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Chennai Express

Chennai Express

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20136.52h 21m

Overview

Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

Directed by Rohit Shetty
Written by Robin Bhatt, Yunus Sajawal, K. Subash
Produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $62.0M

Top Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Rahul Mithaiwala

Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone

Meenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram

Nikitin Dheer

Nikitin Dheer

Tangaballi

Sathyaraj

Sathyaraj

Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram

Mukesh Tiwari

Mukesh Tiwari

Inspector Shamsher

Kamini Kaushal

Kamini Kaushal

Rahul's grandmother

Lekh Tandon

Lekh Tandon

Rahul's grandfather

R

Rakesh Kukreti

Rahul's friend

Priyamani

Priyamani

Special Appearance in "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" Song

Delhi Ganesh

Delhi Ganesh

Villager

Themes & Keywords

templelanguage barrierelopementrameshwaramdomineering fatherfuneral ceremonyfake coupletrain rideconfectioneryromantic comedy

About Chennai Express

Chennai Express is a romance, comedy, action film released in 2013 exploring themes of temple, language barrier, elopement, rameshwaram, domineering father, funeral ceremony. Directed by Rohit Shetty, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Nikitin Dheer. Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.

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