Don
Don, also known as Don: The Chase Begins
Again, 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 and Priyanka
Chopra, with Arjun Rampal, Kareena
Kapoor, Boman Irani, Isha Koppikar,
and Om Puri appearing
in supporting roles. Don is a remake of
the 1978 film of the same name, 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 infiltrate the plans of the drug mafia.
In remaking the film from a new perspective, Farhan 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.
The film was released on 20 October 2006, coinciding with the Diwali festive season, clashing with Jaan-E-Mann starring Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta. It was generally well received by critics, with praise for Khan and Chopra's performances, the action sequences, music, production design, and cinematography. A major commercial success, Don grossed over ₹1.06 billion at the box-office against a production and marketing budget of ₹400 million and was the fifth highest-grossing Indian film of 2006. Don was awarded Best Asian Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. The film also received nine nominations at the 52nd Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Actor for Shahrukh Khan. A sequel entitled Don 2 was released on 23 December 2011.
Plot
The illegal drug trade based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is
booming. A team headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police De Silva targets the
operations of Singhania to capture his manager, Don. Singhania is one of the
two lieutenants of a deceased kingpin, known as Boris; the other is Vardhaan.
Don kills Ramesh, one of his close associates, after he tries
to leave the gang. Ramesh's fiancée Kamini decides to help the police. She uses
herself as bait in an attempt to trap him, but Don, knowing of her plan, kills
her.
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. De Silva finds a look-alike
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 information technologist and Deepu's father, is released from
prison. He plans to kill De Silva to avenge his own wife's death. Several years
ago, Jasjit was captured by an unknown assailant who made a deal with him in
order to save his kidnapped wife. However, De Silva caught him and refused to
believe Jasjit, shooting him in the leg and giving him a permanent limp.
Jasjit's wife died after his arrest.
At the hospital, a doctor gives Vijay scars identical to
Don's. When Don suddenly dies after the operation, the masquerade begins.
Vijay, posing as 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 De Silva tells her of Don's real identity, and she
agrees to help. Vijay hands over the disc to De Silva. De Silva murders
Singhania, and the police arrest Vijay. De Silva is killed in the shootout,
devastating Vijay, as De Silva was the only person who could prove that he is
not the real Don. Having discovered his true identity, Don's associates turn
against him. Vijay escapes and meets with Roma to recover the disc and prove
his innocence.
Jasjit finds the disc in De Silva's apartment. He receives a
call and is told that he will have to bring the disc to the men who are holding
Deepu hostage. He learns that De Silva has been alive all along and is actually
Vardhaan, Boris's other lieutenant, who was using Vijay to reach Singhania.
Jasjit reunites with Deepu teams up with Vijay and Roma. The trio comes up with
a plan and informs Interpol.
In combat, Vijay overpowers Vardhan but is interrupted by Inspector Vishal Malik, who has Vardhaan arrested. Vijay is acquitted, and Roma confesses her love for him. Too late, she realises, in a twist ending, that she was being toyed with: Don is alive and was pretending to be Vijay all along. At the hospital, Don had overheard Vardhaan and Vijay's plan. After Vijay's operation, Don switched places with him and injected an overdose of diazepam in Vijay's glucose stream, causing him to die and making the doctors think it was Don who died. The disc Don gave to the police was fake. Now, with both Vardhaan and Singhania removed, Don becomes the master of the Asian drug cartel.
Cast
·
Shah Rukh Khan as Don/Vijay
(Double Role)
·
Priyanka
Chopra as Roma
·
Kareena
Kapoor as Kamini
·
Isha Koppikar as
Anita
·
Arjun Rampal as
Jasjeet Ahuja
·
Boman Irani as
Deputy Commissioner of Police De Silva, alias Vardhaan
·
Om Puri as
Inspector Vishal Malik
·
Pavan
Malhotra as Narang
·
Rajesh
Khattar as Singhania
·
Tanay Chheda as
Deepu Ahuja
·
Satyajit
Sharma as Mystery man
·
Chunky Pandey as
T.J.
·
Sushma Reddy as
Geeta Ahuja, Jasjeet's wife
·
Diwakar
Pundir as constable Shinde
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