Chennai Express Review

‘New benchmarks’, ‘unstoppable’, ‘new records’ and other inappropriate phrases were used by the people to describe the Super-hit “Chennai Express”. Chennai Express was released on 9th August, 2013 and has been breaking every record in front of it, ever since. They all praise Shahrukh Khan, but for what, his needless over-acting in his new movie? The major role in the movie was played by Deepika Padukone as her hard work was clearly shown.

As other Rohit Shetty’s cliché movies, this one also involves bright colours and raging cars crashing against each other. Though this one broke numerous records, it still isn’t a big hit in Shahrukh’s career. After working in super-hit movies like ‘Chakde India!’, ‘My Name is Khan’, ‘Don’, ‘Swades’, and many more, Chennai Express has not only lowered his action skills, but made a fool out of himself, at the age of 40 (as shown in the movie).

However, on the other hand, Deepika Padukone was the hero of the entire movie, where she didn’t only mesmerize and stun her fans by talking in the (arguably pathetic) South Indian accent, but also out-shined in her acting skills. We wouldn’t have even realized SRK’s absence in the movie if he weren’t there, because Deepika Padukone was the star of the entire movie. I believe that without her, the movie wouldn’t have even gone this far. Speaking of, Chennai Express and Shahrukh Khan, it was definitely absurd to see him promoting his stupid film in every event he went to. Even when he was present at the ‘Saath Hai Hum Uttarakhand’ show that premiered on August 15th, 2013; he still promoted his pathetic movie in-spite of paying sympathy and respect to the soldiers. How insensitive could anyone get, though? Not just that, but he continued to promote his movie on every TV show that he was called on.

It is a great thing that Chennai Express, of all the other brilliant movies in Bollywood, beat 100 crores in less than a week, but for what is it loved? Shahrukh Khan’s over-acting and needless drama in the movie sure did keep the movie going, but also bored a few viewers. He was only making a fool out of everyone in the movie by being a fool himself. The movie focussed on insulting the people of South India, and he just added a little more of his pathetic humour to ignite the fire of rubbish. Shahrukh Khan could do a lot better in his career by not being premiered in the movie, in the first place, because Deepika Padukone deserved all the credit, so Chennai Express didn’t need Shahrukh Khan after all.