Chennai Express

Shah Rukh Khan movie poster of the blockbuster Hindi film Chennai Express (2013) for sale.

This is an actual surviving Shah Rukh Khan movie poster of the 2013 Hindi film directed by Rohit Shetty that starred the “Badshah of Bollywood” in the lead role along with Deepika Padukone.

Chennai Express was the first collaboration between director Rohit Shetty and the “King of Bollywood romance” Shah Rukh Khan.

Originally titled Ready Steady Po, Chennai Express broke several box office records in India as well as overseas. It was the quickest film to cross the coveted 100 crore or 1 billion rupees mark in India. Chennai Express surpassed 3 Idiots to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film worldwide at the time of its release. During paid previews in the UK, Chennai Express collected more than any in the first day of a Bollywood film in the UK, making this Shah Rukh Khan movie poster highly collectible!

Printed and circulated during the first release of the film somewhere in 2013, this Shah Rukh Khan movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

Superstar Shahrukh Khan is seen wearing a hat and holding an urn in his hand in this movie poster. He is flanked by actress Deepika Padukone, who is seen holding a machete. Both stars are seen wearing aviator sunglasses in this Shah Rukh Khan movie poster. The actress is seen wearing a bright colored saree with a gajra made of mogra flowers tied to her hair in traditional South Indian style in this Deepika Padukone movie poster.

The title of the film appears in a very stylized Devanagari font. A line at the bottom of this Shah Rukh Khan movie poster in Hindi reads, “This Eid … Ready Steady Po!”

The soundtrack of Chennai Express, composed by Vishal–Shekhar, became a rage throughout the nation during its release. Songs from the film such as “1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor” and ”Lungi Dance,” which was written and performed by Yo Yo Honey Singh are played till today as well as watched on video for their iconic dance moves.