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Things that Affect your Sex Drive

A healthy sex life can be elevating. But lately, if you've been experiencing problems in the sack, these could be the reasons...

Astalled libido could be due to a number of physical, emotional and psychological reasons. Opines Dr Rajan Bhonsle, senior consultant on sexual medicine, "Spouses often complain about the lack of sex drive either in their partner or themselves. The reasons could be conflict with your partner, stress, depression, refraining from intimacy for a long time, grooming related issues, physical problems or simply not keeping well."

A few reasons for a sinking sex drive

1. Fatigue and sleep deprivation: If you've been sleeping six hours or less than that, you are bound to experience a low sex drive. According to sleep experts, chronic sleep deprivation which occurs even if you sleep for six hours a night can lower the levels of testosterone (a sex drive hormone in both men as well as women).

2. Snoring: As funny as it may sound, if your partner snores loudly, not only will it disturb your sleep but will also lower his/her sex drive. Sleep apnea is a condition that causes abnormal breathing throughout the night and not only does it lead to lack of sleep and weight gain, but can also affect your sex life. Consult your doctor to treat this problem.

3. Stress and depression: A chronically blue mood is one of the common symptoms of a low sex drive. This results from pressure at work, fight with spouse or poor sleep quality. It can also dampen your libido in the long run, causing diabetes and high blood pressure too.

4. Weight gain: Putting on weight may hamper your sex drive — this is because fat cells change the balance of sex hormones in your body. Adds Dr Bhonsle, "People who are fat, don't feel confident about themselves in bed. From facing terrible body image issues to feeling tired all the time — your sex drive is hampered when you put on weight."

5. Leading an unhealthy lifestyle: Apart from medical conditions, people who are addicted to smoking or drinking have a low sex drive. Whereas those who are better in shape and are active both mentally as well as physically tend to have a good, normal sex drive.

Chennai Express Review & Story

Directed by:        Rohit Shetty

Produced by:      Gauri Khan, Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur
Screenplay by:   Yunus Sajawal
Story by:               K. Subaash
Music by:              Vishal–Shekhar
Running time:     141 minutes
Country
                 India
Language              Hindi
Budget                   INR 75 crore (US$13 million)
 
Start Cast 

Shahrukh Khan as Rahul
Deepika Padukone as Meenanammalochni Azhagusundaram
Sathyaraj as Durgeshwara Azhagusundaram, Meena's Father
Nikitin Dheer as Tangaballi
Kamini Kaushal as Rahul's Grandmother
Lekh Tandon as Rahul's Grandfather

          
Chennai Express is a 2013 Indian action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by Gauri Khan under her production banner Red

What’s Good: There is a clever humor, a few really genuine laughs and a man whose charm doesn’t wear out – SRK.
 
What’s Bad: Being acquainted with Rohit Shetty’s brand of cinema, expect silliness and labored gags

Story

Rahul (Shahrukh Khan) is a forty-year old bachelor and lives in Mumbai. Rahul's parents died in a car accident when he was eight years old and it was his grandparents who brought him up. His grandfather has a sweet-selling business - Y.Y. Mithaiwala - and he owns a chain of stores in Mumbai. Before his birth centenary celebration two of Rahul's friends suggest going to Goa for a vacation which he accepts. Right before the birth centenary, his grandfather dies. His grandmother tells him that his grandfather desired to have his ashes divided into two parts and have one part of it immersed at Rameswaram. She requests Rahul to go to Rameswaram and immerse the ashes. Rahul reluctantly accepts her request. On the other hand he was eager to attend the Goa trip, so, he and his friends make plans to dump the ashes at Goa. But, they were forced to change their plan when Rahul's grandmother told him that she would be coming to see him off at the station. This forces Rahul to travel by train and he booked a single ticket on the Chennai Express. He plans to meet his friends after commencing the journey at the Kalyan Junction station from where they would travel to Goa by car.

Right after commencing the journey from Mumbai railway station, when the train was leaving the platform, Rahul sees a girl running to catch the train. He helps her to board the moving train. Then he notices four men are also running to catch the train. Rahul helps them all to get in. He learns that those four men were actually kidnapping the girl whose name is Meenalochini Azhagu Sundaram (Deepika Padukone) aka Meenamma. She was trying to flee from a forced marriage to Thangaballi (Nikitin Dheer). Her father Durgeshwara Azhagu Sundaram (Sathyaraj), is a powerful headman of the Komban village in west Tamil Nadu. He wants her to marry Thangaballi so that he would assume control of the neighboring village as well. Meena takes Rahul to her father and introduces him as her lover. Thangaballi challenges Rahul for a duel. Rahul accepts without knowing what he spoke in Tamil. On the night of the fight, Rahul tries to escape with the help of a local Sikh policeman but in the turn of events, ends up in Komban village again. Surrounded by sickle-wielding henchmen of Azhagu Sundaram, Rahul then pretends to kill Meena and escapes in her father's favourite car. When the jeep breaks down, they decide to break up and go separately. But, Rahul not knowing which way to go, comes back to Meena who takes him to the Vidhaata village where a wedding was taking place. Meena lies to the people that they are a married couple and have eloped and needed protection.

The villagers grow fond of the couple and take care of them as long as they stay while Meena realizes that she has fallen in love with Rahul. When Rahul has plans of leaving secretly, Meena does not want to earn the distrust of the affectionate villagers. As he tries to leave, he is caught by Thangaballi but the villagers help him escape again. Meena who persuades him to immerse his grandpa's ashes travels with Rahul to Rameswaram. There they complete the procedures and on their way back, Rahul, realizing that he has also fallen in love with Meena, does not tell Meena where they go. He takes Meena back to her father again and tries to make him understand and honour his daughter's wish. He also confesses for the first time that he loves her too. Rahul tells Thangaballi and his goons that he has come ready for the fight this time. In the fight that follows, Rahul though severely injured emerges the winner. Meena's father and Thangaballi finally turn over a new leaf and accept that the heart of a common man like Rahul is much bigger than their physical ability and political clout. Azhagu Sundaram, allows Rahul to marry his daughter, the twist that changed Rahul's life forever. When they finally unite, the film leaves a message that love knows no barriers of region or language and that with a strong heart, there is no limit to what a common man can achieve.

Review
 Shahrukh Khan is splendid and delightful. Even at 47, Khan retains his old boyish charm onscreen. Though there's a bit of overacting in parts by SRK, on the whole, he's the soul of Chennai Express.

 
Deepika Padukone is a complete stunner. Forget her breathtaking looks as a South chick, Dippy does an incredible act in the flick. She lets herself loose and surrenders to her character completely. Her performance is impressive. Nikitin Dheer does justice to his villainous act, while South star Sathyaraj doesn't get much opportunity to prove himself in the film.
 
Rohit Shetty is someone who swears by gags and corny jokes, and for audiences who are tired of their morose, mundane lives, Shetty offers to them a few hours of constant laughter. He makes Chennai Express revel in ridiculousness and has a superstar crack jokes that are certainly beneath him. But he succeeds in his mission to entertain simply because of his actors who add marvel to his second rate jokes. Perhaps the best part of the film is when Meena and Rahul communicate through Hindi songs; it is the only place where the screenplay reflects imaginative quality, surprisingly!

 
The film’s melodrama wears you out in the second half mostly because of its sketchy editing. The music of Vishal-Shekhar is dull compared to their caliber.
For most part, Rohit presumes you to be without logic and its best if you are without it. You are sure to have an enjoyable time.

 



Verdict
Chennai Express is a light-hearted entertainer, that stands strong and tall on the shoulders of the super powerful 'Brand Shahrukh Khan'. It is colourful, fascinating, fun-filled and yes, of course... not a mindless slapstick. And remember, you are going to watch comedy, drama, lots of comic action and flying cars! In one word, this one is a total paisa vasool entertainer.