Chennai Express

Plot synopsis:
Rahul Mithaiwala (Shah Rukh Khan) is a forty-year-old bachelor living in Mumbai. His parents died in a car accident when he was eight years old, so his grandparents raised him. Rahul's grandfather (Lekh Tandon) owns a chain of confectionery shops. Before his grandfather's 100th birthday celebration, two of Rahul's friends invite him to accompany them on a vacation in Goa, which he accepts. Rahul's grandfather dies on the eve of the celebration, just when he witnesses Sachin Tendulkar on TV in a cricket match get dismissed on his 99th run. His grandmother tells Rahul that his grandfather wanted his ashes to be divided into two parts—one of each to be immersed in the Ganga and 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 and his friends plan to dump the ashes at Goa but his grandmother wants to see him off, forcing Rahul to travel by train. He books a single ticket on the Chennai Express, planning to meet his friends along the way, at Kalyan Junction station . However, Rahul forgets to take the ashes, and he almost misses the train when he returns to collect them. As he 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 tries to flirt with the woman, who starts communicating by singing parodies of 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 ticket inspector about them, but they push the inspector into a river below a bridge. Panicked, Rahul learns that the men are her cousins, and that her name is Meenalochni "Meena" Azhagusundaram (Deepika Padukone). She is fleeing from a forced marriage to Tangaballi (Nikitin Dheer). Her father, Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram (Sathyaraj) is a powerful headman of the local mafia in Tamil Nadu.
Meena takes Rahul to her father and introduces him as her lover. Tangaballi challenges Rahul to a duel that Rahul unknowingly accepts, due to his lack of knowledge in Tamil. On the night of the duel, Rahul escapes with the help of a local policeman, Shamsher (Mukesh Tiwari), 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. Terrified and once again surrounded by Azhagusundaram's sickle-wielding henchmen, Rahul pretends to take Meena hostage and escapes with her in her father's car, battling Azhagasundaram's men. When the car breaks down, Rahul and Meena quarrel and part ways. Rahul, not knowing which way to go, returns to Meena, who takes him to the Vidhamba village. Meena tells the villagers that they are a married couple who needs protection and rest, to which the villagers agree.
Meena then realises that she has fallen in love with Rahul. When Rahul plans to sneak away, she argues, not wanting to earn the villagers' distrust. Tangaballi catches Rahul as he tries to leave, but the villagers help them escape again. Meena persuades Rahul to disperse his grandfather's ashes and travels with him to Rameswaram, where they complete the rites. On their way back, Rahul realises that he has fallen in love with Meena, and does not tell her where they are going. He takes Meena back to her father and tries to make him understand and honour his daughter's wish. He also tells Meena that he loves her. Rahul tells Tangaballi and his goons that he is ready for the fight this time. In the fight that follows, Rahul is severely injured but emerges victorious. Meena's father and Tangaballi reform, accepting that the love of a common man like Rahul is bigger than their physical ability and political influence. Azhagusundaram allows Rahul to marry Meena. Rahul then leaves a message that love knows no regional or language barriers and that with a strong heart, there is no limit to what the common man can achieve.

Tags: romantic, flashback

Review:
Is it the director who does not bring out the best in her, or is it the Indian audience who just wants " Time Pass " movies with just a couple of beautiful faces, stupid story line and making fun of dwarfs!!
Coming to acting, SRK's comic timing was impeccable even when he was hamming through the scenes, it was done with a purpose, but finally it was Deepika Padukone who stole the hearts with her endearing performance.
Chennai express has everything going for it from the word PO!(Go in Tamil) I am a die hard Shahrukh fan and love Deepika too and let me tell you I wasn't disappointed at all!(though I had serious,serious doubts about the film till it actually began)The film is a laugh riot!
I never thought the two of them could actually come together and make a one of a kind film, keeping the essence of the genres that each of them is famous for intact!An original Bollywood flick 'King Khan' and Rohit Shetty style.
Just few hours back, I caught up with his new film released today 'Chennai Express' directed by the Singham & Golmaal director Rohit Shetty, co-starring Deepika Padukone.
But for sure a Rohit Shetty Fan.I was forced to write this review after observing incorrect and misguided review by many people.Well, I went to watch this movie on second day of release.
:DSongs and Music is Good, Few Comedy scene and typical Rohit Shetty Action Scene.The much hyped chennai express is a flop and simply bakwaas.
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Being a Die-Hard Srk Fan If Anyone Wants a Mind Freshener, a Love Story , a Two & Half Hours Completely Action & Comedy Entertainer I Suggest You 2 Watch This Movie Once...
I am glad that Rohet Shetty gave time for the love to blossom between Srk and Deepika.I will go to watch Chennai Express again and even buy the disc once it's available.
After watching the film, you WILL say "Shah Rukh Khan is back in his game" and you will fall in love with Deepika Padukone.
The film exceeds expectations for the mere fact that it entertains you for most its duration.Let's not even try and get into the other technical and creative aspects (or flaws) of the film, because if any of you'll went into a Rohit Shetty movie looking for a coherent plot narration or solid character development, then you'll need a serious reality check, or rather a surgical extraction of your prudish natures.
SRK's charm is the only highlight of the movie that moves from very-funny-that-i-forgot-to-laugh to really-funny kind of sequences.Deepika Padukone is sometimes just perfect but at times exaggeration comes into being.
Since Salman Khan has already started stealing the formula of south  movies and making them a big hit with masses in Bollywood 3 years back,  Shahrukh went one step ahead and stole their language also to increase  the mass audience size and yes, he got the numbers right; He is going  laughing to the Bank..
A film that has an average script but super fast paced screenplay performance wise srk is excellent and he leaves an impact on your heart deeps is improving by every film she is superb and others have very little to do but have a very important role in movie and they are not wasted comedy is good dialouges are written superbly according to scene demand direction by rohit shetty is incredible watch it for refreshing Your mind and don t apply pressure on your brain while watching it such movies are made for entertainment purpose only and don t touch your brain but the touch your HEART by it sweetness GO FOR this mas ala entertainer and enjoy SRK And deeps s comical Jodi and for the cinematography is mind blowing and refreshes your mood.
This is a very funny movie in the first half, where as in second half some comedy is there and at the end time, there's some action which is giving true definition of love!
I liked this movie as i enjoyed it.I watched it with my brothers,mother and it was very enjoyable.SRK did a good job by doing this role of Rahul.Depika was also good.This movie will entertain anyone throughout the movie.It has romance,comedy,some good action and good songs and music.It is a good combination of different things.
A film like Chennai Express heavily thrives on SRK's hysteria and the affection that the audience has bestowed on Rohit Shetty's no-brainer comedy flicks(read : the 100 Crore club)over the years.The epitome of NRI romance, Shah Rukh Khan returns to hinterland with Shetty juxtaposing his love story against the barrier of culture and ethnicity.Shetty puts SRK in the same trajectory that he carved out in his Golmaal series without any novelty factor and the same tongue-in-cheek humor.SRK reprises his good old screen persona 'Rahul' that had catapulted him to an iconic status and connected instantly to the youth brigade.
This time around , he is 40 but flirts and flies with the same intensity and is all set to party with his friends at Goa(burying aside his family responsibility, hoodwinking his granny )and as destiny would have it, he comes across a Tamil runaway-bride Meena(Deepika) and heads to Rameswaram.So one wrong train and he gets the right track in his life – that's the crux of the story that Rohit tries to bring in, with his usual elements of masala and generous doses of entertainment.
even though he has to fight the don's(Deepika's father ) goons and the muscular hulk Hogan , Thangavvalli (Nikitin Dheer).You would like to forgive all the clichéd melodrama if you are a die- hard SRK fan , love his buffoonery even when he tries hard to make you laugh with those silly Tamil dialogues.
They are making fun of their own movies in an irregular and thin screenplay, way-over-the-top acting especially by Shah Rukh, mindless comedy scenes, flying cars and people, just by touching them, childish characters or caricatures and watching it for 141 Minutes is an intolerable cruelty .
25% of the dialog are in Tamil and it is inconceivable for the people unacquainted with the language.It really does not matter if it makes billions of money (I am sure it will) because it has become a trend now like other blotted movies earlier.Rahul (I don't want to hear this name), boarding the 'Chennai Express', pretending to go to Rameshwaram to immerse his grandfather's ashes but has a plan to go to Goa with his friends.
Rest of the thing is known to every Indian Cinema viewer."Chennai Express" never thrives in its dilemma of portraying a Rohit's typical action-comedy style or Shah Rukh's patent genre comedy-romance.
What I only liked is Deepika's acting and I must say SRK is not made for comedy films.Not only me you'll find many other people saying this.
plus it's rohit shetty shtyle......Well rohit knows the pulse of Indian audience....and our audience needs Entertainment..Entertainment..and Entertainment.......The beautiful places and the flawless acting of Deepika padukone makes it more watchable.......SRK uses his old movies dialouges and is successful in entertaining us .....
It is a hybrid of Bollywood romance and Rohit Shetty style .SRK is working in his comfort zone i.e. Rom-com.Songs are Good.Deepika takes the movie to another level.
Chennai Express is a movie which is made to generate laughs and to that extent in my opinion the movie has achieved that target.with a simple plot and simple jokes the movie has ensured that the audience will have a great time watching it and the die hard Shahrukh khan fans will not be disappointed.
Saw Chennai Express today .Well it was not like usual Rohit Shetty films but different and wonderful!
7 Reasons to Love Chennai Express!1)Not like usual Shetty films but different & wonderful!2)Cute story!3)Wonderful and Cute performances delivered by Khan & Padukone!4)Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment!5)Never get bored!6)A film for any age!(Child to Old)7)No lame and ridiculous stuff!
Chennai Express is Probably the Best Action Comedy of the Decade.It has all the elements that are required for a Perfect Mass Entertainer.There is not a single dull moment in the entire movie.The second half is as entertaining as first half.The Comic timing of SRK,the dialogue delivery of Deepika are Perfect.Rohit Shetty understands masses very Well and this will be his 4th 100 Crore Movie in a row.The songs go very well with the story.This Movie is for the entire Family.There is No Vulgarity or Vulgar item songs.Everyone from a 5 year old kid to a 70 year old grandpa will Love this Movie.The Locations and Cinematography is Awesome.
For the first time srk is team up with rohit shetty and it make the return of the king to attract all classes of people.Chennai express is a mass entertainer and i sure that it will not disappoint u for a second.After a long time Rahul is come back with his loverboy image,this time he was 40 and he continuously entertain the people with his love,comedy and action too.Deepika also plays his role perfectly.The film starts with angry srk then to cool srk.All characters in chennai express played their role very well.For the first time rohit shetty's film open with a +ve review.The power of king attracted the director to select a story suitable to srk.watch it,feel it and like it from The Great One - SRK.Come fall in love all over again.
Chennai Express is really an entertainment film with comedy, romance, action and off-course Rohit Shetty's style.
When I went to watch Chennai Express, I had in my mind that it was a Rohit Shetty movie and hence it couldn't be very good.
I still cant understand why people esp ( north Indians) tend to be so tasteless in movie appreciation.Chennai Express is an horribly made up massala movie that doesn't match up to even previous films of Rohit Shetty.The bollywood stereotyping of South Indians has reached a new level with the horrible and false tamil slang Hindi used by Deepika.It should be a known fact that South Indians mostly cant speak or understand Hindhi but when they do speak it will be the proper Hindi comparable to north Indian Hindi.Film is initially funny but the story goes downhill from second half.Whats more disgrace is that some western media has given above average review for the movie which is due to their lowered and false view of Indian movies being mostly a brainless massala flicks with which chennai exp is compared.Please for those who have not seen don't go for the movie its horrible and disgrace to Indian Movies (actually disgrace to bollywood only)..
He really swallowed his pride and took lots of jokes on himself.He makes you smile throughout the film.Deepika gets out of her stereotype girl-next-door image and acts pretty good.The action sequences are more realistic then usual Rohit Shetty flicks.
Chennai Express Is One Of The Best Masala Comedy Action Romance Movie I've Ever Seen You Cant Even Blink Your Eye Till The End Of The Movie Its That Entertaining Hope It Does Break All The Bollywood Records Because They Made A Wholesome Entertainer Shahrukh Khan Is Truly The KING Of Bollywood He Has Proved It Once Again!
Its Rohit Shetty's Best Direction He Has Proved Him As One Of The Finest Directors Of Hindi Cinema I Am From Pakistan And I Left 4 Of Our Movies Releasing On The Same Day To Watch Chennai Express People All Around The World Watch It AND GET EXCITED....
I would want you people to go watch it yourself.What I liked: Shahrukh's acting till the climax, comic timing, Deepika Padukone, Action scenes and songsWhat I did not like: Overdone color grading, Overdone scene transitions and sometimes the editing transitions within a scene, Deepika's accent and climaxClimax looked a little forced but the fight scene compensates for it.
King Khan is presenting you Chennai Express on EID festival, the movie packed with Action, Comedy, Romance as usual which has been the bench mark of SRK's movies but this time love story has been given typical south Indian flavor.
The movie has been excellently crafted with so many punch lines over which you can't stop laughing, brilliant performances by SRK and Deepika in particular who has given her best performance till date, adapting to south Indian accent wasn't easy in her dialogs and expressions but deepika has done this with so much ease, she looks so natural her in emotional scenes as well, Vishal-shekhar's music with south Indian touch also keeps audience on their toes with songs like Kashmir main and Tittli already on public's lips.
It's quite obviously; the unique combo of R Shetty and King Khan is enough to make one curious about their product and when you get Deepika Padukone as bonus.The journey on-screen begins with Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan back with one of his favorite screen names, good thing is that this time he aged 40) on way from Mumbai to join his friends in Goa for a vacation.
Seriously, cinematographer Dudley has an eye for capturing the Southern landscape in its abundance, and the breathtaking locations that one would see in 'Chennai Express' are going to make nature lovers fall in love with the lower reaches of the Indian subcontinent.Crowd puller Shah Rukh Khan, in his act throughout the film, is zany, charming and at times flinching.
It is Shah Rukh Khan's act that makes the film substantial and keeps one hooked.But in no time you feel bore on the trip in "Chennai Express".
Mr. Rocco's expert review .................Chennai Express takes you to a journey full of fun entertainment without making you feel to leave the ride for even a second.........Full on ENTERTAINEMENTTo all masala lovers , give it a shot this is a treat for you , even if you don't like it ; you will definitely enjoy it ........Srk's hamming was required for the film.....
you will get to know .....Keep your expectations in limit and ready steady PO !!!!!!!!!!!I was expecting loads of action but it was enough ......my rating: 3/5 for the movie (plot, story performances etc)5/5 for the entertainment ..i watched 2 back to back shows..........
the movie was incredible.it had a perfect combination of action,comedy,drama and romance.the movie was shot in the southern part of India.the director Rohit Shetty has captured the beauty of south perfectly.The movie is based upon a man named Rahul(Shahrukh Khan ).Rahul an orphan,was raised by his grand parents.When his grand father died he was sent by his grand mother to Rameswaram to complete some last rituals .He planed to go to Goa instead of Rameswaram.But destiny had something else planed for him.trying to full his grand mother Rahul went in Chennai express where he found Meenama(Deepika Padukone).
You will laugh, cry and feel the romance, what else you want on this Eid?SRK, Deepika and all the stars have done a great job and of course Rohit Shetty has brought his shtyle too!I really recommend the world to go and watch this movie..
In spite of Salman's Movie, this year Eid "CHENNAI EXPRESS" released form Shahrukh's Own Red chilies banner and this time "KING KHAN" patched up with a deadly Combination with Rohit Shetty and Deepika Padukone n Rohit Shetty did his job as usual in "SHETTY STYLE".
The locations and cultures captured in South India Throughout the movie are so so and so beautiful that I AM SURE THAT AFTER LEAVING THE HALL YOU WILL AGAIN FALL IN LOVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY, FOR YOUR India.On a whole Rohit Shetty made a movie with a stamp of his "ISHTYLE" in every part of it.Its a Complete Entertainer with fun, romance, jokes, songs, dances, stunning locations, actions.
All the south-Indian actors are up to the mark and Deepika is as charming as ever, and SRK...for better or for worse people liked him in Jab Tak Hai Jaan and I'm sure they will love him in this movie too.
I was in Chennai for a couple of months this year and the thought of seeing a movie that gave me a chance to reminisce about my stay there,however small that might be, was really emancipating.Moving on,the movie could not fulfill the promise it made in the first 20 minutes.It had some really funny moments in the beginning.The drama was also not over-the-top and it kept the audience rooted to their seats.But when the "express" came into the scenario,the drama,the dramatic aspects of the film started to incorporate one cliché after another.The artistic aspects were wonderful.I felt that a part of Shahrukh's acting was an effort to relive his golden days.Some worked out wonderfully until they were repeated 7-8 times and the wow-factors turned to clichés.And the others ,well,if you are an SRK fan,i guess it will be somewhat of sweet Deja-Vus'.The action was trademark Rohit Shetty.It wasn't Singham good, it was kind of like Golmaal good.
One thing is sure that people still love Khans and Kapoors even if they (sometimes) works in such crappy movies.Lastly Deepika's acting was good and descent..
The actor is brilliant in his comic timings and his fans will surely love him.Deepika Padukone lends a good support with funny Hindi dialogues with Tamil accent.
All time Entertainer Movie "Chennai Express" - Ready Steady PO...!!.
All in all, Chennai Express is a typical Bollywood movie with a not-so-typical script which covers all aspects of a good entertainment number; action, romance, comedy and even a bit of tragedy.
So if you want good entertainment and are fans of Khan and/or Padukone, go watch this movie!
All in all, SRK fans can easily survive the movie and it makes a good family entertainer when watching at home..
Loved this movie even if I'm not a great fan of SRK and I will definitely re-watch it with my family..