Don (2006 Hindi film)

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Don: The Chase Begins Again
Don (2006 Hindi film) poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Screenplay by
Based on Don (1978)
by Salim–Javed
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography K. U. Mohanan
Edited by
  • Anand Subaya
  • Neil Sadwelkar
Music by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 20 October 2006 (2006-10-20)
Running time
169 minutes [2]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹38 crore [3]
Box office₹106.34 crore [3]

Don: The Chase Begins Again, better known simply as Don, is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Farhan Akhtar. The film was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Akhtar's production company Excel Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan as the titular anti-hero and Priyanka Chopra as Roma, while Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani, Pavan Malhotra, and Om Puri appears in supporting roles. [4] [5] Kareena Kapoor makes a special appearance. Don is a remake of the 1978 film of the same title, and follows the titular criminal's look-alike who has been sent on a clandestine mission to impersonate Don after he is wounded in a chase, and to gather intelligence on the drug mafia.

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In remaking the film from a new perspective, Akhtar wanted to give a contemporary style and treatment to the original film and make a film that he believed would be perfectly suited to modern times. The director later bought the rights and conceived his adaptation as an homage to the original film and its cast and crew, and to the 1970s era in general. He co-wrote the screenplay with his father, Javed Akhtar, who had also written the original script with Salim Khan. He kept the basic plot but introduced some changes that included an international setting and a different ending. Principal photography commenced in Mumbai, before moving to Malaysia, where 80% of the filming was done. The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

Don: The Chase Begins Again released on 20 October 2006, coinciding with the festive season of Diwali, clashing with Jaan-E-Mann starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. It proved to be a major commercial success, grossing over ₹1.06 billion at the box-office against a production and marketing budget of ₹400 million, thus becoming the fifth highest grossing Hindi film of 2006. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its action sequences, soundtrack, production design, cinematography, and Khan and Chopra's performances. The twist ending gained massive praise from critics and audiences who then saw the movie as its own movie rather than a remake of the original. Khan returned to playing the villain, after a decade, having played the villain in four films prior to this, starting with Baazigar , and last being Ram Jaane .

Don won Best Asian Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. The film also received 9 nominations at the 52nd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor (Khan).

A sequel titled Don 2 was released on 23 December 2011.

Plot

The illegal drug trade based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is booming. A team headed by DCP D' Silva targets the operations of cartel leader Singhania to capture his manager, Don. Singhania is one of the two lieutenants of a deceased kingpin, known as Boris; the other is Vardhaan, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Don kills Ramesh, one of his close associates, after he tries to leave the gang without informing him first. Ramesh's fiancée Kamini uses herself as bait in an attempt to trap him for the police, but Don kills her too in a standoff. Roma, Ramesh's sister, plans to avenge her brother and sister-in-law's deaths and infiltrates Don's gang. Don is injured and falls into a coma while trying to flee from the police. D'Silva finds a poor lookalike named Vijay and asks him to join his mission. Vijay agrees when De Silva promises to admit Deepu, a boy Vijay takes care of, to school.

Meanwhile, Jasjit, an IT consultant and Deepu's father, is released from prison. He plans to kill D'Silva to avenge his wife's death. Several years ago, Jasjit was captured by an unknown assailant who made him steal diamonds from his employer in order to save his kidnapped wife. However, D'Silva caught him and refused to believe Jasjit, shooting him in the leg and giving him a permanent limp. Jasjit's wife died after.

At the hospital, a doctor gives Vijay scars identical to Don's. When Don dies after a heart seizure, the masquerade begins. Vijay, posing as an amnesiac Don, joins the gang. De Silva asks Vijay to find a computer disc containing details about the drug cartel. When Vijay finds it, Roma attempts to kill him, but D’Silva tells her of Don's real identity. Vijay hands over the disc to D'Silva, who murders Singhania during a raid at a club. The police arrest Vijay. D'Silva is killed in the shootout, devastating Vijay, as he was the only person who could prove that Vijay is not the real Don. Having discovered his true identity, Don's associates turn against him. Vijay escapes a prisoner transportation flight to Malaysia and meets with Roma to recover the disc and prove his innocence.

Jasjit finds the disc in D'Silva's apartment. He receives a call to bring the disc to the men who are holding Deepu hostage. He learns that D'Silva has been alive all along and is actually Vardhaan (who is also implied to have been the man who blackmailed Jasjit) and was using Vijay to reach Singhania. Jasjit escapes with Deepu and teams up with Vijay and Roma before the trio informs Interpol.

In combat, Vijay overpowers Vardhaan, who is then arrested by Interpol Inspector Malik. A wounded Vijay is acquitted, and Roma confesses her love for him. However, before Vijay is taken to the hospital, he says a line Don had told her when they first met. In a twist ending, Roma realizes that she was being toyed with: Don is alive and was pretending to be Vijay all along. At the hospital, Don, who had recovered from his coma, overheard Vardhaan and Vijay's plans. Following Vijay's operation, Don switched places with him and injected diazepam into Vijay's glucose stream, killing him and making the doctors believe it was Don who had died. The disc Don surrendered to the police was a fake one. Now, with both Vardhaan and Singhania removed, Don becomes the master of the Asian drug cartel.

Cast

Lead stars Chopra and Khan at the film's premiere, 2006 Don premiere.jpg
Lead stars Chopra and Khan at the film’s premiere, 2006

Production

Development

Farhan Akhtar conceived the idea to remake the 1978 film of the same name after listening to a remixed version of a song from the original film. [6] In early 2005, media started reporting that Akhtar was planning to remake the film, but rather than confirming the news, he revealed that though he was writing the screenplay based on the film, he would take the final decision after completing the script. [7] The director co-wrote the film with his father, Javed Akhtar, who had also written the original film with Salim Khan. [7] [8]

Akhtar revealed that the reason behind the remake was a desire to give a new treatment to "a fantastic film which he enjoyed watching as a child", and create an adaptation that he thought would suit modern times. [8] He found the film a little ahead of its time. And, he thought so because of the narration, dialogue, and the writing style, which he thought was very modern even for its time. Akhtar said, "Don is the one film from that time that in my mind lends itself to being remade today. So today, when you adapt it, it fits very easily into a contemporary space. I think it fits into the modern sensibility of movie viewing." [8] [9] Additionally, he wanted to pay tribute to the stars and makers of the original film, the 1970s era in general, and the films made by Salim–Javed and Amitabh Bachchan. [8] [10]

In order to suit the modern sensibility, several changes were introduced. Akhtar changed a number of aspects of the climax as he felt the original ending was outdated for today's audiences. [11] On the other hand, a number of elements from the original were retained in the new film, notably the background score, two songs, some dialogue, and some situations, all of which Akhtar believed were fine in the original, saying that not including them would be a crime. [8]

Casting

Akhtar initially wanted Hrithik Roshan for the titular character, after having worked with him on Lakshya (2004). [12] However, Akhtar felt that the character required a more mature actor, saying he wanted "a face that had seen the world and roughed it out." The director said that Roshan's innocence was not right for the role, and instead cast Shah Rukh Khan for the part that had been portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan in the 1978 film. [7] [12] Akhtar believed that Khan was the most suitable for the role, saying, "He has the personality, the style, the flair, the larger than life persona, the sense of humour and the sheer magnetism that this character requires." [11]

In July 2005, Priyanka Chopra was cast to play Roma, a role originally played by Zeenat Aman. [13] Akhtar found Chopra to be perfect for the role, saying, "There is a docile sensuality about her which suits the character." When he offered the role to her, she was excited to play the character and immediately agreed to do the film. [12] Later that month Arjun Rampal and Isha Koppikar joined the cast. [14] While Rampal was cast as Jasjit, played by Pran in the original, after Akshay Kumar turned down the role for being secondary, Koppikar was cast in a completely new role that was not in the original film. [14] [15] In August 2005, Kareena Kapoor was confirmed to appear in the song "Yeh Mera Dil", which had been performed by Helen in the original film. [16]

Khan, Chopra, and Rampal underwent extensive martial arts training from an expert from the Shaolin Temple. [6] The principal cast received training in different kinds of martial arts. [17] Khan revealed that he had always wanted to look the way Amitabh Bachchan had in his films, but he said he gave his own interpretation to the role. [12] After signing to do the film, Chopra was very excited, but a few days later, she became nervous, wondering if she would be able to do justice to the character. [18] Having seen the original film as a teenager, Chopra avoided watching the film again as she did not wanted to imitate Zeenat Aman's portrayal of Roma. She made a conscious effort to give her own look and style to the character. [18] [19]

This was Chopra's first action role, and she was excited to the part, so she wanted to do all the stunts by herself. [18] After Chopra decided to perform her own stunts, Akhtar revealed that he was happy as it gave him the scope to film the fight sequences from different angles. [8] Rampal, in the role of Jasjit, said that he approached his character in a way similar to how Pran had played it in the original but with an emotional graph. Boman Irani, who plays DCP D'Silva, a role performed by Iftekhar in the original film, revealed that he played the role according to what suited the script, but retained some of the dignity from that film. [20]

Filming

Filming was also at the Petronas Towers. Petronas Panorama II.jpg
Filming was also at the Petronas Towers.

Principal photography commenced in February 2006 in central Mumbai. [21] [22] Art direction was handled by Aradhana Seth, and the costumes were designed by Aki Narula. [23] Akhtar chose K. U. Mohanan to handle the cinematography after having been impressed by his work in documentaries and TV commercials. [24] To give an authentic feel to the film, scenes were shot on a closed set in actual chawls in real locations. [22] The film was also shot at Film City and Yash Raj Studios. [23] Some filming was done in Paris in March over a 3-day schedule. [25]

The filming moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in April 2006 where the majority of the film was shot. 80% of the filming was done in Kuala Lumpur and Langkawi. [26] In Malaysia, filming was done over the course of 70 days at 42 locations including KLCC, Kampung Baru, and Penchala Link, and included more than 1000 extras, all of whom were selected following auditions. Additional filming was done in Singapore. [26] [27] Apparently, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad, who had previously declined even Hollywood films to be filmed in the Petronas Towers, gave his permission for the crew to film inside his personal office in the Towers. [28] For a scene depicting a media ambush, several real-life journalists from India and Malaysia were hired. [29]

The song "Yeh Mera Dil" was choreographed by Farah Khan. [26] Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan agreed to choreograph the new version of the popular song "Khaike Paan Banaras Waala", which had been choreographed by her mentor P L Raj in the original film. [26] [30] The song was filmed in Malaysia on 13 May 2006 with Khan and Chopra. [26] The dancing for other songs was choreographed by Prabhu Deva, Ganesh Hegde, and Rajeev Surti. [23] Hollywood technician Angelo Sahin, the special Effects supervisor behind Mission: Impossible 2 (2000), and aerial stunt co-ordinator Joe Jennings, known for his work in films such as Charlie's Angels (2000), were hired for the action sequences. Filming was also at the Petronas Towers. [31]

Music

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. The album contains 8 songs: 3 original, 2 remakes of from the original film, a theme, a reprise, and a remix of one of the 3 new songs. The vocals were performed by Shaan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shankar Mahadevan, Alisha Chinai, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Sonu Nigam, Udit Narayan and MIDIval Punditz. It was released on 26 August 2006 by T-Series. [32] [33]

The soundtrack received positive reviews from music critics, who praised "Aaj Ki Raat", calling it "innovative" and the best song on the album. The recreation of songs from the original film, "Ye Mera Dil" and "Khaike Paan Banaraswala", received mixed reviews. Joginder Tuteja from Bollywood Hungama gave the album a 4 out of 5, noting its success at surprising its listener, and wrote, "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy do exceedingly well with the soundtrack and establish their supremacy as the composer trio who can give their own even while rearranging the songs from the past." [34] ' Sukanya Verma of Rediff.com was less impressed with the album, calling it "Snazzy, good mix" and writing, "This lavish enterprise has a little bit of everything. An eclectic mix of old, new and everything in between; Don is an unusual presentation of old-wine-in-new-bottle." [35]

The Don soundtrack album was the first Indian soundtrack to be released on iTunes on the same day of its launch or before the public release of physical copies. [36] The music topped charts on a number of platforms in India. [37] It was one of the best-selling Bollywood soundtracks of the year, with 1.5 million units sold according to Box Office India . [38] The song "Aaj Ki Raat" was used by A. R. Rahman in his Grammy and Academy Award-winning soundtrack Slumdog Millionaire (2008). [39]

Marketing

Being a remake of an iconic film, and the star-cast involved, Don was one of the most anticipated films of the year. The first look poster was released in late April 2006, which according to the media hinted at the kind of adaptation the film was going to be. [40] This was followed by another poster in late July 2006, which also revealed the release date of the film. [41] Following the poster reveals, the trailer was released in mid-September. Bollywood Hungama deemed it promising, writing that the "trendy accessories, sleek gadgets, lavish settings, expensive wardrobe and deadly action scenes build the framework of the new Don." [42] To promote the film, the filmmakers teamed up with Hungama Digital Media Entertainment to launch a mobile game based on the film. It was the first multiplayer online game launched for any Bollywood film. The filmmakers also launched popcorn holders of Don before the release film. An 80-page comic book was published and copies were given for free in multiplexes along with the tickets of the film. [43]

Release

Theatrical

In December 2005, UTV Motion Pictures acquired the overseas rights of the film. [44] Made on a production and marketing budget of ₹400 million, Don was released worldwide on 20 October 2006 in 800 screens during the Diwali festive season, clashing with another Bollywood film Jaan-E-Mann . [45] [46] The film opened to excellent to very good response at the domestic box-office, with an occupancy of 90%. [47]

This was Shah Rukh Khan's second film to release on 20 October, after DDLJ .

Home media

The DVD of the film was released by T-Series Home Entertainment domestically and Internationally by UTV, the film was released on DVDs on 5 December 2006 across all regions in a 2-disc Collector's Edition pack in NTSC format, with several bonus content such as making of the film, bloopers, trailers, deleted scenes, and clap track. [48] [49] It also included a "Don Comic Book." [48] A steel case limited edition DVD was released in January 2007 with the same bonus features. [49] The VCD version was released at the same time. [50] A single-disc DVD pack was also released later. [51] The Blu-ray version was released on 27 April 2011. [52]

Reception

Box office

Don grossed a first day opening of ₹46 million and ₹141 million on its opening weekend. [45] It also received a good opening in overseas markets with an opening weekend of over $2.2 million. [45] On its opening weekend, the film grossed over ₹302 million worldwide. [45] After its first week, the film took in more than ₹244 million in India. [45] The film grossed $1.1 million in its first week in UK, while the total overseas first week earnings were more than $4.1 million. [45] [53] The film grossed ₹529 million worldwide at the end of first week. [45] The film had a very good hold in its second week, and performed extremely well, even better than that week's new release and collections increased in several centers, with setting new second week highs. [54] After its theatrical run, the film grossed over ₹710 million in India, becoming the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2006, and was deemed a "hit". [55] It also grossed over $7.8 million in the overseas territories and was declared a blockbuster. [56] Worldwide, the film grossed over ₹1.06 billion (US$13 million) and was a major commercial success. [45]

Critical response

Upon release, Don was well received by critics. Mayank Shekhar from Mumbai Mirror gave the film a rating of 4 out of 5 and wrote, "The former was a character-driven, intimate film, albeit a fairly slick thriller, mostly for its screenplay. The latter is a most updated Indian film of the action genre that always calculably concentrates on the new twists, and the turning points, both of which mostly seem cleverer than contrived; ably fitting pieces, the known characters, into a new domino." [57] Raja Sen of Rediff.com felt the film was "conventional and predictable", and complained that the director did not develop his characters. However, Sen was impressed by Chopra's performance and wrote, "[She] handles her role with efficiency, looking every bit the competent woman of action –and a ravishing babe who fills out a skintight white jumpsuit deliciously." [58]

Pratim D. Gupta of The Telegraph gave the film a positive review, noting that the director turned a formula "good defeats bad" film into a modern-day neo-noir film where "bad fights bad", and wrote, "The new Don is more of a remix than the remake with the scratchy edges smoothened out with grunge grooves and blistering beats. Farhan changes the backdrop and the background and yet manages to keep the original sequences and lines." [6] Gupta also praised the acting, "eye-catching locations", cinematography, and production design, and thought that the "breathtaking chase and action sequences" broke new grounds on Indian screens. [6] Bollywood Hungama's Taran Adarsh rated the film a 3 out of 5, praising the performances of the lead actors and writing "Shah Rukh Khan does very well as Don. He enacts the evil character with a flourish. But he fails to carry off the other role [Vijay] with conviction. It looks made up, it doesn't come naturally to him at all. Priyanka Chopra carries off her part with 'lan. The stunt [when she rescues Khan] is bound to win her laurels." [59]

Planet Bollywood gave a rating of a 7 out of 10, particularly praising the twist ending, and wrote, "The Don of the 21st century is stylish with flaws, yet, you do enjoy the experience of watching it in the cinema." [60] While labelling the film a "disappointment", film critic Sukanya Verma questioned Akhtar's decision behind remaking an important film. [61] She further criticised Akhtar for taking a fairly simple but engaging storyline, and turning it into a shockingly unimaginative adaptation. [61] Verma also found Khan to be inconsistent in the dual roles. [61] Giving a 1 out of 5, film critic Rajeev Masand panned the film, terming it an exercise in indulgence, and wrote, "Spiffily shot and stylishly packaged, the new Don may wear a new look, but what it's clearly lacking is the raw energy, the unpredictability of Chandra Barot's original thriller." [62]

Accolades

AwardCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)ResultRef.
1st Asian Film Awards Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated [63]
52nd Filmfare Awards Best Film DonNominated [64]
Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated
Best Music Director Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Nominated
Best Art Direction Aradhana SethNominated
Best Cinematography MohananNominated
Best Costume Design Aki Narula Nominated
Best Choreography Ganesh Acharya (for song "Main Hoon Don")Nominated
Best Action Angelo SamnNominated
Best Special Effects Red Chillies VFXNominated
8th IIFA Awards Best Actor Shah Rukh Khan Nominated [65]
Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival Best Asian FilmDonWon [66]

Sequels

A sequel entitled Don 2, also directed by Akhtar, was released on 23 December 2011. Khan, Chopra, Irani, and Puri reprise their roles as Don, Roma, Vardhaan, and Malik, respectively. [67]

Post the success after the 2011 Blockbuster Action film, Farhan Akhtar was said to do a sequel again with Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra, who were in last 2 films. But Khan and Chopra walked out as they already reprised again. Instead, Akthar decided to different story. This time with the new cast like Ranveer Singh & Kiara Advani and the film has just announced in 2023 by Excel Entertainment.

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Don is a fictional character in the Don film franchise. He was first introduced in the 1978 film Don. He later appears in a reboot Don and its sequel Don 2. Created by the writer duo Salim–Javed, he was portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan. In the reboot series, Don was played by Shah Rukh Khan. Ranveer Singh was cast as Don in another sequel Don 3: A New Era Begins which will serve as a reboot to the current films.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roma (character)</span> Character from Bollywood Don films

Roma is a fictional character in the Don franchise. The character was created by the screenwriters duo Salim–Javed. Roma first appeared in the 1978 film Don with Zeenat Aman portraying her and is portrayed by Priyanka Chopra in its 2006 remake and its 2011 sequel Don 2. Kiara Advani was cast as Roma in another sequel Don 3: A New Era Begins which will serve as a reboot to the current films.

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