Chennai
Express
Chennai
Express
was
directed
by
Rohit
Shetty
and
produced
by
Gauri
Khan
for
Red
Chillies
Entertainment.
The
film
featured
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
in
lead
roles.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
with
Deepika
Padukone)
Chennai
Express
Casting
Apart
from
Deepika
Padukone,
Kareena
Kapoor
and
Asin
Thottumkal
were
also
in
the
talks
for
the
lead
role
in
the
movie
Chennai
Express.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
at
the
promotions
of
Chennai
Express)
SRK-Deepika
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
worked
for
the
second
time
together
In
Chennai
Express
after
their
blockbuster
film
Om
Shanti
Om.
(In
Pic-Farah,
Shahrukh
&
Deepika)
SRK's
Injury
Did
you
know
that
Shahrukh
Khan
underwent
a
shoulder
surgery
due
to
an
injury
which
happened
while
shooting
a
fist-fight
scene
with
Deepika
Padukone
for
the
movie
Chennai
Express?
In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone)
Chennai
Express
Trailer
The
official
trailer
of
Chennai
Express
got
2
million
hits
within
four
days
of
its
release...(Whoa!)
In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
clicked
while
shooting
on
the
sets
of
Chennai
Express)
Priyamani's
Item
Song
Priyamani,
who
did
an
item
song
'1
2
3
4' in
Chennai
Express,
is
the
cousin
sister
of
actress
Vidya
Balan.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
posing
with
the
team
of
Chennai
Express)
Chennai
Express
Release
Chennai
Express
was
released
across
3,500
screens
in
India,
making
it
the
widest
release
of
any
Bollywood
movie.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone's
candid
moment
captured
in
the
lens)
Shahrukh-Rohit
Shahrukh
Khan
worked
for
the
first
time
with
Rohit
Shetty
in
the
movie
Chennai
Express.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
clicked
during
the
promotions
of
Chennai
Express.)
Thalaiva
Song
A
tribute
to
Rajinikanth-The
'Thalaiva'
song
dedicated
to
the
megastar
Rajinikanth
from
Chennai
Express
became
a
huge
hit.
(In
Pic-Rohit
Shetty
posing
with
Deepika
Padukone
and
Shahrukh
Khan)
Chennai
Express
Shooting
Not
many
are
aware
that
the
railway
station
of
Vasco
da
Gama
was
used
as
a
double
up,
portraying
Kalyan
in
the
movie
Chennai
Express.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone)
Chennai
Express
Sets
Did
you
know
that
the
lanes
of
Ooty
along
with
some
of
its
tourist
spots
was
constructed
as
a
set
on
the
outskirts
of
Panchgani
for
Chennai
Express?
(In
Pic-SRK
posing
with
Deepika)
Cost
According
to
the
reports,
it
took
around
40
days
to
make
that
set
and
the
producers
of
Chennai
Express
spent
approx.
1.5
crore
for
it.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone)
Deepika's
Acting
Deepika
Padukone
was
highly
praised
for
her
acting
in
the
movie.
Many
people
thought
that
Deepika's
voice
was
dubbed.
In
Pic-(Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
shooting
on
the
sets
of
Chennai
Express)
Music
The
music
of
Chennai
Express
became
a
huge
hit
among
youngsters.
All
the
songs
of
the
movie
topped
the
charts.
(In
Pic-Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
posing
with
the
team
of
Chennai
Express)
Rohit,
Shahrukh
&
Deepika
Bollywood
director
Rohit
Shetty,
superstar
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Deepika
Padukone
snapped
together
while
promoting
their
movie
Chennai
Express.