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. UTV Motion Pictures came on board as producer and distributor, marking its first active project with Khan after Swades (2004).Ĭhennai Express was released theatrically in overseas markets on 8 August 2013 and a day later in India. The soundtrack for Chennai Express was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with the background score being composed by Amar Mohile.

A large part of the film was set in Ooty, for which sets were constructed in Wai. Filming began in Mehboob Studio in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013. Conceived as a 'commercial romance', the film was originally titled Ready Steady Po. The script of Chennai Express, which was initially written as a backup project for Khan, was chosen instead. The first planned collaboration between Khan and Shetty was a remake of Angoor (1982).

Nikitin Dheer and Sathyaraj play supporting roles. 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. Subash, with a screenplay written by Yunus Sajawal and dialogues by Farhad-Sajid. Chennai Express ( / tʃ ɪ ˈ n aɪ/ ( listen)) 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.

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