All the records in the Bollywood film industry have been washed out with the recent release of the Shahrukh Khan movie Chennai Express. The movie has been released worldwide on the 9th of August. The film has been released in the UK and the US a day previous i.e. the 8th august. The film is an action-romantic-comedy type film and the lead roles have been portrayed by Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The film has been very critical acclaimed but still has entered the Bollywood 100 crore Club being the fastest ever till date. So the film has indeed created huge turmoil to the recent trends of the bollywood industry.
Introduction
The film is a much anticipated one. The film has broken many records like the highest first day collection, second day collection as well as the highest first day collection. Director of the film is Rohit Shetty and the producer Gauri Khan in the banner of Red Chillies Entertainments. The total collection of this film for 2 days is Rs. 204.88. Shooting for Chennai Express has started on October 2012 though photographic works started far before on September 2011. This film is the first joint venture of SRK and Rohit Shetty. This film is also the second one of the actor with Deepika after their 2007 blockbuster Om Shanti Om.
Lead Actor and Actresses
Both the lead characters need no introduction as they are very well known movie celebs. They have worked in many successful films. Shahrukh Khan has many films like all the Karan Johar films in this hit film list. He also owns the Kolkata IPL team. Deepika is the daughter of famous badminton celeb Prakash Padukone. She also has many hit numbers like Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani, Om Shanti Om, and Cocktail and so on. Other supporting casts are also renowned actors from the South.
Total Profit of the Film
The film has gained a large amount of profit after its release till date. Moreover the after release promotion of this film has been done at large. Moreover, after so many days, during the Rakhi festival, a special discount offer of one ticket free with the purchase of two tickets has been given which caused a total collection of 150 crores instantly. A lucky draw was also there the winners of which can meet SRK personally. The film has a total profit of over 314 crores and stands in the third position for total profit. It is also the second film to reach the 200 crore club. This film certainly had the mentality that the records are meant to be broken and with its non-stop pace has also reflected the same. With the release of these films, the overseas business of Bollywood has really flourished. During the inflationary times also, the film business is steadily making a good business.
Conclusion
This film is the fourth in line of the director to enter the 100 crore business club. So the film has indeed played an important role in the Bollywood career of all the cast and crew as they have gained much self-confidence to deliver better films in the future.
And thus Chennai Express (205 crore in India) breaks the previous record holder 3 idiots by a small margin and becomes the highest grossing Bollywood cinema ever.