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Get on the train baby! ON May 2013 when the first look of Chennai Express was unveiled during the IPL semi-finals, the buzz for the much awaited and the highly anticipated movie of 2013 started. Since then, there have been numerous promotion sequences for this masala entertainer by its crew.
Chennai Express hit the theatres on 9th Aug i.e. Eid and it is a typical Bollywood masala flick. Director Rohit Shetty who has created a different genre for himself this time casts Shahrukh Khan as Rahul and Deepika Padukone as Meena in this substantial yet run-of-the-mill flick. Rahul is a 40 year old bachelor who lives with his grandfather and grandmother. He is asked by his grandmother to go to Rameshwaram for Asthi-Visarjan of his grandpa.
Right from here, the whole drama begins. It is Ready..Steady…GO time! He boards the Chennai express and if you think that the train sequence is completely borrowed from DDLJ, then you are wrong! (Suspense). Meena's father is a Don in a small area and his monstrous battalion of lungi clad uncles has a control over the police, the jurisdiction and even the railway track. Her father wants her to get married to a humungous homo sapien Tangaballi played by Nikitin Dheer so that he could have one more village under his belt.
Thereafter, everything is contrived by drama, emotions, romance and well, action which is a mandatory stuff for a Rohit Shetty entertainer. It has the same car popping progressions with some bike chasing added to it. Though there is less action but whatever is in it, is purely brainless.
Shahrukh Khan needs an advice of not touching the comedy genre ever as he cannot carry it smoothly. He is just magnificent in the romantic scenes. Well, that's definitely his arena. With Rahul as his character, you will surely miss the Kuch Kuch hota hai one in this flick. Though CE is a Rohit-Shahrukh entertainer but it is Deepika Padukone who steals the show. She is electrifying in her Tamil accent and looks charming. Full marks to her! The ossification of Tamil dialogues is an issue though.
BEST PART
The masala content will surely connect with the masses. The locations need a special mentioning here as they are pleasant, alluring and go with the theme. Some dialogues can surely tickle your funny bone. The cinematography, editing and screenplay are fine. A technically sound film. The music is good with 1 2 3 4 already popular , Tera raasta chhodun na is soulful and lungi dance is bearable and not to forget it has Shahrukh and Deepika with the topping of Rohit Shetty. So, it is bound to experience a phenomenal commercial success. Will make its collections by leap and bounds.
LOWER ENDS
The flick is flawed in some departments. Whether it is d excess of Tamil dialogues which surely need subtitles or the weak storyline and a plagued narration, d content may play spoilsport if you R not not an SRK fan. Shahrukh delivers an average performance.
VERDICT
With Shahrukh khan and Deepika as the USP and some good acting it is passable. The flick has the zest but lacks the character. The dialogues may become a reason for taking saradon pills. A one time watch movie. Recommended!
RATING- 3.5/5
Get on the train baby! ON May 2013 when the first look of Chennai Express was unveiled during the IPL semi-finals, the buzz for the much awaited and the highly anticipated movie of 2013 started. Since then, there have been numerous promotion sequences for this masala entertainer by its crew.
Chennai Express hit the theatres on 9th Aug i.e. Eid and it is a typical Bollywood masala flick. Director Rohit Shetty who has created a different genre for himself this time casts Shahrukh Khan as Rahul and Deepika Padukone as Meena in this substantial yet run-of-the-mill flick. Rahul is a 40 year old bachelor who lives with his grandfather and grandmother. He is asked by his grandmother to go to Rameshwaram for Asthi-Visarjan of his grandpa.
Right from here, the whole drama begins. It is Ready..Steady…GO time! He boards the Chennai express and if you think that the train sequence is completely borrowed from DDLJ, then you are wrong! (Suspense). Meena's father is a Don in a small area and his monstrous battalion of lungi clad uncles has a control over the police, the jurisdiction and even the railway track. Her father wants her to get married to a humungous homo sapien Tangaballi played by Nikitin Dheer so that he could have one more village under his belt.
Thereafter, everything is contrived by drama, emotions, romance and well, action which is a mandatory stuff for a Rohit Shetty entertainer. It has the same car popping progressions with some bike chasing added to it. Though there is less action but whatever is in it, is purely brainless.
Shahrukh Khan needs an advice of not touching the comedy genre ever as he cannot carry it smoothly. He is just magnificent in the romantic scenes. Well, that's definitely his arena. With Rahul as his character, you will surely miss the Kuch Kuch hota hai one in this flick. Though CE is a Rohit-Shahrukh entertainer but it is Deepika Padukone who steals the show. She is electrifying in her Tamil accent and looks charming. Full marks to her! The ossification of Tamil dialogues is an issue though.
BEST PART
The masala content will surely connect with the masses. The locations need a special mentioning here as they are pleasant, alluring and go with the theme. Some dialogues can surely tickle your funny bone. The cinematography, editing and screenplay are fine. A technically sound film. The music is good with 1 2 3 4 already popular , Tera raasta chhodun na is soulful and lungi dance is bearable and not to forget it has Shahrukh and Deepika with the topping of Rohit Shetty. So, it is bound to experience a phenomenal commercial success. Will make its collections by leap and bounds.
LOWER ENDS
The flick is flawed in some departments. Whether it is d excess of Tamil dialogues which surely need subtitles or the weak storyline and a plagued narration, d content may play spoilsport if you R not not an SRK fan. Shahrukh delivers an average performance.
VERDICT
With Shahrukh khan and Deepika as the USP and some good acting it is passable. The flick has the zest but lacks the character. The dialogues may become a reason for taking saradon pills. A one time watch movie. Recommended!
RATING- 3.5/5
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