In the last few weeks, our inbox has been flooded with questions related to Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone’s Chennai Express – Release date of the trailer, update on the shooting schedule, screen-war with Akshay Kumar’s Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Again were some of the most frequently asked questions.
Here is all the new updates that we currently have on Chennai Express.
Shooting: For the first time in 6 years, Shahrukh Khan took time out during the IPL season to complete Chennai Express in time for the EID weekend. The last shooting schedule is currently in progress in Kerala. Almost 90% of the film is complete.
Release Date: Although the official announcement hasn’t yet been made, Chennai Express will release on 8th August 2013. Confirmed.
Trailer: The Chennai Express Trailer or Teaser will be out next month. There are rumours that Shahrukh Khan might unveil the trailer during the IPL final in Kolkata.
Music: There were reports that SRK wasn’t too pleased with the music of Chennai Express, composed by Vishal-Shekhar, and has asked the music composer duo to rework on a few tracks. (Not true, the 2 songs that Vishal-Shekhar presented to SRK and Rohit Shetty was approved immediately). The music is expected to release in the second or third week of June.
Pakistan Release: CE was slated to release in Pakistan on August 8th, but the film might release a week or two after EID. A journalist in Pakistan tells us that the Pakistan Film Producers Association took the decision to not release both Chennai Express and Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Again because two big Hindi releases might affect the business of 4 Pakistani films like War, Ishq Khuda, Mera Naam Afridi and Josh. SRK commands a huge fan-following in the country and his last release Jab Tak Hai Jaan did record business. Chennai Express stands to lose at least 5-7 crores if the release is delayed in the neighbouring country.
Screen war: We’ve spoken to quite a few people in the trade and it looks like Chennai Express will be the first choice for exhibitors. The film is almost certain to have around 25% more screens and will also be allotted more shows at multiplexes. CE should release on 3000 screens in India.
More Chennai Express News Updates soon. Stay tuned to Indicine.
Well, yess exhibitors are more inclined to ce. And i know that ouatim2 will get less screens. And i also know that ce is good of genre bcoz its masala action comedy. But anything can happen. Downt forget akshay release 4-5 films in a year but ouatim2 is releasing after 6 months. Buzz of ouatim2 is greater than ce. Ouatim2 will get more appericiation and wom. Ouatim2’s opening may be lower than ce but lifetime business will be more inshaa allah.
We, akshay fanz are not worrying about anything. only i worry is the single screening in mumbaai. As films mainly perform in mumbaai, and akshay is darling of masses, i bit worry of he couldnt get screens bcoz they are booked for ce. But what happen’s will be seen. In my opinion, it is publicity stunt by utv and srk. Buzz increases with controversy. When mental was cancelled for eid, they announce ce for eid to creat buzz.
If a movie like SOA beat JTHJ (Yashraj Banner/big stars) then OUATIM is a big movie star cast and script is great so quite sure AKI will beat SRK.
Akshay fans Get ready for your next Flop…….
This Eid no good movie, both will be huge flops.
Wating for OUATIM 2 for Eid. Who will see the Disaster Express.
Even though srk fans are not much in south, hindi films have a good market down there, and last time people didn’t much appreciate his act of a southee in Ra.One.
If his act in CE is all about mocking southees, i guess it will not go down well.
Akki is mostly liked by northies because he gave a new dimension to punjabis and sardars with his films like Namastey London, Singh is Kingg projecting the better and positive sides of northies.
I hope the movie (CE) doesn’t hurt the sentiments, as it will only hurt back the producers and actors in the long run.
thAnks for updating<3 <3
all bollywood actor movies v/s srk movies ……srk won every time
@ Shanti Lal: Have you forgot Ashoka Vs Indian. Asoka was disaster and Indian was super hit.
@ Shanti Lal: If an ordinary Indian can pull down your Badshah, imagine what Rowdy Rathore will do.
Even SOS with lesser nos of screens have shown the magnum opus of SRK-Yash Ji-A R Rehman- Gulzar Saab-Katrina Kaif, the door.
King kumar;r u really the fan of akshay.who told u that exhibitors r more interested in ce than outim2.4days back indicine posted an article that etd is not releasing in single screens of mumbai,because of screen booking issue with utv,but it was released in allover mumbai.that too, saying even in multiplexes also ce wil have more shows than outim.sos was a mass and jthj was class movie ,then also shows were equally distributed.now outim is a clas compared to sos.indicine is a srk fan site so,promoting ce.thats it.
Ruler:i think u dont know anything,akki is not competing with srk,srk want to compet with akshay.because akki announced the release date 6months back.last time srk escaped with smal margin with ajay.this time it is akshay.no one can save srk this time.
why is shahrukh dressed in such a horrible manner?? has he forgotten the RA.One fiasco so soon???
@nilesh indian was a sunny starrer nd it was released in d same year in which gadar released sunny was at his top..gadar nt nly broke the recrd of hahk bt also broke the footfalls record of sholay so indian was nt an ordinary movie bt after 10 years nw no one knows abt indian bt asoka vil be remem fr ever by everyone plus it did gud business in overseas
Remember some point sp26 v/s abcd a non star film give tough compitition to sp26 then think what happend when aki release his film with srk. And jthj is a flop film if you consider all romantic films act by srk but sos col less than jthj thats the point. Rember rohit shetty v/s aki
2009 atb v/s blue
2010 g3 v/s ar
aki in his golden time like salman now but aki lost and rohit won. Think srk v/s aki
2004 vz v/s atraiz
2006 don v/s janeman
srk v/s any other actor clash srk won every time. Ouatim and g3 both release 2010 and star ajay devgn but ouatim col 56cr and g3 col 107cr more than jthj release half screen com to jthj. So no rohit is the no1 director and huge fan following com to any other director and thats why one can easili say ce col 150to 170cr and ouatim2 col 120cr to 140cr. Plz aki fans don’t say anything wrong that we srkians can’t accepted.
Insha Allah chennai xpress wil win…
But still I think clashing izz not a gud idea…
I want outim2 to do well too but less dan ce.
I hate only salwoman n aamir
Besides akshay,hrithik,saif,ranbir r likeable actors.
But deir fans spread too much negativity abt shahrukh dat m forced to do d same wid dem.
Lol…ppl r sayin sos beats jthj..!!
Grow up guys sos collected 15 crores or less dan jthj…
though d difference waz less…
So ppl r barking sos beats jthj…i think dere mathematics izz quite weak though..!!
@indicine why you didn’t published my last commnent???
@romance express bro please try to write in hindi instead of english so that we can understand.
@damnnnn..! jthj(101),,sos(89),,difference just 12 crores that too with yrf production backing with jthj against adf.this time it is utv vs balaji,,you will see how ekta gets almost similar screens..
guys,,let the official announcement made,,then you will come to know what happens.
according to me,,the screens will be:CE(2500 SCREENS),,OUATIMA(2300 SCREENS)..
@Damnnn….!…. : Also tell us the screens difference? Now put SOS in place of JTHJ n vice versa n tell me what wud have been the result. An actor’s favourite genre with a legend director as last movie of duo + AR Rehman music + Diwali release still difference is 15 crores. Compare RR (non holiday release) n Don2 (Christmas Dec 23 release) do u know the difference? n u people call srk as King, even the real KING will feel funny !! :p
both flop films…
akki cant beat srk’s chennai express
This screening is just a drama.all the exhibitors lost their money,who booked jthj for ett.so they dont do the same mistake again.outim2 wil get more screens than ce,because akshay is more than srk in masses.khiladi wil give a tight slap to srk this time
thanks for the updates. I am anxiously waiting for this movie.
Ole le le…
u knw wat sachin izz a legend dat doesnt mean he hits a century all d time…
Same waz d case wid yashji n a.r. Rehman…
So it wazz shahrukhs star power.which izz still 15 crores or so ahead….of d so called chewimgum oopzz singham superstar.
Hrithik uncle…yaa u r rite…but in
ur imagination
Hav seen ppl barking abt screens
screens…
Remember ‘losers alwaezz make
xcuses….’
Same izz ur condition…!!!
If ajay iz really a superstar den wat
happened 2 tezz n himmatwala…
lol even kai po che being a non
starrer collected more.
N sos got hype coz of
controversies…
N in second week d figures wer
almost same foh screens.n it waz
sos which waz benefited of d clash
thanxx to negativity spread foh jthj
by so called lallu fans.u knw watz d
cheapest thing ajay had done….
d budget of d movie wazz 80
crores(though waz 30 crores)
N if u r comparing rowdy n don 2…
den I shd compare jthj wid khiladi
786…watzz say uncle
@Damnnn….! : Thank God u accepted he cannot give a Blockbuster everytime unlike Salman.
My job is done. :p
@Damnnn…!… How any idiot or drunked buffoon can even contemplate putting Srk and Sachin in the same page together let alone same paragraph is beyond me…! :-P
Listen you sick freak- Sachin is universally loved in India, let the world have their own cricketing icons but in India Sachin rules supreme. Srk on the other hand is is nationally despised by a very large majority of patriotic Indians. Nobody cares about how much love Srk buys in tin pot military states around the world, what matters is that Smeagol looking Srk suxXxXxXx in India and thats a Fact and not Fictional crap like Srk rules ‘Overseas’. Thats 100% bakwaas because last time I checked the Globe there was no ‘overseas’ territory on there…! :-P
Lol
@Damn…!
please don’t compare sachin with someone like shahrukh.its an insult to legend like sachin.
i mean,,come on yaar.you guys always compare god of cricket with someone like shahrukh.it’s so funny how you guys even think of that.
and please don’t try to be funny damn..,,you are very irritating instead of funny.