Chennai Express
An Indian bachelor boards a train in an attempt to disperse his grandfather's ashes in their rightful place.
Achievement of Chennai Express
Lead actors Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone previously starred together in the 2007 film Om Shanti Om.
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Latest information about Chennai Express updated on July 28 2021.
