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Don is a fictional character, and the titular role in the Don (film series). Don is a mafia lord portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan in first film and Shah Rukh Khan in rest of the film series.Throughout the series, Don is the main antagonist. He is the central character of the series despite being the villain. In the Bachchan version of the film, Don's character is quite short, immediately replaced by the character Vijay, while in the Khan version, the film focuses on Don, while Vijay's character is relatively short.
Khan experimented with a variety of looks, including long unkempt hair and a stubble. In order to prepare for his role, Khan exercised extensively and performed most of the stunts himself.
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The titular protagonist of the series. He is a powerful crime boss, who in spite of being one of the most wanted on the list of Interpol, remains elusive to the police. Though not evil, he is still hated because of his activities. Along with the police, Don makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization, especially when he kills one of his own men, Ramesh, when Ramesh decides to leave the business. This introduces Don to two new enemies, Kamini, Ramesh’s fiancee, and Roma, Ramesh’s sister.In 1978 film, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts at nabbing Don, the police finally succeed, but Don dies during the pursuit, botching Officer D’Silva’s plan to reach the source of all crime—the man Don reported to—through capturing Don alive. D’Silva buries Don’s body, ensuring that people believe that he may still be alive. Then he looks for a lookalike to Don, a street dancer Vijay.
In 2006 film, after a couple of unsuccessful attempts at nabbing Don, the police finally succeed, but Don is heavily injured during the pursuit. D'Silva looks for a lookalike to Don, a poor man Vijay. D'Silva takes Vijay to the hospital in which Don was admitted and creates injury marks on his body through surgery, while Don seemingly dies from heart attack.
In the climax, it is revealed that Vijay died from heart attack, and Don posed as Vijay, also that D'Silva is a criminal named Vardhaan.
In 2011 film, Don tries to take over European trade business and successfully becomes the king of the European underworld.
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Filmography of Don (4 films)
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Don 2 (2011)
, 2h26Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Kunal Kapoor, Boman Irani, Om Puri
Rating70%
The film opens five years after the ending of the first film, with Don (Shahrukh Khan) narrating the story. The European drug cartel bosses meet in the French Riviera to discuss a new threat emerging from Asia: Don is jeopardising their business by undercutting their prices, and the bosses decree that Don must die. Living in Thailand for the last five years, he goes to a remote settlement to pick up a shipment of cocaine. Instead of the expected uneventful transaction, Don fights his way out. He returns to Malaysia, surrendering to Roma (Priyanka Chopra) and Inspector Malik (Om Puri). Don is sentenced to death and sent to prison, where he meets old rival Vardhaan (Boman Irani). He offers Vardhan a partnership, and they escape from prison after poisoning the other inmates.
Billa (2007)
, 2h8Directed by Vishnuvardhan
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Ajith Kumar, Nayantara, Namitha, Prabhu, Rashin Rahman, Santhanam
Rating72%
The underworld don David Billa (Ajith Kumar), featured on Interpol's criminal list, is hiding and operating out of Malaysia. DSP Jayaprakash (Prabhu) has spent the last few years looking for Billa, leaving behind a life in India.
Don (2006)
, 2h58Directed by Farhan Akhtar
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Films about drugs, Musical films, Bollywood, Gangster films
Actors Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani, Om Puri
Rating70%
In mid-2000s, the illegal drug trade based in Kuala Lumpur is booming. The Malaysian authorities are called upon for assistance by their Indian counterparts. The Indian team sent to Kuala Lumpur is headed by Deputy Commissioner of Police D'Silva (Boman Irani), who targets the illegal drug operations of Singhania (Rajesh Khattar). Helping him along the way is Inspector Vishal Malik (Om Puri), an Indian officer from Interpol. Both of them know that in order to put an end to the illegal drug trade, they must capture "Don" (Shah Rukh Khan) who manages Singhania's business in Kuala Lumpur. Singhania was one of the two closest and most trusted men of Boris, a criminal who went underground and was presumed dead by the police. Boris's other lieutenant was a man called Vardhan, equally ruthless as Singhania, but his whereabouts are unknown. The police thinks that Singhania had killed Vardhan upon learning that Boris was about to hand over his drug business to Vardhan.
Don (1978)
, 2h55Directed by Chandra Barot
Origin Inde
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran Krishan Sikand, Helen Khan, Iftekhar, Om Shivpuri
Rating76%
'Don' begins, true to its title, as the story of one of the most powerful men in the business of crime. In spite of being on Interpol's Most Wanted list, Don remains elusive to the police. Besides the police, Don makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization. Notably, Don kills one of his own men, Ramesh, when Ramesh decides to leave the business. This introduces Don to two new enemies, Kamini (Helen), Ramesh's fiancee, and Roma, (Zeenat Aman) Ramesh's sister. When Kamini seduces Don and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Don outsmarts her and the police in his escape. In the process, Kamini is killed. A shattered, revenge-seeking Roma gets her hair cut short, trains in judo and karate, then enters Don's gang after deceiving them into thinking that she too is on the wrong side of the law. Don is impressed with her fighting skills and allows her to work for him without suspecting any ulterior motive.