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| Banner | Red Chillies Entertainment |
| Director | Rohit Shetty |
| Writer | K. Subash |
| Producer | Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur |
| Music Director | Vishal–Shekhar |
| Cinematography | Dudley |
| Film Editing | Steven H. Bernard |
| Art Director | Narendra Rahurikar |
| Camera Operator | |
| Assistant Cameramen | Rajan Sohani |
| Playback Singers | S.P.Balasubramaniam, Vishal–Shekhar, Hamsika Iyer, Chinmayi, Gopi Sunder, Amitabh Bhattacharya, Anusha Mani, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Neeti Mohan, Brodha V, Smokey, Enkore, Natalie Di Luccio, Jonita Gandhi, Zoheb Khan, Yo Yo Honey Singh, Phoneyx, Sricharan Kasturirangan |
| Character | Actor/Actress |
| Meenamma Lochini Azhagusundaram | Deepika Padukone |
| Rahul | Shah Rukh Khan |
| Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram | Satyaraj |
| Tangaballi | Nikitin Dheer |
| Guest Appearance | Priyamani |
| Truck Driver | Jimmy Moses |
| Dada ji | Lekh Tandon |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
| 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. His 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 partsone of each to be immersed in the Ganges 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. 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. Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) helps Meenamma (Deepika Padukone) board the train, a spoof of the famous train scene in Khan's 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 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 police officers investigate an arrested Rahul, he tells his story and ends up back in Komban. 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 has a breakdown, 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. The villagers decide to help the two. 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. |
| Release Date | 09-August-2013 |
| Budget | ₹ 115 crore (US$17 million) |
| Revenue | ₹ 396 crore (US$59 million) |
| Filmfare Awards(2013): Won: Sony Trendsetter of the Year - Red Chillies Entertainment Nominated: Best Film - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Director - Rohit Shetty Best Actor (Male) - Shahrukh Khan Best Music Director - Vishal Shekhar Best Actor (Female) - Deepika Padukone Best Playback Singer (Female) - Chinmayi IIFA Awards(2013): Won: Best Actor (Female) - Deepika Padukone Song Recording - Vinod Verma Sound Design - Anup Dev Nominated: Best Film - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Director - Rohit Shetty Best Actor (Male) - Shahrukh Khan Star Guild Awards(2013): Won: Best Actor (Female) - Deepika Padukone Entertainer of the Year - Shahrukh Khan Nominated: Best Film - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Director - Rohit Shetty Best Music Director - Vishal Shekhar Best Choreography - Chinni Prakash Best Dialogue - Sajid-Farhad Screen Awards(2013): Won: Best Marketed Film - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Visual Effects - Red Chillies VFX Best Actor (Male) - Popular - Shahrukh Khan Best Actor (Female) - Deepika Padukone Best Actor (Female) - Popular - Deepika Padukone Nominated: Best Actor Male - Shahrukh Khan Best Playback Singer (Female) - Chinmayi Zee Cine Awards(2013): Won: Best Film - Popular - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Marketed Film - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Actor (Male) - Popular - Shahrukh Khan Best Actor (Female) - Popular - Deepika Padukone Nominated: Best Director - Rohit Shetty Best Music Direction - Vishal Shekhar Best Playback Singer (Female) - Chinmayi Best Choreography - Raju Sundaram Best Dialogue - Sajid-Farhad BIG Star Entertainment Awards(2013): Won: Most Entertaining Comedy - Red Chillies Entertainment Jodi of The Year - Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone Entertainer of the Year - Shahrukh Khan Most Entertaining Singer (Male) - Honey Singh Most Entertaining Actress (Comedy) - Deepika Padukone Nominated: Most Entertaining Music - Vishal Shekhar Most Entertaining Film of the Year - Red Chillies Entertainment Most Entertaining Song - "Lungi Dance" Bollywood Hungama Surfers' Choice Awards(2013): Won: Best Movie - Red Chillies Entertainment Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan Best Actress - Deepika Padukone Best Marketed Movie - Red Chillies Entertainment Runner-up: Best Director - Rohit Shetty Golden Kela Awards(2013): Nominated: Worst Film - Red Chillies Entertainment Worst Actress - Deepika Padukone Worst Director - Rohit Shetty Most Irritating Song - "Lungi Dance" Worst Lyrics - "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor" |
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