Reuniting after five years, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone are back to entertain with Rohit Shetty’s comedy caper Chennai Express. And the teaser looks, no prizes for wild-guessing, very Rohit Shetty.
Shah Rukh Khan admits right at the outset that he is 40! Okay, that is still 7 moons too short of the real number. But it’s a start. Deepika Padukone’s accent is not too far off the mark but towards the end falters a tad.
Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Sathyaraj, Manorama, Nikitin Dheer and Rani Mukherji feature in Chennai Express. Priyamani too features in an item song in the film.
Produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment banner, Chennai Express is slated for theatrical release on August 8. Do you like the teaser? VOTE NOW
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Director Rohit Shetty has earned the reputation of making films — the Golmaal series, Singham (2011) and Bol Bachchan (2012) — that always manage to cross the Rs. 100 crore mark at the box office. For his upcoming movie, Chennai Express, lead actor Shah Rukh Khan wanted everything done meticulously to ensure another successful project.
Shah Rukh Khan in an action avatar in Chennai Express
In his upcoming film Chennai Express, Shah Rukh Khan will be seen in a complete action-packed avatar, perhaps to give his rivals Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn tough competition.
The actor reportedly performed dangerous action sequences in the film, despite a shoulder injury.
Rohit Shetty's comic caper on hold
Director Rohit Shetty’s first brush with fame was his 2006 hit Golmaal. He went on to make two sequels, Golmaal Returns (2008) and Golmaal 3 (2010), and is keen on a fourth film in the series. However, he hasn’t been able to find a powerful script for it. Writer duo Sajid-Farhad admit that Rohit has been in constant touch with them to finalise a script, and has even rejected a few options.
"Golmaal 3 is our favourite film, so to be bigger and better than that, we need a great story. We’ve discussed several scripts for Golmaal 4, but nothing has worked out yet. We’ve rejected a few as they didn’t excite us," says Sajid.
In the meantime, Rohit, as well as Sajid-Farhad, are keeping themselves busy with other projects. Sajid says, "Rohit is presently focussing on Chennai Express with Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. After that, he will start working on Singham 2. I don’t think Golmaal 4 will happen before that."
Glad to have Shah Rukh Khan in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is happy to team up with Shah Rukh Khan in Chennai Express after 2007 release Om Shanti Om and says now she interacts with him "more freely" and they share a "friendly equation".
The actress debuted with Om Shanti Om, which had SRK in the male lead, and being a newcomer she tended to be "nervous and awkward" on the sets of Farah Khan directorial venture.
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Deepika says now she interacts with SRK "more freely" and they share a "friendly equation".
SRK uses KKR for Chennai Express promotion
Shah Rukh Khan,co-owner of the Kolkata franchise a T20 team, will appear on a TV show during the ongoing T20 tournament’s final on May 26 to promote his upcoming film, Chennai Express. The actor has come up with a promotional trailer for his appearance on the show and has urged his fans to express themselves. The title track of the Rohit Shetty directorial plays in the background of the promo.
Director Rohit Shetty’s first brush with fame was his 2006 hit Golmaal. He went on to make two sequels, Golmaal Returns (2008) and Golmaal 3 (2010), and is keen on a fourth film in the series. However, he hasn’t been able to find a powerful script for it. Writer duo Sajid-Farhad admit that Rohit has been in constant touch with them to finalise a script, and has even rejected a few options.
"Golmaal 3 is our favourite film, so to be bigger and better than that, we need a great story. We’ve discussed several scripts for Golmaal 4, but nothing has worked out yet. We’ve rejected a few as they didn’t excite us," says Sajid.
In the meantime, Rohit, as well as Sajid-Farhad, are keeping themselves busy with other projects. Sajid says, "Rohit is presently focussing on Chennai Express with Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. After that, he will start working on Singham 2. I don’t think Golmaal 4 will happen before that."
Glad to have Shah Rukh Khan in Chennai Express: Deepika Padukone
Deepika Padukone is happy to team up with Shah Rukh Khan in Chennai Express after 2007 release Om Shanti Om and says now she interacts with him "more freely" and they share a "friendly equation".
The actress debuted with Om Shanti Om, which had SRK in the male lead, and being a newcomer she tended to be "nervous and awkward" on the sets of Farah Khan directorial venture.
Excerpts:
Deepika says now she interacts with SRK "more freely" and they share a "friendly equation".
SRK uses KKR for Chennai Express promotion
Shah Rukh Khan,co-owner of the Kolkata franchise a T20 team, will appear on a TV show during the ongoing T20 tournament’s final on May 26 to promote his upcoming film, Chennai Express. The actor has come up with a promotional trailer for his appearance on the show and has urged his fans to express themselves. The title track of the Rohit Shetty directorial plays in the background of the promo.
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