Chennai Express

Directed by	Rohit Shetty
Produced by	Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Story by	K. Subash
Starring	Deepika Padukone Shahrukh Khan
Narrated	by Shah Rukh Khan
Music by	Vishal–Shekhar
Production company	Red Chillies Entertainment
Distributed by	UTV Motion Pictures
Release dates	8 August 2013 (Overseas markets) 9 August 2013 (India)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹115 crore (US $17 million)
Box office	₹396 crore (US $59 million)

Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian romantic action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty, and produced by Gauri Khan for Red Chillies Entertainment. The film features Shahrukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in lead roles; it is the second collaboration between Khan and Padukone after Om Shanti Om (2007). The film is about a man's journey from Mumbai to Rameswaram, and what happens along the way after he falls in love with the daughter of a local don. Principal photography began on 27 September 2012, filming began in October 2012 and was completed by May 2013.

Chennai Express was released in the overseas markets on 8 August 2013, and a day later in India. Extensive paid previews were held in India on 8 August as well. Although the film received mixed reviews from critics, it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect ₹1 billion (US $15 million) net domestically.

The film surpassed 3 Idiots to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide; a record it held until it was surpassed by Dhoom 3 in December, 2013. According to Box Office India, Chennai Express currently ranks as the fourth highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide.

Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) helps Meenamma (Deepika Padukone) board the train, a spoof of the famous train scene in Shah Rukh Khan's 1995 film Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge