Don (2006/I)

Director:

Farhan Akhtar

Writers:

Salim Khan (based on an original screenplay by) and
Javed Akhtar (based on an original screenplay by) ...

Release Date:

20 October 2006 (Australia)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The countdown begins...

Plot:

A simple man (Vijay) from the city of mumbai is recruited by a police officer to masquerade as the Don, the leader of an international gang of smugglers. But things go wrong, the officer is killed and now vijay is on his own, with only his lover (Roma) and a lame ex con artist to help him to prove his innocence.

Plot Keywords:

Malaysia | Police Officer | Look Alike | Drug Lord | On The Run

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Shahrukh Khan	...	Don / Vijay
Priyanka Chopra	...	Roma
Arjun Rampal	...	Jasjit Ahuja
Isha Koppikar	...	Anita
Boman Irani	...	DCP De Silva
Om Puri	...	CBI Officer Vishal Malik
Pavan Malhotra	...	Narang (as Pavan Mallhotra)
Rajesh Khattar
Tanay Chheda	...	Deepu
Kareena Kapoor	...	Kamini
Chunky Pandey	...	TJ
Sushma Reddy	...	Geeta Ahuja (as Sushama Reddy)
Diwakar Pundir	...	Ramesh (as Diwaker Pundir)
Sandrine Verrier Seth	...	TJ's moll
Sidhart Jyoti	...	Insp. Verma

Runtime:

USA:171 min | Morocco:168 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:U | India:UA | UK:12A | USA:Not Rated | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Champs Elysées, Paris 8, Paris, France

Company:

Excel Entertainment

Trivia:

A fight sequence between the Don and DCP DeSilva was being shot in Langkawi. Unfortunately, the fight choreographer was messing up, and Boman Irani had to leave for a flight to a shoot in Goa. So, with time running out for Irani, Shahrukh Khan choreographed the sequence. Khan explained to Irani the scenes, when to enter the frame, etc. after several takes the sequence was finally executed and Irani caught his flight in the nick of time.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In one scene as Don goes to the safe to lock his DVD, Edvard Munch's painting "The Scream" is seen in the background (implying he was perhaps involved in its theft from Munch Museum in 2004). However, the painting had been recovered by the release of the movie. The Filmakers cleverly used this in the UK promotion of the movie by suggesting the recovered painting was the fake, and the painting in Don's safe was the original.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Don: I am a wanted man across the world, but you must understand one simple fact... it is not difficult to catch Don, it is impossible!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Partner (2007)

Soundtrack:

Khaike Paan Banaraswala

Excellent movie to watch

Do not miss the start and do not miss the ending.

This movie has been shot very well, with the locations and cinematography at its best. The start of the movie goes a bit slow and then picks up pace.

I think Shahrukh has not over acted this time. The cast has been chosen perfectly to do their job.

This movie is a bit different from the original Amitabh Bachchan's DON, so comparing both the new and old movie is out of the question. Each one of them is good in its own league. For the people who have seen the original DON, at first, you start to think that it might not be so good, and justice has not been made to the original. As the movie goes on, you start to change your mind.

As for me, the overall the movie was really good and worth every bit of money paid to watch the movie.