John Abraham - Captain Vikram Singh (Indian army Captain appointed by the Research and Analysis Wing). Captain Singh is fictitious, Sircar said he had “used real references, portrayed rebel groups, revolutionary freedom fighters, Indian Peace Keeping Forces (and) shown how India got involved and the chaos”.
Nargis Fakhri - Jaya (a British war correspondent) (inspired by many war correspondents, including Anita Pratap
Prosenjit Chatterjee
Rashi Khanna
Leena Maria
Tinu Menachery
Siddharth Basu
Agnello Dias
Synopsis
As per John Arbaham "Madras Cafe brings us closer to what changed the political history of India."
The film, set in India and Sri Lanka, is a political spy thriller set against backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil war.Vikram Singh (John Abraham) is an Indian Army special officer who is appointed by the intelligence agency Research and Analysis Wing to conduct covert operations in Sri Lanka shortly after Indian Peace Keeping Force was forced to withdraw.As he journeys to Sri Lanka, with the intention of disrupting a rebel group, he discover the larger issue. There he meets a British journalist (Jaya)who is there to reveal the truth about the civil war, and in the process uncovers a conspiracy.
Casting
Shoojit Sircar contacted model Sheetal Mallar for the film,but as things did not work out newcomer, Rashi Khanna was signed for the role, who makes her debut.Leena Maria said that she plays a female Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam member.For the role of foreign war correspondent, Nargis Fakhri was chosen because the director required "a girl who looked Indian but had an accent." Thus this was the first film were her voice wasn't dubbed.
Filming
Film was shot in India, where the town of Jaffna was also recreated. In Delhi/NCR the shoot was done at IHDP Business Park, Sector 127, Noida, which is one of the finest buildings in NCR and is famous for exhibition and events. Here the shoot was conducted by Om Raizada
adras Cafe
Directed by
Shoojit Sircar
Produced by
John Abraham
Ronnie Lahiri
Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Movie Director : Rohit Shetty
Movie Producer : Gauri Khan, Karim Morani, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy
Music Composer : Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani
Release Date : 2013
Lyrics Writter : Amitabh Bhattacharya
Movie Cast : Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Nikitin Dheer, Priyamani
Chennai Express is an upcoming 2013 Indian action-comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under her production banner Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. This is the second collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone after the 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om and the first collaboration between Shah Rukh Khan and Rohit Shetty. Chennai Express is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a don.Principal photography began on 27th September 2012. Filming began in October 2012 and was wrapped-up by May 2013.
Cast
Khan said in 2013 that the name of the leading actress will appear before his name in future film credits, starting with Chennai Express.
Deepika Padukone as Meenamma Lochni
Shahrukh Khan as Rahul
Sathyaraj as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram, Meena's father
Nikitin Dheer as Tangaballi
Manorama as Meena's aunt
Priyamani in the item number "1 2 3 4... Get on the Dance Floor"
Kamini Kaushal
Lekh Tandon
Chennai Express
Directed by
Rohit Shetty
Produced by
Gauri Khan Ronnie Screwvala Siddharth Roy Kapur
Screenplay by
Yunus Sajawal
Story by
K. Subaash
Starring
Deepika Padukone Shahrukh Khan
Music by
Vishal–Shekhar
Cinematography
Dudley
Editing by
Steven H. Bernard
Studio
Red Chillies Entertainment
Distributed by
UTV Motion Pictures
Release date(s)
8 August 2013(United Kingdom)
9 August 2013(Worldwide)
Running time
141 minutes
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Budget
90 crore(US$15 million)
Chennai Express movie hard-core commercial film with a romantic angle. The story is about this man's travel from Mumbai to Rameshwaram and what happens during the journey.
Story in detail:
The movie is based on a 40-year-old bachelor Rahul, who lands up in a totally unexpected journey that makes him realize the importance of Love, Life Relationships and Sacrifice!
A stimulating train voyage that not only takes Rahul, accidentally to his destination but also makes him realize the power of True Love!
A hilarious journey which teaches you about the serious relationships in life.
Synopsis
Chennai Express is a story of Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) who embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu, only to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a South Indian girl (Deepika Padukone) hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them. What follows is a series of adventures where he finds himself in estranged situations, challenged with an unfamiliar language! Chennai Express is an action packed romantic journey.
Release
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's much-awaited Chennai Express is lined up for a strong release in non-traditional international markets. In Peru, it is said to be the first Hindi film to release on the same day as it hits theatres in India Aug 9. Earlier, Shah Rukh's My Name Is Khan and actor Hrithik Roshan's Guzaarish opened as delayed releases in Peru. But Chennai Express is making a breakthrough. The Rohit Shetty-directorial movie has been locked for release in Morocco, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France and Israel.
Plot
When a reluctant Jyotsna, an artiste with her assistant Ragini arrive in Calapor Central Jail to conduct an art program for prison inmates, initiated by a very sincere and committed reformist Jail Superintendent, Karunakar, the agonizing past of a criminal husband who cheated her and a delinquent son who ran away, returns to torment her. With adversity comes an opportunity; a second chance that Jyotsna as a mother cannot afford to lose or fail to succeed.