Rohit Shetty Celebrates 12 Years Of Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express
Rohit Shetty's directorial Chennai Express marked a special milestone as the film completed 12 years, which starred Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles. Taking to social media, Shetty shared a nostalgic picture from the film. The film emerged as one of the biggest blockbusters of 2013.
Taking to his Instagram stories, Rohit Shetty shared the poster featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone and '12 Years of Chennai Express'. Released in 2013, the film became a massive box-office hit, breaking multiple records at the time. The movie's catchy songs, including 'Lungi Dance" and 'Titli," continue to enjoy popularity even after more than a decade.
Rohit Shetty Talks About Deepika Padukone:
Talking to casting director Mukesh Chhabra on Mashable India, Rohit recalled that Deepika was coming off a string of flops at the time, and needed a few days to get into the groove. He said, 'It took a long time… In comedy especially, it takes a while to crack even established actors. We started shooting with Deepika, we shot for four days, and on the fourth day, she started getting a hang of the accent. Actors are usually conscious about how they are coming across, it's only when they shed these concerns that they start performing."
He continued, 'It took four days, and on the fourth day we thought that we had it. Even Shah sir realised that we were on the right track, and we reshot the previous four days. Then she started enjoying it, and that's when it went to a different level."
About the film:
Chennai Express story revolves around Shah Rukh Khan who travels from Mumbai to Rameshwaram, and while on it, falls in love with Deepika Padukone who is daughter of a local Don. Shah Rukh also underwent a shoulder surgery due to an injury he had on the sets of 'Chennai Express' while shooting a fist-fight scene with Deepika Padukone.
Chennai Express released in 2013. The actress reunited with Shah Rukh Khan for the film but was her first collaboration with Rohit Shetty.
Apart from this, Rohit Shetty is currently enjoying the success of his recently released film Singham Again. The film stars Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor and Tiger Shroff.
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