Rohit Shetty sidelined his best friend for Shah Rukh?
Rohit Shetty sidelined his best friend for Shah Rukh…?
Almost 6 years after the release of the 2007 film 'Om Shanti Om', Shah Rukh Khan and deepika padukone appeared together on the big screen. Shah Rukh-Deepika also gave a blockbuster film like 'Chennai Express' which rohit shetty made in his own style. Rohit's films have action, comedy, a little romance and a lot of cars flying. The same was shown in 'Chennai Express' but the audience liked this film very much. It has been 11 years since the release of 'Chennai Express' and even after so many years, the songs or dialogues of the film are still famous. The trio of Shah Rukh Khan, deepika padukone and rohit shetty did wonders at the box office.
'Chennai Express' completes 11 years of release
The promo of the film was shared on the instagram page of red Chillies Entertainment. The caption read, 'Romance, action, thriller and laughter will always be our favourite. Celebrating the 11th year of chennai Express.'
The film chennai Express, directed by rohit shetty, released on 8 august 2013, was made under the banner of red Chillies Entertainment, which is owned by Shahrukh and Gauri Khan. The music of the film was given by Vishal-Shekhar. honey singh gave a chartbuster song like 'Lungi Dance' which paid tribute to Rajinikanth. Apart from shahrukh khan and deepika padukone, actors like Nikitin Dheer, yogi Babu, Sathyaraj, mukesh tiwari were seen in the film. The film was mostly full of South stars because this film was made on a South Indian.
Box office collection of 'Chennai Express'
After watching 'Om Shanti Om', rohit shetty wanted to work with Shahrukh Khan. Later, deepika padukone was paired with Shahrukh in this film, which made Rohit very happy because 'Om Shanti Om' has been one of his favourite films. The film 'Chennai Express' was an amazing film which also earned a lot. According to Sacnilk, the budget of the film 'Chennai Express' was Rs 115 crores while the film made a fantastic worldwide collection of Rs 422 crores at the box office. It is said that there was no expectation of this film earning so much but its collection surprised the trade analysts.