Don review :
Knock knock! "Who's it?" inquires a voice hiding in a hotel room. "DON!" declares his assertive boss from the other end. The guy understands his end is near and flees the hotel in a Kaali peeli cab. Unfortunately, he's been framed and the Don (Amitabh Bachchan) reveals himself to him. It's a scene which highlights the towering importance of its titular character. 'Don' as he is simply called. No more, no less...
Amitabh Bachchan played this dreaded gangster as well as his adorable 'bhaiyya' doppelganger Vijay fantastically enough to clinch his second Filmfare trophy.
The legendary Salim Javed's plot was simple : There's this bad guy called Don. He dies and is replaced by a desi commoner to infiltrate his gang. Inspired by the black & white Shammi Kapoor starrer 'China Town' (1962), Don worked and believe me, it worked big time (75 weeks of uninterrupted run in theatres) only due to the charisma of its lead actor - Amitabh Bachchan and the last minute addition - 'Khaike Pan Banaraswala', a song rejected by Dev Anand Saahab for his film 'Banarasi Babu' (1973)...
Zeenat Aman (my childhood crush) and Pran Saahab played the perfect foil and the portly Om Shivpuri provided the Kahaani mein twist factor. In short, Don offered perfect entertainment for all ages ...and all times.
The classic was remade successfully in 2006 with SRK in lead. It might be remade again after a couple of decades. But Chandra Barot's attempt cannot be bettered. No way. Never!!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.
Knock knock! "Who's it?" inquires a voice hiding in a hotel room. "DON!" declares his assertive boss from the other end. The guy understands his end is near and flees the hotel in a Kaali peeli cab. Unfortunately, he's been framed and the Don (Amitabh Bachchan) reveals himself to him. It's a scene which highlights the towering importance of its titular character. 'Don' as he is simply called. No more, no less...
Amitabh Bachchan played this dreaded gangster as well as his adorable 'bhaiyya' doppelganger Vijay fantastically enough to clinch his second Filmfare trophy.
The legendary Salim Javed's plot was simple : There's this bad guy called Don. He dies and is replaced by a desi commoner to infiltrate his gang. Inspired by the black & white Shammi Kapoor starrer 'China Town' (1962), Don worked and believe me, it worked big time (75 weeks of uninterrupted run in theatres) only due to the charisma of its lead actor - Amitabh Bachchan and the last minute addition - 'Khaike Pan Banaraswala', a song rejected by Dev Anand Saahab for his film 'Banarasi Babu' (1973)...
Zeenat Aman (my childhood crush) and Pran Saahab played the perfect foil and the portly Om Shivpuri provided the Kahaani mein twist factor. In short, Don offered perfect entertainment for all ages ...and all times.
The classic was remade successfully in 2006 with SRK in lead. It might be remade again after a couple of decades. But Chandra Barot's attempt cannot be bettered. No way. Never!!!
Regards, Sumeet Nadkarni.