List of accolades received by Chennai Express

Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian masala film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan with Nikitin Dheer, Sathyaraj, Kamini Kaushal and Lekh Tandon in supporting roles. The film revolves around Rahul Mithaiwala, a businessman who accidentally boards the eponymous train and journeys from Mumbai to Rameswaram with the daughter of an influential crimeboss.^[1]

Chennai Express awards and nominations

Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan garnered several accolades for their performance in Chennai Express.
Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations
Totals[a]
Wins	24
Nominations	64
Note Certain award groups do not simply award one winner. They acknowledge several different recipients, have runners-up, and have third place. Since this is a specific recognition and is different from losing an award, runner-up mentions are considered wins in this award tally. For simplification and to avoid errors, each award in this list has been presumed to have had a prior nomination.

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Vishal–Shekhar, with the background score being composed by Amar Mohile. UTV Motion Pictures came on board as producer and distributor, marking its first active project with Khan after Swades (2004). Chennai Express was released to positive reviews from critics and it broke several box office records in India and abroad, becoming the quickest film to collect ₹1 billion (US$17.07 million) net domestically.^[2]

At the 59th Filmfare Awards, Chennai Express received 7 nominations, including Best Director (Shetty), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Actress (Padukone).^[3] At the 15th IIFA Awards, it received 6 nominations and won 3 awards including Best Actress (Padukone).^[4]

Awards and nominations

Award	Date of ceremony[a]	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
BIG Star Entertainment Awards	18 December 2013	Most Entertaining Film of the Year	Chennai Express	Nominated	[5][6]
		Most Entertaining Comedy Film		Won
		Most Entertaining Action Film		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Director	Rohit Shetty	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor in an Action Film - Male	Shah Rukh Khan	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film - Male		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Actor - Male		Won
		Most Entertaining Actor in a Comedy Film - Female	Deepika Padukone	Won
		Most Entertaining Actor - Female		Nominated
		Most Entertaining Music	Vishal-Shekhar	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Song	"Lungi Dance"	Nominated
		Most Entertaining Singer - Male	Honey Singh for "Lungi Dance"	Nominated
		Jodi Of The Year	Shah Rukh Khan & Deepika Padukone	Won
ETC Bollywood Business Awards	2014	The 200 Crore Club	Chennai Express	Won	[7]
		Best Marketed Film		Won
		Highest Grossing Actor - Female	Deepika Padukone[b]	Won
Filmfare Awards	24 January 2014	Best Film	Chennai Express	Nominated	[8][9]
		Sony Trendsetter of the Year		Won
		Best Director	Rohit Shetty	Nominated
		Best Actor	Shah Rukh Khan	Nominated
		Best Actress	Deepika Padukone	Nominated
		Best Music Director	Vishal–Shekhar	Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Chinmayi for "Titli"	Nominated
International Indian Film Academy Awards	23 April 2014	Best Film	Chennai Express	Nominated	[10][11]
		Best Director	Rohit Shetty	Nominated
		Best Actor	Shah Rukh Khan	Nominated
		Best Actress	Deepika Padukone	Won
		Best Sound Recording	Vinod Verma for "Lungi Dance"	Won
		Best Sound Mixing	Anup Dev	Won
Mirchi Music Awards	27 February 2014	Female Vocalist of The Year	Chinmayi for "Titli"	Won	[12]
		Song Recording/Sound Engineering of the Year	Shekhar Ravjianifor "Titli"	Won
Producers Guild Film Awards	16 January 2014	Best Film	Chennai Express	Nominated	[13][14]
		Best Director	Rohit Shetty	Nominated
		Entertainer of the Year	Shah Rukh Khan	Won
		Best Actress in a Leading Role	Deepika Padukone	Won
		Best Music Director	Vishal–Shekhar	Nominated
		Best Dialogues	Sajid-Farhad	Nominated
		Best Choreography	Chinni Prakash for "Lungi Dance" & "Kashmir Main Tu Kanyakumari"	Nominated
		Hall of Fame	Chennai Express	Won
Screen Awards	14 January 2014	Best Actor	Shah Rukh Khan	Nominated	[15][16]
		Best Actor (Popular Choice)		Won
		Best Actress[c]	Deepika Padukone	Won
		Best Actress (Popular Choice)		Won
		Best Female Playback	Chinmayi for "Titli"	Nominated
		Best Dialogue	Sajid-Farhad	Nominated
		Best Marketed Film	Chennai Express	Won
Zee Cine Awards	8 February 2014	Best Film	Won	[17][18]
		Best Director	Rohit Shetty		Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Yunus Saijawal, Robin Bhatt		Nominated
		Best Dialogues	Sajid-Farhad		Nominated
		Best Actor – Male	Shah Rukh Khan		Won
		Best Actor – Female	Deepika Padukone		Won
		Best Actor in a Negative Role	Nikitin Dheer		Nominated
		Song of the Year	"Lungi Dance"		Nominated
			"1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor"		Nominated
		Best Music Director	Vishal-Shekhar		Nominated
		Best Background Music			Nominated
		Best Male Playback Singer	Amitabh Bhattacharya for "Tera Rastaa Chhodoon Na"		Nominated
			Honey Singh for "Lungi Dance"		Nominated
		Best Female Playback Singer	Chinmayi for "Titli"		Nominated
		Best Action	Rohit Shetty, Jai Singh Nijjar		Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Dudley		Nominated
		Best Choreography	Raju Sundaram for "1 2 3 4 Get on the Dance Floor"		Nominated
		Best Marketed Film	Chennai Express		Won

Notes

1. Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
2. Also for Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.
3. Also for Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela.

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External links

• Awards and nominations received by Chennai Express at IMDb