Don (2006/I)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Farhan Akhtar

Writers:

Farhan Akhtar (written by)
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 | On The Run | Drug Lord

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:

Yana Gupta was considered for the role of Kamini.

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:

Don: People don't leave Don but the world instead...

Movie Connections:

References Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

Soundtrack:

Main Hoon Don

If SRK wanted a shot at 007, well he did a great job with DON

I sat spell bound this afternoon in a theater. It was great. In my opinion a 10 for my expectations. For the first time I never wondered where the fast forward button was on the movie. My opinion of the Kareena Kapoor changed completely. You have to see it to believe it. She is sexy! It's a 3 hour film. But it holds ones attention very well. SRK is a great villain as usual. Although they hint several times in the movie what the out come will be, until you reach the end it's not fully disclosed. There's one scene that is similar to a James Bond scene. The only thing is that the bad guy isn't Jaws and he doesn't land on a circus tent. It really is fun to watch on the big screen. Don't miss it. - And for those who have seen the first DON, SRK and Big B are different artists. They do things differently.