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Remember that drama at the end? SRK makes a speech here in full melodramatic fashion (with some woman empowerement messages thrown in). His last big success, which was actually liked by people (or let's say, did not get a bad word of mouth) was Om Shanti Om. That bad phase was transferred to SRK (To have three 100 crore grossing films in your bad phase, that's what a megastar is).Д®ither way, SRK and his fanbase saw a downward spiral after 2007. But we are talking about Shah Rukh here). Salman Khan became the only big thing, after a bad phase in his career (I do love Salman, don't get me wrong. With commercial cinema shifting gears from Yash Raj romances to masala potboilers, his place in Bollywood was also uncertain. It's been years since people have truly liked a film of his. Yes, when actors ham, go completely over the top and don't leave an iota of subtlety in their persona. But if I have to point out why, then I'm a sucker for over-acting. Why I put him next to such great actors calls for another discussion or a blog post.

I know what you're thinking, he doesn't belong in that company. I love many actors in Hindi cinema currently (including all the Khans, in case you're thinking I'm biased) but there are only 3 actors who I call myself a fan of: Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan. This would be a great time to announce that I'm a huge fan of Shah Rukh Khan. I don't consider myself a critic anyway, might as well take the plunge.) (No self-respecting film critic would gush about an actor in a review but what the hell. Yes, this is Shah Rukh Khan's return to form. In Chennai Express, we see many facets of this superstar - funny SRK, romantic SRK, silly SRK, heroic SRK and my favorite is saved for last - angry SRK. I'll talk about the star in question: Shah Rukh Khan. It is all about what star you like or what songs you like. (Thankfully there is a plot here, predictable yes but rarely a moment where you get bored). These days, commercial cinema is not about the story or the acting.

I don't see any point in talking about how the film is more than what I have said.

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At certain points, she steals the movie from Shah Rukh. She has sealed the deal with this film, this isn't just a pretty face. My personal belief is that if an actress can do comedy well, she can do anything on screen. With every film, she seems to be proving me wrong. To be honest, when her career began, I thought Deepika Padukone was one of those models who can't be seriously considered as an actress. She is consistently funny and makes up for many laughs. Amongst the somber ones, Titli and Tera Rasta Chhodoon Na do the trick.Дeepika Padukone deserves a special mention for working that accent.

I especially like Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari and Lungi Dance as far as the 'fun' songs are concerned. But those abba dabba chabbas are the ones that people remember years later - because it sticks. This film reminded me of certain dramedies of the 90s where every scene has something or the other happening, relevant or irrelevant to the plot. This time there are Shah Rukh films that get the Shetty treatment and oddly enough, there is one Life of Pi reference (which had me choking, mind you). I love how there are movie references in every film of his. He makes the most basic scenes funny and the comedy is created out of the pointless. The comedy seems forced at the start and takes its time to settle but soon the unpretentious mindlessness starts tickling you and you can't help but laugh. Oh the joy of laughing at silly humor is easy to disregard but there is a reason why it works - because it's funny.Д¬hennai Express departs like every other Rohit Shetty vehicle. As he addresses it in this movie - 'Single screen humor'. Rohit Shetty falls in the latter category. Not many can do it right (read Sajid Khan) but there are those who can. Review Chennai Express & earn 20 DM Points.* Review SubmitД¬hennai Express is an immensely entertaining film with lots of masala and the thing I absolutely adore: low-brow humor.