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Also known as Don - The Chase Begins Again

2006 film directed by Farhan Akhtar

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6.9

DCP DeSilva sees a way to bring to justice the feared head of a criminal empire by recruiting a man named Vijay, who looks exactly like the crime boss. The ruse works too well, and soon Vijay finds his life in danger when DeSilva, the only one who knows his true identity, dies.

Released: 2006-10-20178 minDir: Farhan AkhtarAction, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $5.0MBox office: $15.0MPart of: Don Collection

Cast

  • Shah Rukh Khan as Mark "Don" Donald / Vijay Pal
  • Priyanka Chopra Jonas as Roma Bhagat
  • Arjun Rampal as Jasjit "JJ" Ahuja
  • Boman Irani as DCP DeSilva
  • Om Puri as Vishal Malik
  • Isha Koppikar as Anita Sinha

Themes

  • drug trafficking
  • remake
  • doppelgänger

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

44,668 votes

Year
2006
Runtime
171 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Thriller

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Key facts

Directed by
Farhan Akhtar
Written by
Javed Akhtar Farhan Akhtar
Based on
Don (1978), by Salim–Javed
Produced by
Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan Priyanka Chopra Arjun Rampal Isha Koppikar Boman Irani Pavan Malhotra Rajesh Khattar Om Puri Kareena Kapoor
Cinematography
K. U. Mohanan
Edited by
Anand Subaya
Music by
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Production company
Excel Entertainment
Distributed by
UTV Motion Pictures
Release date
20 October 2006 ( 2006-10-20 )
Running time
169 minutes
Country
India
Language
Hindi
Budget
₹ 38 crore
Box office
₹ 106.34 crore

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Wikidata facts

Duration
178
FilmAffinity ID
218543
Official website
www.donthefilm.com
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publication date
2006-01-01
title
डॉन
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Article

Don: The Chase Begins Again, better known simply as Don, is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film co-written and directed by Farhan Akhtar. The film was produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under their 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 appear in supporting roles. Kareena Kapoor Khan makes a guest appearance. Don is a reboot 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.

Akhtar sought to remake the film with a contemporary style, while paying homage to the original and cinema of the 1970s. After acquiring the remake rights, he developed the project as a modern reinterpretation of the earlier film. Akhtar co-wrote the screenplay with his father Javed Akhtar, who co-wrote the original script with Salim Khan. While retaining the basic plot, the remake introduced several changes, including an international setting and different climax. Principal photography began in Mumbai, and later moved to Malaysia, where most of the film was shot. The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, with lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

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