Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Gauri Khan and Karim Morani, based on a story by K Subash, with a screenplay written by Yunus Sajawal and dialogues by Farhad-Sajid.
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The script of Chennai Express, which was initially written as a backup project for Khan, was chosen instead.
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Chennai Express was released theatrically in overseas markets on 8 August 2013 and a day later in India.
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At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Chennai Express received 7 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Actress.
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Chennai Express asks Rahul to take the ashes to Rameswaram and disperse them.
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Chennai Express 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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Chennai Express is fleeing from a forced marriage to a ruffian named Tangaballi.
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Chennai Express takes Meenamma back to Durgesh and tries to make him understand and honour Meenamma's wish.
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The script of Chennai Express was ready for Khan as a back-up, because of the difficulty of obtaining the actor's filming dates.
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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.
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Chennai Express said the song celebrated the spirit of togetherness.
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Chennai Express was scheduled to be released in non-traditional international markets.
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The price of tickets for Chennai Express was increased 40 percent above the usual tariff during the weekday shows and up to 20 percent on weekends; although this increase was not uniformly applied in all multiplexes.
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Chennai Express commended Padukone's looks, although she criticized aspects of her stagecraft skills.
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Chennai Express commented that Chennai Express was a "bloated vanity project", and felt that the lead actor could have performed better.
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Chennai Express set another record for worldwide opening gross, earning 1.
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Chennai Express broke the domestic net record set by 3 Idiots in its fourth weekend and added around 57.
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Chennai Express broke overseas records; during paid previews in the UK the film collected more than any first day of a Bollywood film in the UK.
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Chennai Express set a record for opening weekends overseas, grossing.
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Chennai Express had grossed about by its third weekend overseas and by the fourth weekend.
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