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| name = Chennai Express | | name = Chennai Express | ||
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| director = [[Rohit Shetty]] | | director = [[Rohit Shetty]] | ||
| producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]<br />[[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]<br />[[Gauri Khan]]<br />[[Karim Morani]] | | producer = [[Ronnie Screwvala]]<br />[[Siddharth Roy Kapur]]<br />[[Gauri Khan]]<br />[[Karim Morani]] | ||
| screenplay = Yunus Sajawal | | screenplay = Yunus Sajawal<br />[[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad-Sajid]] (dialogues) | ||
| story = [[K. Subash]] | | story = [[K. Subash]] | ||
| music = '''Original Soundtrack:'''<br />[[Vishal–Shekhar]]<br />'''Background Score:'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]<br />'''Guest Composer:'''<br />[[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] | | music = '''Original Soundtrack:'''<br />[[Vishal–Shekhar]]<br />'''Background Score:'''<br />[[Amar Mohile]]<br />'''Guest Composer:'''<br />[[Yo Yo Honey Singh]] | ||
| starring = [[Deepika Padukone]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhash K. Jha |date=22 November 2015 |title=Kajol takes hubby's name for the first time |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151122/entertainment-bollywood/article/kajol-takes-hubby%E2%80%99s-name-first-time |quote=Starting with his upcoming film Chennai Express, the credit rolls will not feature his name first, but that of his leading actress.}}</ref><br />[[Shah Rukh Khan]] | | starring = [[Deepika Padukone]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subhash K. Jha |date=22 November 2015 |title=Kajol takes hubby's name for the first time |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151122/entertainment-bollywood/article/kajol-takes-hubby%E2%80%99s-name-first-time |quote=Starting with his upcoming film Chennai Express, the credit rolls will not feature his name first, but that of his leading actress.}}</ref><br />[[Shah Rukh Khan]] | ||
| cinematography = Dudley | | cinematography = Dudley | ||
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| runtime = 141 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime:141:47 (No jumping between minutes, please) --><ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2013 |title=''Chennai Express'' (12A) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/chennai-express-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mze2mze |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914103518/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/chennai-express-film |archive-date=14 September 2013 |access-date=1 August 2013 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> | | runtime = 141 minutes<!-- Theatrical runtime:141:47 (No jumping between minutes, please) --><ref name="Runtime">{{Cite web |date=31 July 2013 |title=''Chennai Express'' (12A) |url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/chennai-express-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mze2mze |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914103518/http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/chennai-express-film |archive-date=14 September 2013 |access-date=1 August 2013 |website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref> | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
| language = Hindi | | language = Hindi<br>Tamil | ||
| budget = {{INR|link=yes}}115 [[crore]] ({{INR}}1.15 billion)<ref name="budget">{{Cite web |title=Highest Budget Movies All Time |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Collections/movie_collections/budget/?fm=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004234811/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Collections/movie_collections/budget/?fm=1 |archive-date=4 October 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> | | budget = {{INR|link=yes}}115 [[crore]] ({{INR}}1.15 billion)<ref name="budget">{{Cite web |title=Highest Budget Movies All Time |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Collections/movie_collections/budget/?fm=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151004234811/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Collections/movie_collections/budget/?fm=1 |archive-date=4 October 2015 |access-date=18 November 2015 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> | ||
| gross = {{INR}}423 [[crore]] ({{INR}}4.23 billion)<ref name="gross">{{Cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |date=20 March 2016 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' Aims To Continue Movie Megastar's Global Hit Streak |language=en |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165918/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |archive-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> | | gross = {{INR}}423 [[crore]] ({{INR}}4.23 billion)<ref name="gross">{{Cite news |last=Cain |first=Rob |date=20 March 2016 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Fan' Aims To Continue Movie Megastar's Global Hit Streak |language=en |work=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113165918/https://www.forbes.com/sites/robcain/2016/03/20/shah-rukh-khans-fan-aims-to-continue-movie-megastars-global-hit-streak/ |archive-date=13 November 2017}}</ref> | ||
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'''''Chennai Express''''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Chennai MW.ogg|tʃ|ɪ|ˈ|n|aɪ}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]] | '''''Chennai Express''''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Chennai MW.ogg|tʃ|ɪ|ˈ|n|aɪ}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[action comedy film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/chennai-express-v576318|title=Chennai Express (2013) – Rohit Shetty|website=[[AllMovie]]}}</ref><ref name="Runtime" /> 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 [[Sajid-Farhad|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 (1982 film)|Angoor]]'' (1982). The script of ''Chennai Express'', which was initially written as a backup project for Khan, was chosen instead. Conceived as a "commercial | The first planned collaboration between Khan and Shetty was a remake of ''[[Angoor (1982 film)|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 film|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 mixed reviews from critics | ''Chennai Express'' was released theatrically in overseas markets on 8 August 2013 and a day later in India. The film received mixed reviews from critics and it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect {{INRConvert|1|b}} net domestically. The film surpassed ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009) to become the [[List of highest-grossing Indian films|highest-grossing Bollywood film]] worldwide at that point. It is among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time worldwide. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Rahul Mithaiwala is a | Rahul Mithaiwala is a 40-year-old orphaned bachelor living in [[Mumbai]]. Raised by his grandparents from the age of eight, Rahul's grandfather Bhishambhar owns a chain of confectionery shops. Before Bhishambhar's 100th-birthday celebration, Rahul's friends Bobby and Baman invite him to accompany them on a vacation in [[Goa]], which he accepts. Meanwhile, Bhishambhar dies on the eve of the celebration, just when he witnesses [[Sachin Tendulkar]] on TV in a [[cricket]] match get [[Dismissal (cricket)|dismissed]] on his 99th [[Run (cricket)|run]]. After Bhishambhar's funeral, Rahul's grandmother Neetu tells Rahul that Bhishambhar wanted his ashes to be divided into two parts{{mdash}}one part to be immersed in the [[Ganges|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 railway station|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, 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 railway station|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. | ||
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Rahul tries to flirt with the woman, who starts communicating by singing parodies of [[Bollywood song and dance|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 ruffian named Tangaballi. Meenamma's father, Durgeshwara "Durgesh" Azhagusundaram, is a powerful headman of the local mafia in [[Tamil Nadu]]. | Rahul tries to flirt with the woman, who starts communicating by singing parodies of [[Bollywood song and dance|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 ruffian named Tangaballi. Meenamma's father, Durgeshwara "Durgesh" Azhagusundaram, is a powerful headman of the local mafia in [[Tamil Nadu]]. | ||
[[File:Chennai Express screenshot.jpg|thumb|250px|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]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2013 |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone's DDLJ moment in Chennai Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukones-ddlj-moment-in-chennai-express/1130571/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304025402/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukones-ddlj-moment-in-chennai-express/1130571/ |archive-date=4 March 2014 |access-date=25 February 2014 |website=The Indian Express | [[File:Chennai Express screenshot.jpg|thumb|250px|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]]''<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2013 |title=Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone's DDLJ moment in Chennai Express |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukones-ddlj-moment-in-chennai-express/1130571/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304025402/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/shah-rukh-khan-deepika-padukones-ddlj-moment-in-chennai-express/1130571/ |archive-date=4 March 2014 |access-date=25 February 2014 |website=The Indian Express }}</ref>]] | ||
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 language|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. | 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 language|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. | ||
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* [[Deepika Padukone]] as Meenalochni "Meenamma" Azhagusundaram | * [[Deepika Padukone]] as Meenalochni "Meenamma" Azhagusundaram | ||
* [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rahul Mithaiwala | * [[Shah Rukh Khan]] as Rahul Mithaiwala | ||
* [[Nikitin Dheer]] as Tangaballi (Meenamma's | * [[Nikitin Dheer]] as Tangaballi (Meenamma's fiancé)<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2013 |title='Chennai Express' has made me a better actor: Nikitin Dheer |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Chennai-Express-has-made-me-a-better-actor-Nikitin-Dheer/articleshow/22510795.cms? |url-status=live |access-date=28 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906184629/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Chennai-Express-has-made-me-a-better-actor-Nikitin-Dheer/articleshow/22510795.cms |archive-date=6 September 2017}}</ref> | ||
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Durgeshwara "Durgesh" Azhagusundaram (Meenamma's father)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2013 |title=Introducing The Characters of Chennai Express |url=http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/introducing-the-characters-of-chennai-express/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706001518/http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/introducing-the-characters-of-chennai-express/ |archive-date=6 July 2013 |access-date=2 July 2013 |publisher=[[Koimoi]]}}</ref> | * [[Sathyaraj]] as Durgeshwara "Durgesh" Azhagusundaram (Meenamma's father)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2013 |title=Introducing The Characters of Chennai Express |url=http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/introducing-the-characters-of-chennai-express/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706001518/http://www.koimoi.com/most-popular/introducing-the-characters-of-chennai-express/ |archive-date=6 July 2013 |access-date=2 July 2013 |publisher=[[Koimoi]]}}</ref> | ||
* [[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Inspector Shamsher<ref name="NDTV review">{{Cite web |last=Saibal Chatterjee |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express movie review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/chennai-express-movie-review-857 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108235213/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/chennai-express-movie-review-857 |archive-date=8 November 2013 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> | * [[Mukesh Tiwari]] as Inspector Shamsher<ref name="NDTV review">{{Cite web |last=Saibal Chatterjee |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express movie review |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/chennai-express-movie-review-857 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108235213/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/chennai-express-movie-review-857 |archive-date=8 November 2013 |access-date=28 December 2013 |publisher=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Yogi Babu]] as Sri Lankan smuggler | * [[Yogi Babu]] as Sri Lankan smuggler | ||
* [[Jasper (actor)|Jasper]] as Henchman | * [[Jasper (actor)|Jasper]] as Henchman | ||
* [[Besant Ravi]] as Henchman "Periya Anna" | * [[Besant Ravi]] as Durgeshwara's Henchman known as "Periya Anna" | ||
* [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] as Passerby | * [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]] as Passerby | ||
* [[Jimmy Moses]] as Truck Driver | * [[Jimmy Moses]] as Truck Driver | ||
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''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]].<ref name="variety review" /> | ''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]].<ref name="variety review" /> | ||
== | == Music == | ||
{{Main|Chennai Express (soundtrack)}} | {{Main|Chennai Express (soundtrack)}} | ||
The score of ''Chennai Express'' was composed by Amar Mohile;<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2013 |title=We are living in an age of fast and furious change: Joi |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/We-are-living-in-an-age-of-fast-and-furious-change-Joi/articleshow/26025886.cms |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205101233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/We-are-living-in-an-age-of-fast-and-furious-change-Joi/articleshow/26025886.cms |archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> the songs were composed by the duo [[ | The score of ''Chennai Express'' was composed by Amar Mohile;<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 November 2013 |title=We are living in an age of fast and furious change: Joi |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/We-are-living-in-an-age-of-fast-and-furious-change-Joi/articleshow/26025886.cms |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205101233/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/We-are-living-in-an-age-of-fast-and-furious-change-Joi/articleshow/26025886.cms |archive-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> the songs were composed by the duo [[Vishal–Shekhar]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Apoorva Dutt |date=7 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express: Why Vishal Dadlani is wrong about Yo Yo Honey Singh |work=[[Firstpost]] |url=http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/chennai-express-why-vishal-dadlani-is-wrong-about-yo-yo-honey-singh-1016965.html |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408041423/http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/chennai-express-why-vishal-dadlani-is-wrong-about-yo-yo-honey-singh-1016965.html |archive-date=8 April 2014}}</ref> and the lyrics were written by [[Amitabh Bhattacharya]] and [[Yo Yo Honey Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Udita Jhunjhunwala |date=29 June 2013 |title=Amit Trivedi & Amitabh Bhattacharya |url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/dx2g4uk1WnzBm6b8Q0KuoK/Amit-Trivedi--Amitabh-Bhattacharya--Double-impact.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505010322/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/dx2g4uk1WnzBm6b8Q0KuoK/Amit-Trivedi--Amitabh-Bhattacharya--Double-impact.html |archive-date=5 May 2014 |access-date=29 January 2015 |publisher=[[Livemint]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dibyojyoti Baksi |date=22 April 2013 |title=Shah Rukh Khan not happy with music of Chennai Express |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Shah-Rukh-Khan-not-happy-with-music-of-Chennai-Express/Article1-1048404.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510082109/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Shah-Rukh-Khan-not-happy-with-music-of-Chennai-Express/Article1-1048404.aspx |archive-date=10 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> However, the composers denied these rumours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Akshata Shetty |date=27 April 2013 |title=Not asked to re-work 'Chennai Express' music: Vishal-Shekhar |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-27/news-and-interviews/38861080_1_vishal-dadlani-chennai-express-shahrukh-khan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501051604/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-27/news-and-interviews/38861080_1_vishal-dadlani-chennai-express-shahrukh-khan |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=mus1 /> 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,<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2013 |title=Titli Chennai Express Official Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mIU_6Niqrk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514172054/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mIU_6Niqrk |archive-date=14 May 2015 |access-date=30 January 2015 |publisher=[[T-Series (company)|T-Series]]}}</ref> and on 11 July 2013, the promo video of "Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari" was released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2013 |title=Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari: Chennai Express song |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0exwjcYU5U |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221115824/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0exwjcYU5U |archive-date=21 December 2013 |access-date=30 January 2015 |publisher=T-Series}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 July 2013 |title=The Thalaivar Tribute (Lungi Dance) Feat. Yo Yo Honey Singh |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Br5HLmP1c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130920041445/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Br5HLmP1c |archive-date=20 September 2013 |access-date=23 July 2013 |publisher=T-Series}}</ref> On 25 July 2013, a promotional video of the song "Tera Rasta Main Chhodoon Na" was released.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 July 2013 |title=Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na Song Chennai Express |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOdPt6MkpiY |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220054854/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOdPt6MkpiY |archive-date=20 February 2015 |access-date=30 January 2015 |publisher=T-Series}}</ref> The music album was launched on 1 July 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2013 |title=Chennai Express Music Album |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/chennai-express-original-motion/id668565016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015175412/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/chennai-express-original-motion/id668565016 |archive-date=15 October 2013 |access-date=3 July 2013 |publisher=[[Taran Adarsh]]}}</ref> | ||
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A first look of ''Chennai Express'' was released on 1 January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2013 |title=First Look: Ready Steady Po for Chennai Express! |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/poster-of-chennai-express-shah-rukh-khan-rohit-shetty-deepika-padukone/1/240438.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102221820/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/poster-of-chennai-express-shah-rukh-khan-rohit-shetty-deepika-padukone/1/240438.html |archive-date=2 January 2013 |access-date=2 January 2013 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> A 31-second title track teaser, sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, was released on 23 May 2013.<ref name="mus1">{{Cite news |last=Mehul S Thakkar |date=24 May 2013 |title=Salman's voice now belongs to Shah Rukh |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Salmans-voice-now-belongs-to-Shah-Rukh/articleshow/20236261.cms |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034806/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Salmans-voice-now-belongs-to-Shah-Rukh/articleshow/20236261.cms |archive-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="sbplt">{{Cite web |last=Sunitra Pacheco |date=13 June 2013 |title=SRK and Deepika launch Chennai Express trailer! |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-and-deepika-launch-chennai-express-trailer-/1128704/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616040512/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-and-deepika-launch-chennai-express-trailer-/1128704 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |access-date=15 June 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The outfits worn by Khan and Padukone in the film were auctioned; proceeds from the sale were donated to a charity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Apurva Singh |date=26 July 2013 |title=SRK, Deepika's Chennai Express costumes to be auctioned for charity |work=The Indian Express |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-deepikas-chennai-express-costumes-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/1147110/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127211542/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-deepikas-chennai-express-costumes-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/1147110 |archive-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> The auction took place around the day of the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |author-link=Indo-Asian News Service |date=25 July 2013 |title=Shah Rukh, Deepika Padukone's outfits in 'Chennai Express' to be auctioned |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/srk-deepikas-outfits-in-chennai-express-to-be-auctioned/409254-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728122408/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/srk-deepikas-outfits-in-chennai-express-to-be-auctioned/409254-8-66.html |archive-date=28 July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref> A [[Karaoke]] app developed by ''Singbox''{{mdash}}a Swedish gaming studio{{mdash}}was launched on 2 August 2013 for Android and iOS based smartphones.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Karaoke app launched |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2003703/Chennai-Express-Karaoke-App-for-Android |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2003703/Chennai-Express-Karaoke-App-for-Android |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> | A first look of ''Chennai Express'' was released on 1 January 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 January 2013 |title=First Look: Ready Steady Po for Chennai Express! |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/poster-of-chennai-express-shah-rukh-khan-rohit-shetty-deepika-padukone/1/240438.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102221820/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/poster-of-chennai-express-shah-rukh-khan-rohit-shetty-deepika-padukone/1/240438.html |archive-date=2 January 2013 |access-date=2 January 2013 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> A 31-second title track teaser, sung by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, was released on 23 May 2013.<ref name="mus1">{{Cite news |last=Mehul S Thakkar |date=24 May 2013 |title=Salman's voice now belongs to Shah Rukh |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Salmans-voice-now-belongs-to-Shah-Rukh/articleshow/20236261.cms |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608034806/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/entertainment/bollywood/Salmans-voice-now-belongs-to-Shah-Rukh/articleshow/20236261.cms |archive-date=8 June 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref name="sbplt">{{Cite web |last=Sunitra Pacheco |date=13 June 2013 |title=SRK and Deepika launch Chennai Express trailer! |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-and-deepika-launch-chennai-express-trailer-/1128704/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616040512/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-and-deepika-launch-chennai-express-trailer-/1128704 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |access-date=15 June 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The outfits worn by Khan and Padukone in the film were auctioned; proceeds from the sale were donated to a charity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Apurva Singh |date=26 July 2013 |title=SRK, Deepika's Chennai Express costumes to be auctioned for charity |work=The Indian Express |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-deepikas-chennai-express-costumes-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/1147110/ |url-status=live |access-date=18 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127211542/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/srk-deepikas-chennai-express-costumes-to-be-auctioned-for-charity/1147110 |archive-date=27 November 2013}}</ref> The auction took place around the day of the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=IANS |author-link=Indo-Asian News Service |date=25 July 2013 |title=Shah Rukh, Deepika Padukone's outfits in 'Chennai Express' to be auctioned |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/srk-deepikas-outfits-in-chennai-express-to-be-auctioned/409254-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728122408/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/srk-deepikas-outfits-in-chennai-express-to-be-auctioned/409254-8-66.html |archive-date=28 July 2013 |access-date=25 July 2013 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref> A [[Karaoke]] app developed by ''Singbox''{{mdash}}a Swedish gaming studio{{mdash}}was launched on 2 August 2013 for Android and iOS based smartphones.<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Karaoke app launched |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2003703/Chennai-Express-Karaoke-App-for-Android |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144928/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2003703/Chennai-Express-Karaoke-App-for-Android |archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
Khan promoted his film on the reality television shows ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]'', ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]], ''[[Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon]]'', ''[[Dance India Dance|DID Super Moms]]'', ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6]]'' and ''[[Indian Idol Junior]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express: 10 innovative marketing techniques used for the film |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-10-innovative-marketing-techniques-used-for-the-film/412778-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330021516/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-10-innovative-marketing-techniques-used-for-the-film/412778-8-66.html |archive-date=30 March 2015 |access-date=27 January 2015 |publisher=IBN Live}}</ref> [[Google Zeitgeist|The Zeitgeist]]{{mdash}}[[Google]]'s year-end compilation of the most frequent search queries{{mdash}}named ''Chennai Express'' the most trending topic of 2013 in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 December 2013 |title=Sunny Leone most searched personality on Google in 2013 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sunny-leone-most-searched-personality-on-google-in-2013/1209093/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222020458/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sunny-leone-most-searched-personality-on-google-in-2013/1209093/ |archive-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> | Khan promoted his film on the reality television shows ''[[Comedy Nights with Kapil]]'', ''[[Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah]]'', ''[[Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon]]'', ''[[Dance India Dance|DID Super Moms]]'', ''[[Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (season 6)|Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6]]'' and ''[[Indian Idol Junior]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express: 10 innovative marketing techniques used for the film |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-10-innovative-marketing-techniques-used-for-the-film/412778-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330021516/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-10-innovative-marketing-techniques-used-for-the-film/412778-8-66.html |archive-date=30 March 2015 |access-date=27 January 2015 |publisher=IBN Live}}</ref> [[Google Zeitgeist|The Zeitgeist]]{{mdash}}[[Google]]'s year-end compilation of the most frequent search queries{{mdash}}named ''Chennai Express'' the most trending topic of 2013 in India.<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 December 2013 |title=Sunny Leone most searched personality on Google in 2013 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Press Trust of India |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sunny-leone-most-searched-personality-on-google-in-2013/1209093/ |url-status=live |access-date=27 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222020458/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/sunny-leone-most-searched-personality-on-google-in-2013/1209093/ |archive-date=22 December 2013}}</ref> | ||
The film's satellite television rights were sold to [[Zee Network]] for {{INRConvert|480|m|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="Zee TV">{{Cite news |last=Nandini Raghavendra |date=1 August 2013 |title=Zee buys satellite rights of Chennai Express for its upcoming channel '& Pictures' |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-01/news/40963081_1_satellite-rights-zee-entertainment-film-rights |access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref> The agreement was linked to the film's box office revenue{{mdash}}the first deal of its kind in Indian cinema. If ''Chennai Express'' collected over {{INRConvert|1.3|b|nolink=yes}} net, then for every {{INR}}100 million earned after that, the producers would get an additional {{INR}}20 million.<ref name="Zee TV" /> The film had its television premiere on 20 October 2013, and was seen by a record [[Gross rating point|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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roshini Olivera |date=1 November 2013 |title=Chennai Express helps ZEE TV overtake Star Plus |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-03/news/43611698_1_tvt-colors-amita-ka-amit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104042911/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-03/news/43611698_1_tvt-colors-amita-ka-amit |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref> | The film's satellite television rights were sold to [[Zee Network]] for {{INRConvert|480|m|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="Zee TV">{{Cite news |last=Nandini Raghavendra |date=1 August 2013 |title=Zee buys satellite rights of Chennai Express for its upcoming channel '& Pictures' |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-08-01/news/40963081_1_satellite-rights-zee-entertainment-film-rights |access-date=24 December 2013}}</ref> The agreement was linked to the film's box office revenue{{mdash}}the first deal of its kind in Indian cinema. If ''Chennai Express'' collected over {{INRConvert|1.3|b|nolink=yes}} net, then for every {{INR}}100 million earned after that, the producers would get an additional {{INR}}20 million.<ref name="Zee TV" /> The film had its television premiere on 20 October 2013, and was seen by a record [[Gross rating point|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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Roshini Olivera |date=1 November 2013 |title=Chennai Express helps ZEE TV overtake Star Plus |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-03/news/43611698_1_tvt-colors-amita-ka-amit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131104042911/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-11-03/news/43611698_1_tvt-colors-amita-ka-amit |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref> | ||
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Along with ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'', ''Chennai Express'' was initially abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors because four [[Lollywood|Pakistani]] films were released on the same day.{{refn|The films were ‘[[Waar]]’, ‘[[Main Hoon Shahid Afridi]]’, ‘[[Ishq Khuda]]’ and ‘Josh’.}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2013 |title=Shahrukh, Akshay shelved in Pakistan |publisher=[[DAWN (newspaper)|DAWN]] |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/793988/shahrukh-akshay-shelved-in-pakistan |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419132653/http://www.dawn.com/news/793988/shahrukh-akshay-shelved-in-pakistan |archive-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> The release dates were postponed to 15 and 9 August, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2013 |title=Pakistan to blackout Shah Rukh's 'Chennai Express' and Akshay's 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2' |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistan-to-blackout-shah-rukhs-chennai-express-and-akshays-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-2/1106549/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234457/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistan-to-blackout-shah-rukhs-chennai-express-and-akshays-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-2/1106549 |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=25 April 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2013 |title=13 Interesting Facts you did not know about Chennai Express |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-vidya-balan-kareena-kapoor-asins-unknown-link-with-chennai-express-4301189-PHO.html?seq=14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419135735/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-vidya-balan-kareena-kapoor-asins-unknown-link-with-chennai-express-4301189-PHO.html?seq=14 |archive-date=19 April 2015 |access-date=28 January 2015 |website=[[Daily Bhaskar]]}}</ref> | Along with ''[[Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!]]'', ''Chennai Express'' was initially abandoned by Pakistani distributors and exhibitors because four [[Lollywood|Pakistani]] films were released on the same day.{{refn|The films were ‘[[Waar]]’, ‘[[Main Hoon Shahid Afridi]]’, ‘[[Ishq Khuda]]’ and ‘Josh’.}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2013 |title=Shahrukh, Akshay shelved in Pakistan |publisher=[[DAWN (newspaper)|DAWN]] |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/793988/shahrukh-akshay-shelved-in-pakistan |url-status=live |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419132653/http://www.dawn.com/news/793988/shahrukh-akshay-shelved-in-pakistan |archive-date=19 April 2015}}</ref> The release dates were postponed to 15 and 9 August, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 April 2013 |title=Pakistan to blackout Shah Rukh's 'Chennai Express' and Akshay's 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2' |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistan-to-blackout-shah-rukhs-chennai-express-and-akshays-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-2/1106549/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425234457/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pakistan-to-blackout-shah-rukhs-chennai-express-and-akshays-once-upon-a-time-in-mumbaai-2/1106549 |archive-date=25 April 2013 |access-date=25 April 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 2013 |title=13 Interesting Facts you did not know about Chennai Express |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-vidya-balan-kareena-kapoor-asins-unknown-link-with-chennai-express-4301189-PHO.html?seq=14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150419135735/http://daily.bhaskar.com/news/ENT-vidya-balan-kareena-kapoor-asins-unknown-link-with-chennai-express-4301189-PHO.html?seq=14 |archive-date=19 April 2015 |access-date=28 January 2015 |website=[[Daily Bhaskar]]}}</ref> | ||
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.<ref name="VivadhaMedai">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFGG8zZkGSs&list=WLo-RQ04tOAUUt9xAMVoM2R8YzX-WBtFzW |title=Vivadha Medai |language=ta |publisher=SUN News |year=2013 |trans-title=The debate dais |access-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022075024/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFGG8zZkGSs&list=WLo-RQ04tOAUUt9xAMVoM2R8YzX-WBtFzW |archive-date=22 October 2013 |medium=Television |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2013 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Chennai Express' posters spark debate; much ado about nothing? |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khans-chennai-express-posters-spark-debate-much-ado-about-nothing/313646-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009232102/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khans-chennai-express-posters-spark-debate-much-ado-about-nothing/313646-8-66.html |archive-date=9 October 2013 |access-date=31 July 2013 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref> 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?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2013 |title=Not spoofing South India in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone : Bollywood, News |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https:// | 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.<ref name="VivadhaMedai">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFGG8zZkGSs&list=WLo-RQ04tOAUUt9xAMVoM2R8YzX-WBtFzW |title=Vivadha Medai |language=ta |publisher=SUN News |year=2013 |trans-title=The debate dais |access-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022075024/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFGG8zZkGSs&list=WLo-RQ04tOAUUt9xAMVoM2R8YzX-WBtFzW |archive-date=22 October 2013 |medium=Television |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 January 2013 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's 'Chennai Express' posters spark debate; much ado about nothing? |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khans-chennai-express-posters-spark-debate-much-ado-about-nothing/313646-8-66.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009232102/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shah-rukh-khans-chennai-express-posters-spark-debate-much-ado-about-nothing/313646-8-66.html |archive-date=9 October 2013 |access-date=31 July 2013 |publisher=[[CNN-IBN]]}}</ref> 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?"<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2013 |title=Not spoofing South India in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone : Bollywood, News |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924193309/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/not-spoofing-south-india-in-chennai-express-says-deepika-padukone/1/298317.html |archive-date=24 September 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=India Today}}</ref> | ||
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]]'' 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2013 |title=Raj Thackeray gives Chennai Express green signal after meeting Rohit Shetty |publisher=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/raj-thackeray-gives-chennai-express-green-signal-after-meeting-rohit-shetty-400076 |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802065833/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/raj-thackeray-gives-chennai-express-green-signal-after-meeting-rohit-shetty-400076 |archive-date=2 August 2013}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' was released in 10 languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express will be released in ten languages |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chennai-express-will-be-released-in-ten-languages/story-20AD7zC1IyTPpjNKLtd1fN.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203181336/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chennai-express-will-be-released-in-ten-languages/story-20AD7zC1IyTPpjNKLtd1fN.html |archive-date=3 February 2018 |access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 August 2013 |title=Raj Thackeray gives Chennai Express green signal after meeting Rohit Shetty |publisher=[[NDTV]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/raj-thackeray-gives-chennai-express-green-signal-after-meeting-rohit-shetty-400076 |url-status=live |access-date=2 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802065833/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/raj-thackeray-gives-chennai-express-green-signal-after-meeting-rohit-shetty-400076 |archive-date=2 August 2013}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' was released in 10 languages.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express will be released in ten languages |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chennai-express-will-be-released-in-ten-languages/story-20AD7zC1IyTPpjNKLtd1fN.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203181336/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/chennai-express-will-be-released-in-ten-languages/story-20AD7zC1IyTPpjNKLtd1fN.html |archive-date=3 February 2018 |access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref> | ||
== Critical reception == | == Critical reception == | ||
''Chennai Express'' received mixed reviews from critics worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2013 |title=Shahrukh Khan's Chennai Express getting mixed reviews |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Shahrukh-Khans-Chennai-Express-getting-mixed-reviews/articleshow/21723573.cms? |access-date=30 January 2015 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> | ''Chennai Express'' received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2013 |title=Shahrukh Khan's Chennai Express getting mixed reviews |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/telugu/movies/news/Shahrukh-Khans-Chennai-Express-getting-mixed-reviews/articleshow/21723573.cms? |access-date=30 January 2015 |website=The Times of India}}</ref> | ||
=== India === | === 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/570145 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811213236/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/570145 |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=8 August 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> 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. | [[Taran Adarsh]] of ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'' gave the movie 4 out of 5 stars and wrote, "On the whole, '<nowiki/>''Chennai Express''<nowiki/>' has the trademark Rohit Shetty stamp all over. You seek entertainment, entertainment and entertainment in a film like '<nowiki/>''Chennai Express''<nowiki/>' and the movie lives up to the hype and hoopla surrounding it."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |author-link=Taran Adarsh |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/570145 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811213236/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/570145 |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=8 August 2013 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rachit Gupta |date=9 August 2013 |title=Movie Review: Chennai Express |url=http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-chennai-express-3917.html |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810184007/http://www.filmfare.com/reviews/movie-review-chennai-express-3917.html |archive-date=10 August 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013 |url-status=live}}{{Rating|4|5}}</ref> Sarita Tanwar Of ''[[Daily News and Analysis|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{{mdash}}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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sarita Tanwar |date=8 August 2013 |title=Movie Review: Grab a bucket of popcorn, sit back and enjoy the ride as Chennai Express is here to entertain |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1871888/review-movie-review-grab-a-bucket-of-popcorn-sit-back-and-enjoy-the-ride-as-chennai-express-is-here-to-entertain |url-status=live |access-date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130810184515/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1871888/review-movie-review-grab-a-bucket-of-popcorn-sit-back-and-enjoy-the-ride-as-chennai-express-is-here-to-entertain |archive-date=10 August 2013}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref> 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{{mdash}}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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meena Iyer |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Chennai-Express/movie-review/21705390.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809070140/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Chennai-Express/movie-review/21705390.cms |archive-date=9 August 2013 |access-date=8 August 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}{{Rating|3.5|5}}</ref> 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]."<ref name="NDTV review" /> ''[[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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Resham Sengar |date=9 August 2013 |title='Chennai Express' review: This vehicle is worth being onboard for once! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184158/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013 |publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> ''[[India Today]]'' gave the film 3 stars: "The good news first. '''Chennai Express''<nowiki/>' 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."<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express review: A typical sambar-and-sandalwood creation |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-express-review-a-typical-sambar-and-sandalwood-creation/1/298716.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825182555/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-express-review-a-typical-sambar-and-sandalwood-creation/1/298716.html |archive-date=25 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=India Today}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express movie review |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/chennai-express-movie-review-9125.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811000638/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/chennai-express-movie-review-9125.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=8 August 2013 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=15 August 2013 |title="Chennai Express"… Oh darling, yeh hai Vindhya! |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/chennai-express-oh-darling-yeh-hai-vindhya/ |access-date=2 September 2019 |website=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref> | ||
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]."<ref name="NDTV review" /> ''[[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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Resham Sengar |date=9 August 2013 |title='Chennai Express' review: This vehicle is worth being onboard for once! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811184158/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/aseem-chhabras-chennai-express-review-mindless-but-entertaining/20130809.htm |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013 |publisher=[[Zee News]]}}</ref> ''[[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."<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express review: A typical sambar-and-sandalwood creation |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-express-review-a-typical-sambar-and-sandalwood-creation/1/298716.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825182555/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/chennai-express-review-a-typical-sambar-and-sandalwood-creation/1/298716.html |archive-date=25 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=India Today}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express movie review |url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/chennai-express-movie-review-9125.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811000638/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/chennai-express-movie-review-9125.html |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=8 August 2013 |publisher=[[India TV]]}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=15 August 2013 |title="Chennai Express"… Oh darling, yeh hai Vindhya! |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/chennai-express-oh-darling-yeh-hai-vindhya/ |access-date=2 September 2019 |website=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref> | |||
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shubhra Gupta |date=9 August 2013 |title=Review: Chennai Express |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/review-chennai-express/1153040/2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811002401/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/review-chennai-express/1153040/2 |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukanya Verma |date=9 August 2013 |title=Review: Chennai Express is a rollicking trip to nowhere! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-chennai-express-is-a-rollicking-trip-to-nowhere/20130809.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824172051/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-chennai-express-is-a-rollicking-trip-to-nowhere/20130809.htm |archive-date=24 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> Khalid Mohamed of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave the film 2.5 stars and wrote, "board Chennai Express at your own risk".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Chennai Express' review: Board at your own risk |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130809/entertainment-bollywood/article/chennai-express-review-board-your-own-risk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018034558/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130809/entertainment-bollywood/article/chennai-express-review-board-your-own-risk |archive-date=18 October 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2013 |title='Chennai Express' review: It's a big, fat bore. A bloated vanity project for an actor capable of so much more |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-review-its-a-big-fat-bore-a-bloated-vanity-project-for-an-actor-capable-of-so-much-more/413121-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828035934/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-review-its-a-big-fat-bore-a-bloated-vanity-project-for-an-actor-capable-of-so-much-more/413121-47-84.html |archive-date=28 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=IBNlive.in.com}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=19 August 2013 |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Chennai Express |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-chennai-express/story-4L1mwm5gtwXnXaaERhUj7K.html}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mayank Shekhar |date=9 August 2013 |title=Movie Review: Chennai Express |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-chennai-express-4343249-NOR.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828022113/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-chennai-express-4343249-NOR.html |archive-date=28 August 2013}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=9 August 2013 |title=Raja Sen's Chennai Express Review: Chen-nahin! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/raja-sens-chennai-express-review-chen-nahin/20130809.htm |publisher=Rediff}}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref> | 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shubhra Gupta |date=9 August 2013 |title=Review: Chennai Express |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/review-chennai-express/1153040/2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811002401/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/review-chennai-express/1153040/2 |archive-date=11 August 2013 |access-date=9 August 2013 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}{{Rating|2.5|5}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sukanya Verma |date=9 August 2013 |title=Review: Chennai Express is a rollicking trip to nowhere! |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-chennai-express-is-a-rollicking-trip-to-nowhere/20130809.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824172051/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/review-chennai-express-is-a-rollicking-trip-to-nowhere/20130809.htm |archive-date=24 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |work=Rediff.com}}</ref> Khalid Mohamed of ''[[Deccan Chronicle]]'' gave the film 2.5 stars and wrote, "board Chennai Express at your own risk".<ref>{{Cite web |title='Chennai Express' review: Board at your own risk |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130809/entertainment-bollywood/article/chennai-express-review-board-your-own-risk |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018034558/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130809/entertainment-bollywood/article/chennai-express-review-board-your-own-risk |archive-date=18 October 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> [[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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2013 |title='Chennai Express' review: It's a big, fat bore. A bloated vanity project for an actor capable of so much more |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-review-its-a-big-fat-bore-a-bloated-vanity-project-for-an-actor-capable-of-so-much-more/413121-47-84.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828035934/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/chennai-express-review-its-a-big-fat-bore-a-bloated-vanity-project-for-an-actor-capable-of-so-much-more/413121-47-84.html |archive-date=28 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=IBNlive.in.com}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chopra |first=Anupama |date=19 August 2013 |title=Anupama Chopra's review: Chennai Express |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/anupama-chopra-s-review-chennai-express/story-4L1mwm5gtwXnXaaERhUj7K.html}}{{Rating|2|5}}</ref> [[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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mayank Shekhar |date=9 August 2013 |title=Movie Review: Chennai Express |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-chennai-express-4343249-NOR.html |url-status=live |access-date=26 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828022113/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-movie-review-chennai-express-4343249-NOR.html |archive-date=28 August 2013}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sen |first=Raja |date=9 August 2013 |title=Raja Sen's Chennai Express Review: Chen-nahin! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/raja-sens-chennai-express-review-chen-nahin/20130809.htm |publisher=Rediff}}{{Rating|1|5}}</ref> | ||
=== Overseas === | === 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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rachel Saltz |date=8 August 2013 |title=Taking the Fast Train to Win a Mob Princess |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/movies/chennai-express-with-the-bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928092627/http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/movies/chennai-express-with-the-bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan.html?_r=0 |archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneha M. Francis |date=9 August 2013 |title=Bollywood review: Deepika Padukone outshines SRK in 'Chennai Express' |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-deepika-padukone-outshines-srk-in-chennai-express-2013-08-08-1.517075 |access-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=Emirates247.com}}</ref> Ronnie Scheib of ''[[Variety (magazine)|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."<ref name="variety review">{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=9 August 2013 |title=Film Review: 'Chennai Express' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/chennai-express-review-1200576716/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817033122/http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/chennai-express-review-1200576716/ |archive-date=17 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Variety}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon Foster |date=8 August 2013 |title=Bollywood blockbuster railroads logical storytelling |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/15566/chennai-express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824132452/http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/15566/Chennai-Express |archive-date=24 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]]}}</ref> | Rachel Saltz of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "{{'}}''Chennai Express''<nowiki/>' 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."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rachel Saltz |date=8 August 2013 |title=Taking the Fast Train to Win a Mob Princess |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/movies/chennai-express-with-the-bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan.html?_r=0 |url-status=live |access-date=9 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928092627/http://movies.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/movies/chennai-express-with-the-bollywood-star-shah-rukh-khan.html?_r=0 |archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sneha M. Francis |date=9 August 2013 |title=Bollywood review: Deepika Padukone outshines SRK in 'Chennai Express' |url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/bollywood-review-deepika-padukone-outshines-srk-in-chennai-express-2013-08-08-1.517075 |access-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=Emirates247.com}}</ref> Ronnie Scheib of ''[[Variety (magazine)|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."<ref name="variety review">{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=9 August 2013 |title=Film Review: 'Chennai Express' |url=https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/chennai-express-review-1200576716/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817033122/http://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/chennai-express-review-1200576716/ |archive-date=17 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Variety}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon Foster |date=8 August 2013 |title=Bollywood blockbuster railroads logical storytelling |url=http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/15566/chennai-express |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824132452/http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/15566/Chennai-Express |archive-date=24 August 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service]]}}</ref> | ||
== Box office == | == Box office == | ||
{{See also|List of highest-grossing Bollywood films}} | {{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 {{INRConvert|3.96|b|lk=r}}.<ref name="run2013">{{Cite web |date=12 December 2013 |title=Worldwide TOP TEN 2013 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=20 December 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It currently stands as the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|eighteenth-highest-grossing Bollywood film]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Express |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chennai_express#.Uwy92uOSzz4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205040606/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chennai_express#.Uwy92uOSzz4 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |access-date=21 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film's gross broke the {{INRConvert|3.92|b|nolink=yes}} record set by ''[[3 Idiots]]'', according to Box Office India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Will Be The Final Worldwide Business Of Krrish 3 And What Was Chennai Express Worldwide? |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6269&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204162443/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6269&nCat= |archive-date=4 December 2013 |access-date=28 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide in Ten Days |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220137/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> The film's final worldwide gross was {{INR}}423 [[crore]]<ref name="gross" /> ([[US$]]72.31 million).<ref>{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=Yearly Average Rates (58.5 INR per USD) |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |access-date=14 November 2017 |publisher=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]}}</ref> | At the time, ''Chennai Express'' became the highest-grossing Bollywood film, both in India and around the world, when it collected {{INRConvert|3.96|b|lk=r}}.<ref name="run2013">{{Cite web |date=12 December 2013 |title=Worldwide TOP TEN 2013 |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212753/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6308&nCat= |archive-date=4 January 2014 |access-date=20 December 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It currently stands as the [[List of highest-grossing Bollywood films|eighteenth-highest-grossing Bollywood film]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Express |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chennai_express#.Uwy92uOSzz4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205040606/http://boxofficeindia.com/Movies/movie_detail/chennai_express#.Uwy92uOSzz4 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |access-date=21 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film's gross broke the {{INRConvert|3.92|b|nolink=yes}} record set by ''[[3 Idiots]]'', according to ''Box Office India''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Will Be The Final Worldwide Business Of Krrish 3 And What Was Chennai Express Worldwide? |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6269&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204162443/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6269&nCat= |archive-date=4 December 2013 |access-date=28 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide in Ten Days |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220137/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref> The film's final worldwide gross was {{INR}}423 [[crore]]<ref name="gross" /> ([[US$]]72.31 million).<ref>{{Cite web |year=2013 |title=Yearly Average Rates (58.5 INR per USD) |url=https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713183556/https://www.ofx.com/en-gb/forex-news/historical-exchange-rates/yearly-average-rates/ |archive-date=13 July 2017 |access-date=14 November 2017 |publisher=[[OFX (company)|OFX]]}}</ref> | ||
=== India === | === India === | ||
During paid previews, ''Chennai Express'' performed well, with the Hindi version collecting {{INR}} 67.5 million, surpassing the previous record held by ''3 Idiots'', according to [[Box Office India]].<ref name="paid previews">{{Cite web |date=7 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Has Huge Paid Previews |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5937&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154624/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5937&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=12 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film collected {{INR}} 292.5 million on its opening day, making it the second-highest opening day collection behind ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Has Excellent Opening |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5938&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154959/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5938&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2012 |title=How Much Will Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobara Open With On Day One? |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5955&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152630/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5955&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film broke the second and third day box office records, collecting {{INRConvert|264.30|m|nolink=yes}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Express Second Day Territorial Breakdown – Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5948&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151112/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5948&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All Time Highest Second Day Collections – Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5947&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151736/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5947&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|292.10|m|nolink=yes}}, respectively,<ref name="records" /> and collected {{INRConvert|870.8|m|nolink=yes}} ({{INRConvert|938.3|m|nolink=yes}} including paid previews),<ref name="weekendrecord">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2013 |title=Top Weekends 2013: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela 3rd |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6246&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121050923/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6246&nCat= |archive-date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> breaking the previous weekend record set by ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2013 |title=All Time Top Opening Weekends: Chennai Express Leads By A Distance- Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5953&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152411/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5953&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2013 |title=Top Weekends 2013: Grand Masti 4th – Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6069&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151914/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6069&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' set another record for worldwide opening gross, earning {{INRConvert|1.59|b|nolink=yes}} in the three-day weekend.<ref name="worldwide opening">{{Cite web |date=19 November 2013 |title=Top Worldwide Weekends 2013: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela 3rd |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6247&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122194114/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6247&nCat= |archive-date=22 November 2013 |access-date=13 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2013 |title=Worldwide Opening Weekend: KRRISH 3 Sixth |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6217&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110024322/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6217&nCat= |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=13 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film performed well on Monday, collecting over {{INRConvert|120|m|nolink=yes}}. It grossed {{INRConvert|115|m|nolink=yes}} on its first Tuesday, becoming Shah Rukh Khan's highest-grossing film in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Is Highest Shahrukh Khan Grosser in Five Days |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5961&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151247/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5961&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1970 |title=Chennai Express crosses 125 cr; 200 cr target? |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/news-interviews/41410165_1_chennai-express-crore-125-cr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817100925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/news-interviews/41410165_1_chennai-express-crore-125-cr |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=15 August 2013 }}</ref> The film grossed {{INRConvert|125.60|m|nolink=yes}} on Wednesday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2015 |title=Chennai Express Wednesday business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5963&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152123/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5963&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express: 137.1 cr till Wednesday |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/box-office/41412916_1_chennai-express-cr-shahrukh-khan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818103857/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/box-office/41412916_1_chennai-express-cr-shahrukh-khan |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 August 2013 }}</ref> | During paid previews, ''Chennai Express'' performed well, with the Hindi version collecting {{INR}} 67.5 million, surpassing the previous record held by ''3 Idiots'', according to ''[[Box Office India]]''.<ref name="paid previews">{{Cite web |date=7 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Has Huge Paid Previews |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5937&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154624/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5937&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=12 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film collected {{INR}} 292.5 million on its opening day, making it the second-highest opening day collection behind ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Has Excellent Opening |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5938&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154959/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5938&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 August 2012 |title=How Much Will Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobara Open With On Day One? |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5955&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152630/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5955&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film broke the second and third day box office records, collecting {{INRConvert|264.30|m|nolink=yes}},<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chennai Express Second Day Territorial Breakdown – Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5948&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151112/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5948&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=All Time Highest Second Day Collections – Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5947&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151736/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5947&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> and {{INRConvert|292.10|m|nolink=yes}}, respectively,<ref name="records" /> and collected {{INRConvert|870.8|m|nolink=yes}} ({{INRConvert|938.3|m|nolink=yes}} including paid previews),<ref name="weekendrecord">{{Cite web |date=18 November 2013 |title=Top Weekends 2013: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela 3rd |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6246&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121050923/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6246&nCat= |archive-date=21 November 2013 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> breaking the previous weekend record set by ''[[Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2013 |title=All Time Top Opening Weekends: Chennai Express Leads By A Distance- Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5953&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152411/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5953&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2013 |title=Top Weekends 2013: Grand Masti 4th – Box Office India |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6069&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151914/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6069&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=18 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' set another record for worldwide opening gross, earning {{INRConvert|1.59|b|nolink=yes}} in the three-day weekend.<ref name="worldwide opening">{{Cite web |date=19 November 2013 |title=Top Worldwide Weekends 2013: Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram Leela 3rd |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6247&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131122194114/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6247&nCat= |archive-date=22 November 2013 |access-date=13 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=7 November 2013 |title=Worldwide Opening Weekend: KRRISH 3 Sixth |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6217&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110024322/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6217&nCat= |archive-date=10 November 2013 |access-date=13 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film performed well on Monday, collecting over {{INRConvert|120|m|nolink=yes}}. It grossed {{INRConvert|115|m|nolink=yes}} on its first Tuesday, becoming Shah Rukh Khan's highest-grossing film in India.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Is Highest Shahrukh Khan Grosser in Five Days |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5961&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151247/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5961&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=15 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 January 1970 |title=Chennai Express crosses 125 cr; 200 cr target? |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/news-interviews/41410165_1_chennai-express-crore-125-cr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130817100925/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/news-interviews/41410165_1_chennai-express-crore-125-cr |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 August 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=15 August 2013 }}</ref> The film grossed {{INRConvert|125.60|m|nolink=yes}} on Wednesday.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2015 |title=Chennai Express Wednesday business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5963&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152123/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5963&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=15 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express: 137.1 cr till Wednesday |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/box-office/41412916_1_chennai-express-cr-shahrukh-khan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818103857/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-08-15/box-office/41412916_1_chennai-express-cr-shahrukh-khan |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 August 2013 |website=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 August 2013 }}</ref> | ||
Box Office India reported that the film grossed {{INRConvert|190|m|nolink=yes}} net on Thursday, taking its first week total (including paid previews) to {{INRConvert|1.461.50|b|nolink=yes}}, beating the previous record of ''Ek Tha Tiger''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2013 |title=Top Ten All Time First Week Grossers: DHOOM 3 Leads By 25% |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6343&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230005445/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6343&nCat= |archive-date=30 December 2013 |access-date=27 December 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia1">{{Cite web |date=16 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Beats Ek Tha Tiger First Week Record |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103155108/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="weekrecord">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Week One Territorial Breakdown |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5980&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152413/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5980&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Beats Ek Tha Tiger First Week Record |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103155108/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It had a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|2.5|b|nolink=yes}} in the first seven days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2013 |title=Top Worldwide First Weeks 2013: Besharam 50% Of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6141&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151245/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6141&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|237.50|m|nolink=yes}} on its second weekend, taking the total domestic net to {{INRConvert|1.68|b|nolink=yes}}, and also became the second-highest-grossing Bollywood film in ten days with a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|3.14|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Second Weekend Business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5977&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152539/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5977&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide in Ten Days |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220137/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013 |access-date=12 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> | ''Box Office India'' reported that the film grossed {{INRConvert|190|m|nolink=yes}} net on Thursday, taking its first week total (including paid previews) to {{INRConvert|1.461.50|b|nolink=yes}}, beating the previous record of ''Ek Tha Tiger''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 December 2013 |title=Top Ten All Time First Week Grossers: DHOOM 3 Leads By 25% |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6343&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230005445/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6343&nCat= |archive-date=30 December 2013 |access-date=27 December 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia1">{{Cite web |date=16 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Beats Ek Tha Tiger First Week Record |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103155108/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="weekrecord">{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Week One Territorial Breakdown |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5980&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152413/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5980&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Beats Ek Tha Tiger First Week Record |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103155108/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5968&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> It had a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|2.5|b|nolink=yes}} in the first seven days.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2013 |title=Top Worldwide First Weeks 2013: Besharam 50% Of Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6141&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151245/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6141&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|237.50|m|nolink=yes}} on its second weekend, taking the total domestic net to {{INRConvert|1.68|b|nolink=yes}}, and also became the second-highest-grossing Bollywood film in ten days with a worldwide gross of {{INRConvert|3.14|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Second Weekend Business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5977&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152539/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5977&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=26 August 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide in Ten Days |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105220137/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat= |archive-date=5 November 2013 |access-date=12 January 2015 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> | ||
The film earned {{INRConvert|1.85|b|nolink=yes}} in two weeks and had collected {{INRConvert|1.94|b|nolink=yes}} after its third weekend in the domestic market.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express third weekend |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6002&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103153321/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6002&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> It grossed {{INRConvert|160|m|nolink=yes}} in its third week, bringing up its total to {{INRConvert|2.00.75|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Hits 200 Crore in Three Weeks |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6014&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151553/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6014&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=30 August 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' broke the domestic net record set by ''3 Idiots'' in its fourth weekend<ref name="highest grosser">{{Cite web |date=5 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Is All Time Record Grosser Without Records in Big Circuits |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6033&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151027/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6033&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Only Bright Spot in a Dull August |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6034&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151742/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6034&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> and added around {{INRConvert|57.40|m|nolink=yes}} in week four to take the total to {{INRConvert|2.06|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="boxofficeindia2">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express 206 Cr in Four Weeks Madras Cafe 41 Cr in Two Weeks |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6036&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154302/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6036&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia3">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2013 |title=Shudh Desi Romance Opens Well Zanjeer Dull |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6041&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154721/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6041&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Week Four Territorial Breakdown |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6045&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152225/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6045&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|3.5|m|nolink=yes}} on its sixth week, for a final total of {{INRConvert|2.08.25|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="final total">{{Cite web |date=18 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Final Lifetime Business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6076&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151158/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6076&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Totals Multiplex: v Single Screens |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6079&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151740/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6079&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>{{efn|While Box Office India confirms that the film grossed {{INRConvert|2.08|b|nolink=yes}} at the end of its run, other trade analysts like [[Taran Adarsh]] and [[Komal Nahta]] claimed an 8-percent higher figure of {{INRConvert|2.27|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2013 |title=BO Report Card: Krrish 3 is the first highest grosser of 2013 so far |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/279 |url-status=live |access-date=12 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107182333/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/279 |archive-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, Box Office India's figures have been used.}} The film's lifetime domestic distributor share stands at {{INRConvert|1.15|b|nolink=yes}}, breaking ''Ek Tha Tiger''{{'}}s previous record of {{INRConvert|1.07|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="dist. share">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Heads For ALL TIME RECORD Distributor Share – Box Office India |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5983&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826011927/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5983&nCat= |archive-date=26 August 2013 |access-date=10 January 2014 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> | The film earned {{INRConvert|1.85|b|nolink=yes}} in two weeks and had collected {{INRConvert|1.94|b|nolink=yes}} after its third weekend in the domestic market.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express third weekend |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6002&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103153321/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6002&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> It grossed {{INRConvert|160|m|nolink=yes}} in its third week, bringing up its total to {{INRConvert|2.00.75|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Hits 200 Crore in Three Weeks |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6014&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151553/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6014&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=30 August 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> ''Chennai Express'' broke the domestic net record set by ''3 Idiots'' in its fourth weekend<ref name="highest grosser">{{Cite web |date=5 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Is All Time Record Grosser Without Records in Big Circuits |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6033&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151027/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6033&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Only Bright Spot in a Dull August |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6034&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151742/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6034&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> and added around {{INRConvert|57.40|m|nolink=yes}} in week four to take the total to {{INRConvert|2.06|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="boxofficeindia2">{{Cite web |date=6 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express 206 Cr in Four Weeks Madras Cafe 41 Cr in Two Weeks |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6036&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154302/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6036&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref name="boxofficeindia3">{{Cite web |date=7 September 2013 |title=Shudh Desi Romance Opens Well Zanjeer Dull |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6041&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103154721/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6041&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Week Four Territorial Breakdown |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6045&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152225/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6045&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref> The film collected {{INRConvert|3.5|m|nolink=yes}} on its sixth week, for a final total of {{INRConvert|2.08.25|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="final total">{{Cite web |date=18 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Final Lifetime Business |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6076&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151158/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6076&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=18 September 2013 |title=Chennai Express Totals Multiplex: v Single Screens |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6079&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103151740/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=6079&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=17 October 2013 |website=Box Office India}}</ref>{{efn|While Box Office India confirms that the film grossed {{INRConvert|2.08|b|nolink=yes}} at the end of its run, other trade analysts like [[Taran Adarsh]] and [[Komal Nahta]] claimed an 8-percent higher figure of {{INRConvert|2.27|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=4 November 2013 |title=BO Report Card: Krrish 3 is the first highest grosser of 2013 so far |work=Bollywood Hungama |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/279 |url-status=live |access-date=12 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107182333/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/box-office/special-features/id/279 |archive-date=7 January 2015}}</ref> Nevertheless, Box Office India's figures have been used.}} The film's lifetime domestic distributor share stands at {{INRConvert|1.15|b|nolink=yes}}, breaking ''Ek Tha Tiger''{{'}}s previous record of {{INRConvert|1.07|b|nolink=yes}}.<ref name="dist. share">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Chennai Express Heads For ALL TIME RECORD Distributor Share – Box Office India |url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5983&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826011927/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5983&nCat= |archive-date=26 August 2013 |access-date=10 January 2014 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> | ||
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| Overseas opening weekend || $7,100,000 || ''My Name Is Khan'' ($5,300,000) ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2013 |title=Top Overseas Opening Weekends: Chennai Express Tops |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5960&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152544/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5960&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> | | Overseas opening weekend || $7,100,000 || ''My Name Is Khan'' ($5,300,000) ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2013 |title=Top Overseas Opening Weekends: Chennai Express Tops |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5960&nCat= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103152544/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/overdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5960&nCat= |archive-date=3 November 2013 |access-date=23 September 2013 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> | ||
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| Domestic nett. gross (excludes [[Entertainment tax]]) || {{INRConvert|2.08.25|b|nolink=yes}} || ''3 Idiots'' {{INRConvert|2.02|b|nolink=yes}} ||<ref name="highest grosser" /><ref name="final total" /> | | Domestic nett. gross (excludes [[Entertainment tax]]) || {{INRConvert|2.08.25|b|nolink=yes}} || ''3 Idiots'' ({{INRConvert|2.02|b|nolink=yes}}) ||<ref name="highest grosser" /><ref name="final total" /> | ||
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| Distributor share (Domestic) || {{INRConvert|1.15|b|nolink=yes}} || ''Ek Tha Tiger'' ({{INRConvert|1.07|b|nolink=yes}}) ||<ref name="dist. share" /> | | Distributor share (Domestic) || {{INRConvert|1.15|b|nolink=yes}} || ''Ek Tha Tiger'' ({{INRConvert|1.07|b|nolink=yes}}) ||<ref name="dist. share" /> | ||
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! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | '''[[Filmfare Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2014 |title=List of winners of 59th Filmfare Awards |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2014-list-of-winners-475177 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125010917/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2014-list-of-winners-475177 |archive-date=25 January 2014 |access-date=24 January 2014 |publisher=NDTV | ! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | '''[[Filmfare Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 January 2014 |title=List of winners of 59th Filmfare Awards |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2014-list-of-winners-475177 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125010917/http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmfare-awards-2014-list-of-winners-475177 |archive-date=25 January 2014 |access-date=24 January 2014 |publisher=NDTV }}</ref> | ||
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|Best Playback Singer (Female) | |Best Playback Singer (Female) | ||
|[[Chinmayi]] | |[[Chinmayi]] for "Titli" | ||
|{{nominated}} | |{{nominated}} | ||
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|Best Actor Male | |Best Actor (Male) | ||
|Shahrukh Khan | |Shahrukh Khan | ||
|{{nominated}} | |{{nominated}} | ||
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|Best Playback Singer (Female) | |Best Playback Singer (Female) | ||
|Chinmayi | |Chinmayi for "Titli" | ||
|{{nominated}} | |{{nominated}} | ||
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|Best Playback Singer (Female) | |Best Playback Singer (Female) | ||
|Chinmayi | |Chinmayi for "Titli" | ||
|{{nominated}} | |{{nominated}} | ||
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! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | '''[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2013 |title=Winners List Announced Of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013 |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/winners-list-announced-of-big-star-entertainment-awards-2013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129173231/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/winners-list-announced-of-big-star-entertainment-awards-2013/ |archive-date=29 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015 |publisher=Koimoi | ! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | '''[[BIG Star Entertainment Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2013 |title=Winners List Announced Of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2013 |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/winners-list-announced-of-big-star-entertainment-awards-2013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129173231/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/winners-list-announced-of-big-star-entertainment-awards-2013/ |archive-date=29 January 2015 |access-date=29 January 2015 |publisher=Koimoi }}</ref> | ||
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! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | '''[[Golden Kela Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2014 |title=Golden Kela Awards 2014: Ranveer and Deepika get nominated for worst actors |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/golden-kela-awards-2014-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-worst-of-bollywood/1/340742.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131022853/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/golden-kela-awards-2014-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-worst-of-bollywood/1/340742.html |archive-date=31 January 2014 |access-date=1 February 2014 |website=[[India Today]] | ! colspan="6" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | '''[[Golden Kela Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 January 2014 |title=Golden Kela Awards 2014: Ranveer and Deepika get nominated for worst actors |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/golden-kela-awards-2014-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-worst-of-bollywood/1/340742.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131022853/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/golden-kela-awards-2014-ranveer-singh-deepika-padukone-worst-of-bollywood/1/340742.html |archive-date=31 January 2014 |access-date=1 February 2014 |website=[[India Today]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2014 |title='Golden Kela Awards 2014′: SRK, Deepika, Priyanka, Aamir Get Nominated in Their List |url=http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/golden-kela-awards-2014-srk-deepika-priyanka-aamir-get-nominated-in-their-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216082402/http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-popular/golden-kela-awards-2014-srk-deepika-priyanka-aamir-get-nominated-in-their-list/ |archive-date=16 February 2014 |access-date=31 January 2014 |publisher=Koimoi }}</ref> | ||
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== Game == | == Game == | ||
A [[Platform game|platform running game]] titled ''Chennai Express: Escape from Rameshwaram'', based on the film and featuring Shahrukh Khan & Deepika Padukone, was developed by | A [[Platform game|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 (operating system)|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 2013 |title=Shah Rukh Khan launches Chennai Express game |work=[[DNA India]] |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1865083/report-shah-rukh-khan-launches-chennai-express-game |url-status=live |access-date=25 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726120813/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1865083/report-shah-rukh-khan-launches-chennai-express-game |archive-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Indiagames |date=1 March 2016 |title=Chennai Express Official Game |url=https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Indiagames.ChennaiExpressEscapeFromRameshwaram |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161219203932/https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.Indiagames.ChennaiExpressEscapeFromRameshwaram |archive-date=19 December 2016 |via=Google Play}}</ref> | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20131231022326/http://chennaiexp2013.com/}} (archive) | * {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20131231022326/http://chennaiexp2013.com/}} (archive) | ||
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* {{Mojo movie}} | * {{Mojo movie}} | ||
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* {{BH movie|chennai-express<!-- id# 570145 -->}} | * {{BH movie|chennai-express<!-- id# 570145 -->}} | ||
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}} | * {{Rotten Tomatoes}} | ||