Chennai Express Page #3

Synopsis: Rahul embarks on a journey to a small town in Tamil Nadu to fulfill the last wish of his grandfather: to have his ashes immersed in the Holy water of Rameshwaram. En route, he meets a woman hailing from a unique family down South. As they find love through this journey in the exuberant lands of South India, an unanticipated drive awaits them.
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Director(s): Rohit Shetty
Production: UTV Communications
  28 wins & 55 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Metacritic:
45
Rotten Tomatoes:
54%
NOT RATED
Year:
2013
141 min
Website
5,884 Views


Check, if there anything to eat?

0K8?'-

Meenamma...

that policeman instead

of helping me, he...

my father's reign begins from here.

The policemen are helpless.

What? What do you mean?

It means that no one

can do any1hingto these four.

That means from here

onanything can happen to me?

Yes.

That means I could

even lose my life here?

Yes.

All you are saying is - yes!

Do you know you should never tell a

dying person that he's about to die.

At least give me some sort

of false hope that I will be saved.

0K8?'-

You can be saved.

Feeling better?

Feeling better!

Now along with Grandpa's ashesmy

ashes will also be washed away.

I don't know whyl gave you my hand?

You gave me your hand?

In a bid to save myself I was running,

why did you help those four?

Had I known that your

brothers were goons...

I would have kicked them

instead of helping them.

Anyway, you are the root

cause of this entire problem.

Ever since you've come

into my life, my life sucks!

- What?- Sucks!

- Same here.- Okay.

Why have you come to me?

You've come to my side.

Forget about sides, Meenamma.

Come to the point.

ls there any way for the two

of us to get out? Tell me, please!

Please!

Yes, there is.

What is it? Please tell me...

But you will have to do as I say.

As if everything was

goingmy way till now.

I'll do it,

tell me what has to be done?

Once we reach Komban,

in front of my father...

whenever I look towards you,

you just nod your head.

0K8?'-

Nod what?

Head.

What?

- Head!- Okay.

Nod my head.

Nod my head.

I will eat idlis, I will eat dosas,

I will nod my head.

I will eat dosas...

I am okay...

Take the Chennai express.

Hey Chinna...

We reached our village... come!

Let's go.

Meenamma,

why did he pull the chain?

When we arrive at my

village we pull the chain.

Don't worry, it's very common.

The station begins

from where we stand.

Come on!

Hey... move on!

Who is this?

Father.

How many times will

you try to escape!

Why are you doing this? For what?

I don't want to marry Tangaballi...

Meena kept making her

father understand, emotionally.

Her father heard

whatMeena had to say.

I am in love with somebody.

Who is he?

And I was...

He.

And I was as clueless

as you all are.

He loves me too.

Am I right?

The plan was to just nod my head.

That is why...

After such a reaction

one thing was certain.

In the future, I wouldn't

be able to nod my head...

because it would be cut off!

My dear...

ls Tamil your mother tongue?

What is your father

asking meabout my mother?

He's asking youif Tamil

is your mother tongue?

Appa, he settled in the North...

I will teach him

Tamilafter our marriage.

Meena likes this boy...bring him.

Meenamma, I thought they

were going to kill me...

but your fathers goons

lifted me up on their shoulders.

Passing the parcel.

Shoulder to shoulder.

What did you say to them?

I just told them three lies.

You lied?

At least tell me what you said?

My first lie was that we are

very muchin love with each other.

What?

My second lie was that we wanted

to get married to each other.

What!

That's when you nodded your head.

Yes, I nodded. But that...

So all of them have accepted this?

No.

The plan only worked

whenl told them the third lie.

What was that?

That you lived up north

since you were a child

which is why you don't know tamil.

He thought my story was genuine.

So they've gone to the villageto

decide about our future.

Not to decide on the future

but to destroy my future.

I am not going

to be a pan of this.

Hey brother...

Think about it Rahul,

I will get married.

But that is my problem!

Go brother go.

At first there were just

four of them running after you...

now the whole village

will chase you.

I did all this drama

so we could buy some time.

We will run away as soon

as we get an opportunity at night.

Run away...

Don't worry,| have a lot

of experience in running away.

My family.

Meena's small family reminded

meof the population in China.

Meena began telling them

the story of Chennai Express.

As the story progressed everyone

seemed to be more impressed with me.

But I was depressed.

My mind was stressed.

The place where I had arrived

wasa very dangerous one!

Everyone was treating me well.

But a goat is also well

fed before it is sacrificed!

98... 982136... 98213...

I've asked Bobby to geta

fancy number many times...

but no, he'll just be cheap.

All the mobile service providersl

tried to contact were all

to my brain...

This mobile technology definitely connected

uswith our mothers and sisters but...

it had also messedwith our heads.

At first when there

were no mobile phones...

then we would remember

all telephone numbers.

Now that we have a mobile

phonewe don't remember any numbers!

Meena...

So when do we get out of here?

Meena, don't ignore this please.

This drama has gone on for

too long, it's quite enough now.

- I'm losing patience- Rahul.

Hello sir.

Coffee... I was asking...

Coffee.

Get him a coffee.

- Thank you, sir.- Coffee.

The food is ready, call everybody.

Madhi, come here.

Rahul.

Rahul.

Oh no!

Hello.

Hey, you are so smart.

What are you jabbering on in Tamil?

Talk in Hindi.

Hey, you are very beautiful.

Wow, you learnt Tamil

in a day?I love you so much.

Hey... I am not this

sort of a guy..Please!

Meena.

Rahul.

Mack .

Puvi.

They came.

We just followed them.

Yes...

Let's go.

You naughty...

What's the hurry?

You naughtY!

Meena I want to get out of here,

please do something.

Do?? Naughty! !

Not naughty.

Doin fine?Vanakkam.

Coffee?

Oh man! Joking!

Singh.

We need to take a decisionin

some of these matters.

A Punjabi? Here?

We need to take a

decisionin some matter.

So we should think

andtake a decision.

You are right...

but tell Meennamma that...

This Punjabi man

is speaking in Tamil.

with the boy she should not...

give me a minute...

This is just great,

you're Rahul right?

Yes, how did you know?

It's the work of policemen,

to identify a corpse.

A corpse? But I am still..

If it's not been done

a|ready,it will be done.

Anyways, myself inspector

Samsher from Punjab.

Okay, Sir.

Which pan?

Which pan?

The whole body my friend.

I'm in charge of this area.

You have a lot of guts.

Fell in love with Meena..

..knowing thatyou'|| be

in the bad books of Tangaballi.

Oh no, not at all.

People here have misunderstood.

Actually these guys

want to frame me.

You will be framed

up on this wall...

and a garland will also

be placedon your photograph.

Garland!

No sir. This is against the law.

Here you go, you should have thought

about all this before falling in love!

Tangaballi...

I have heard that this time

somebody has come with Meena.

Yes! What can we do?

What is he saying?

Tangaballi is asking about you.

What is the father saying?

The father is saying

youare the one because...

of who Meena keeps running

away from home time and again.

Oh not me!

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