Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian masala film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan with Nikitin Dheer, Sathyaraj, Kamini Kaushal and Lekh Tandon in supporting roles. The film revolves around Rahul Mithaiwala, a businessman who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of an influential crimeboss.
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with the background score being composed by Amar Mohile. UTV Motion Pictures came on board as producer and distributor, marking its first active project with Khan after Swades (2004). Chennai Express was released to positive reviews from critics and it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect net domestically.
At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Chennai Express received 7 nominations, including Best Director (Shetty), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Padukone). At the 15th IIFA Awards, it received 6 nominations and won 3 awards including Best Actress (Padukone).
Awards and nominations AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef(s) BIG Star Entertainment Awards18 December 2013Most Entertaining Film of the YearChennai ExpressMost Entertaining Comedy FilmMost Entertaining Action FilmMost Entertaining DirectorRohit ShettyMost Entertaining Actor in an Action Film - MaleShah Rukh KhanMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film - MaleMost Entertaining Actor - MaleMost Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film - Female Deepika PadukoneMost Entertaining Actor - FemaleMost Entertaining Music Vishal-ShekharMost Entertaining Song"Lungi Dance"Most Entertaining Singer - MaleHoney Singh for "Lungi Dance"Jodi Of The YearShah Rukh Khan & Deepika PadukoneETC Bollywood Business Awards2014The 200 Crore Club Chennai ExpressBest Marketed FilmHighest Grossing Actor - FemaleDeepika PadukoneFilmfare Awards24 January 2014Best FilmChennai ExpressSony Trendsetter of the YearBest DirectorRohit ShettyBest ActorShah Rukh KhanBest ActressDeepika PadukoneBest Music DirectorVishal–ShekharBest Female Playback SingerChinmayi for "Titli"International Indian Film Academy Awards23 April 2014Best FilmChennai ExpressBest DirectorRohit ShettyBest ActorShah Rukh KhanBest ActressDeepika PadukoneBest Sound RecordingVinod Verma for "Lungi Dance"Best Sound MixingAnup DevMirchi Music Awards27 February 2014 Female Vocalist of The YearChinmayi for "Titli"Song Recording/Sound Engineering of the YearShekhar Ravjiani for "Titli"Producers Guild Film Awards 16 January 2014Best FilmChennai ExpressBest DirectorRohit ShettyEntertainer of the YearShah Rukh KhanBest Actress in a Leading RoleDeepika PadukoneBest Music DirectorVishal–ShekharBest DialoguesSajid-Farhad Best ChoreographyChinni Prakash for "Lungi Dance" & "Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari"Hall of FameChennai ExpressScreen Awards14 January 2014Best ActorShah Rukh Khan Best Actor (Popular Choice)Best ActressDeepika PadukoneBest Actress (Popular Choice)Best Female PlaybackChinmayi for "Titli"Best DialogueSajid-Farhad Best Marketed FilmChennai ExpressZee Cine Awards8 February 2014Best FilmBest DirectorRohit ShettyBest ScreenplayYunus Saijawal, Robin BhattBest DialoguesSajid-FarhadBest Actor – MaleShah Rukh KhanBest Actor – FemaleDeepika PadukoneBest Actor in a Negative RoleNikitin DheerSong of the Year"Lungi Dance""1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor"Best Music DirectorVishal-ShekharBest Background MusicBest Male Playback SingerAmitabh Bhattacharya for "Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na"Honey Singh for "Lungi Dance"Best Female Playback SingerChinmayi for "Titli"Best ActionRohit Shetty, Jai Singh NijjarBest CinematographyDudleyBest ChoreographyRaju Sundaram for "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor"Best Marketed FilmChennai Express
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External links Awards and nominations received by Chennai Express at IMDb