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Don is a fictional character in the Don film series. The character was created by the writer duo Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, and was portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan. Later in the new film series of Don he was replaced by Shahrukh Khan. He was first introduced in the 1978 film Don. He later appears in the sequels Don (2006 Hindi film) and Don 2.In the film series, he is shown as a crime lord who initially works under Singhania, but later emerges as an Emperor of the Asian and European mafia. He is characterised as evil, cunning and ruthless, though he is shown to exhibit a little romantic interest in his friend turned foe Roma. In the first film Don, he is shown to be dead and a look alike of him named Vijay takes his place to work as an informer to the police. However, in the 2006 film it is revealed that Don is actually alive and had killed Vijay to take his place for a little while. Later he manages to control the entire Indian Mafia and eventually takes control of the European mafia.
The character had appeared in several films, comics and video games and has managed to gain a cult status in the Indian Cinema.
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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.
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.
Billa (1980)
, 2h55Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Mafia films, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Rajinikanth, Sripriya, Reena Roy, Sundarrajan, Ramasamy Subramania Manohar, Aachi Manorama
Rating74%
Billa (Rajinikanth) is a powerful mafia lord, who in spite of being one of the most wanted on the list of Interpol, remains elusive to the police. Along with the police, he makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach in running his organisation, especially when he kills one of his own men, Rajesh, when Rajesh decides to leave the business. This introduces Billa to two new enemies, Kamini (Helen), Rajesh’s fiancee, and Priya, (Sripriya) Rajesh’s sister. When Kamini seduces Billa and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Billa outsmarts her and escapes, and in the process Kamini was killed.
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.