indian romantic action comedy film directed produced red entertainment film features lead roles second collaboration khan film man journey mumbai happens way falls love daughter local don principal photography began september filming began october completed released overseas markets august day later india extensive paid previews held india august film received mixed reviews critics broke box office records india abroad quickest film collect billion million net domestically film surpassed highest grossing bollywood film worldwide record held surpassed december according currently ranks fourth highest grossing bollywood film worldwide plot khan year old bachelor living mumbai parents died car accident years old grandparents raised grandfather owns chain shops grandfather 100th birthday celebration friends invite accompany vacation accepts grandfather dies eve celebration witnesses cricket match dismissed run grandmother tells grandfather wanted ashes divided parts immersed asks ashes disperse reluctantly accepts request eager attend trip friends plan dump ashes grandmother wants forcing travel train books single ticket planning meet friends way ashes misses train returns collect tries leave train notices young woman running board helps people board moving train train leaves station tries woman starts communicating singing parodies hindi film songs explains men trying kidnap mobile phone contact friends men grab throw train annoyed says men carrying weapons tells ticket inspector push inspector river bridge panicked learns men cousins fleeing forced marriage father powerful local mafia takes father introduces lover challenges duel accepts lack knowledge tamil night duel escapes help local policeman ends ship terrorists gun battle police force terrorists police officers investigate custody tells story ends terrified surrounded wielding pretends hostage escapes father car battling men car breakdown quarrel ways knowing way returns takes village tells villagers married couple needs protection rest villagers agree realises fallen love plans sneak away argues wanting earn villagers distrust catches tries leave villagers help escape persuades disperse grandfather ashes travels complete rites way realises fallen love tell going takes father tries understand honour daughter wish tells loves tells ready fight time fight follows severely injured emerges victorious father reform accepting love common man like bigger physical ability political influence allows marry leaves message love knows regional language barriers strong heart limit common man achieve cast khan father grandmother grandfather inspector charge area item song dance floor village priest bobby friend production development originally planned team remake film blockbuster begun writing script film left half finished script ready difficulty obtaining actor filming dates reading script khan liked idea agreed star remake causing remake postponed said film hard core commercial film romantic angle story man travel mumbai happens journey minutes footage enhanced cgi actor approached script lead actor signed film stated despite title khan play south indian film casting lead heroine subject press speculation rumoured involved denied rumours stating cast finalised april going cast established actress role october confirmed signed play female lead opposite khan photographs showing khan shooting released second film opposite khan bollywood debut blockbuster starting film released women day khan wished female star appear credits cast play role father film main antagonist making debut bollywood actress signed january item number film personalities tamil cinema including appear minor roles filming filming project began mumbai october filming railway station minimal crew lead actor unofficially released mid october november cast crew went begin filming scenes set railway station portray romantic scene board train passing shot december crew went film certain scenes january shoot supposedly scheduled place khan felt far mumbai locations reconstructed outskirts art director took days million build required sets filming took entire month march day shooting schedule began mid april scenes filmed lake filming stopped days heavy rainfall resulting schedule slightly extended end month press conference held scenes filmed finished shooting khan flew film remaining scenes film tamil dialogues retain context subtitles soundtrack score composed songs composed duo lyrics written recording songs began late october track recorded november music composers sources said director actor score director reportedly asked plan different musical composition composers denied rumours mid april singer recorded title track film marking return bollywood absence years said song celebrated spirit initially chose sing content leads film song dance floor released promotional single world music day june video promo song released july promo video main released july series uploaded song official channel youtube sung song titled tribute honour south indian film actor july promotional video song main released music album launched july critical response soundtrack album received positive reviews gave album saying robust offering new sounds surprises lot effort bring best film ibn live gave album stated album winner composers critically praised blending different forms music usual bollywood music dna gave album said winner boasts typical bollywood numbers tracks exceptional mixing wrote likely appeal music lovers age groups sentiments called entertaining composers applauded different music beats usual bollywood music gave album wrote title song express average expressed displeasure ill voice said song remarkable complimented overall outcome satisfactory songs standing said easy imagine director crystal clear brief involving words catchy fun course hit songs given happily formulaic soundtrack turned given fair idea release film paid previews india august shows scheduled released non traditional international markets peru hindi film released day india released morocco germany switzerland austria france israel price tickets increased percent usual weekday shows percent weekends increase uniformly applied film released cinemas screens india screens internationally including screens united_states united_kingdom middle_east australia widest bollywood release point marketing look released january thirty second title track teaser sung released official trailer film released event mumbai june days launch exceeded million views youtube platform running game titled escape based film featuring developed digital wing launched july android systems game player rides virtual roller coaster fighting obstacles attempt collect coins order unlock game avatar outfits worn film auctioned proceeds sale donated charity auction took place day film release karaoke app developed swedish gaming studio launched august android ios based khan promoted film reality television shows super indian idol junior google year end compilation frequent search named topic india film satellite television rights sold million million agreement linked film box office revenue deal kind indian cinema collected billion million net million earned producers additional million film television premiere october seen record number viewers doubling highest rated fiction helped broadcaster reach position month legal issues time mumbai initially abandoned pakistani distributors pakistani films released day release dates postponed august respectively schedule filming film unit ran trouble water dam drought stricken district state relief rehabilitation minister addressed problem film poster trailer released twitter youtube criticised tamil media depiction tamil said heavily dialogue resembled accent tamil defended film saying parody south indian culture crew including south indians later said spoof culture july nationalist political party film wing threatened disrupt film premiere reportedly attempted ongoing popular movies cinemas film time party upset reports distributors demanded prime slots single screen cinemas film popular july august film directors called find solution listening parties ruled removed single screen cinemas state object release critical reception received mixed reviews critics worldwide india gave movie stars wrote trademark stamp seek entertainment entertainment entertainment film like movie lives hype surrounding rated movie stars stating film humorous set pieces colourful songs makes style movies perfect description film don plan engage multi lateral critique dramatic elements narrative film fun dna gave movie stars said treat hindi film lovers ingredients expect big commercial film big star cast drama action comedy songs car chases big finish delivered overall bubblegum blockbuster times_of_india gave movie stars saying mounted film ode cinema read series director bollywood club ups scale offering gave movie stars said hearted zeal bring table steady flow funny liners serve purpose turning film completely intentions news rated movie stars stating ignores absence punch script person onboard fun ride india today gave film stars good news pleasant film parts bad news star power tell play year old india gave stars wrote comedy action rarely served equal entertainment today cinema mass leisure includes cars unknown corners comedy isn works gave movie stars wrote film comes genuinely funny moments commended looks criticized aspects skills gave film stars saying evokes laughs decides shift tracks comedy drama gave film stars wrote board risk cnn ibn gave film rating said film big fat bore commented project felt lead actor performed better rated star saying paid ticket yes sit suffer overseas new_york_times wrote express feels like meal carefully chosen wine main course money visual care bollywood action comedy romance glossy stars engaged movie hours minutes searching comedy characters story wrote romance relies heavily applauded mainly loyalists added carnival like comedy laughs leave exhausted said performance khan variety wrote khan ill matched comedy romance need maintain characters romantic heroism constantly depictions simon foster special broadcasting service gave film stars described loud lame romantic comedy broad directorial brush vehicle sees charismatic actor badly easily overshadowed leading lady box office time highest grossing bollywood film india world collecting billion million end run currently stands fourth highest grossing bollywood film worldwide film gross broke billion million record set according india paid previews performed hindi version collecting million surpassing previous record held according film collected million opening day making second highest opening day collection film broke second day box office records collecting million million million million respectively collected million million million million including paid previews breaking previous weekend record set set record worldwide opening gross earning billion million day weekend film performed monday collecting million million grossed million million tuesday highest grossing film india film grossed million million wednesday reported film grossed million million net thursday taking week total including paid previews billion million beating previous record worldwide gross billion million seven days film collected million million second weekend taking total domestic net billion million second highest grossing bollywood film days worldwide gross billion million film earned billion million weeks collected billion million weekend domestic market grossed million million week bringing total billion million broke domestic net record set fourth weekend added million week total billion million film collected million sixth week final total billion million film lifetime domestic distributor share stands billion million breaking previous record billion million overseas broke overseas records paid previews film collected day bollywood film film broke opening weekend records foreign territories taking million million including record collections key markets million million set record opening weekends overseas grossing million successful pakistan collected million opening weekend august film broken box office records grossing million film earned million million days overseas markets second weekend grossed approximately million grossed million weekend overseas million fourth weekend fifth weekend film grossed million abroad collecting sixth weekend taking total million records awards nominations
Chennai Express