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

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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

Also Known As:

Don: The Chase Begins Again (India: Hindi title) (working title)

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:

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 filmmakers 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.

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:

References The Crow (1994)

Soundtrack:

Main Hoon Don

Simply Brilliant - and i loved the original '78 Don as well

Don (2006) is a thrill a minute, edge of the seat, don't blink or you'll miss something, superbly stylised action movie. It's a sort of Don(1978) meets James Bond (the Pierce Brosnan era, with all its hi-tech gadgetry etc). It is unbelievably slick and amazingly cool. Its got the finish of a top-end magazine like Vogue or GQ…glossy, beautiful, a work of art. And the action scenes are breathless, non-stop and come at you one after another.

I had severe reservations about Mr Khan as Don. Especially as there are few bigger Mr Bachchan fans than me – I idolise the man. However, I've come from the movie convinced that no one else in the current set of stars could've carried it off as well as Shahrukh. He looks and behaves like Don – completely different to the chocolate faced 'Main Hoon Na' and 'Kal Ho Na Ho' giggling lover boy we are used to. In this movie he has a steely look about him, a nastiness that is very believable. He is slightly over the top, but only to the degree you would want him to be.

Priyanka Chopra simply sizzles. When I look at her on screen now I'm ready to do all the things Jim Carrey does in the 'Mask' when he see's Cameron Diaz dance at the club ! The great thing, I remember, about watching Don (1978) as a 7 year old, was that when you came out of the movie (and for the next few days)…you felt you were Don ! You wanted to be like him, copy all mannerisms, you were mesmerised, felt the sense of power. I saw the same impact of this Don (2006) on my son (coincidentally also 7 years old). But even better, it still had the same impact on me ! Just love it ! Check out my full review at apurvbollywood at blogspot