Chennai Express is of course a blockbuster movie that has been designed to impress the audience in all the corners of India. It is a Bollywood flick based on the South Indian back drop and stars big names like Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. It is indeed a movie that has huge anticipation of the audience and is expected to make huge collection at the box office. Traditionally Shahrukh Khan has almost always indulged in making romantic movies that has become classics at the end of the day. But the current trend is clearly for movies with a staunch South Indian flavor. It is just a reflection of an ever changing demands, likes and dislikes of the Indian audiences. In keeping with this trend every other movies of Bollywood have tried to gain a South Indian touch including a string of Akshay Kumar starrers. But this is the first time when a romantic hero such as Shahrukh Khan has ventured into the unknown territory of the South Indian style movies. The film also stars Deepika Padukone, a beautiful actress with a sultry figure and a very typical South Indian appearance.
Eid release –
Every movie that is slotted to release before or during Eid is usually a no-brainer. It has to be a simple story line film with songs and dances and of course a lot of fight scenes.
Success or not –
Whether or not this movie would be a success requires an important critical analysis. It of course has almost all the ingredients required to make a movie profitable like big stars whose very name could draw millions of fans to the cinema halls. It is also having the credential of possessing a trailer that is eye catching and entertaining at the same time. Songs of the film has a typical South Indian touch with frequent physical movement teamed with interesting facial expressions. The actions sequences in the film are again fabulous to say the least. It reminds us remotely of the South Indian icon Rajnikanth whose one touch could potentially dislodge a number of men from their possession and that to in the most hilarious and entertaining way possible. The film also boasts of a tag line “get on the train baby”, a recent addition to the already growing number of promotional gimmicks in the Bollywood film industry. This mixture add the spice of promotional tours and you get the perfect concoction that could last very favourably through the celebration of Eid, but then Bollywood is an unpredictable arena and so all calculations could shockingly over turn.