Don (1978)

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Don, a wanted criminal, dies in a police chase. DSP D'Silva is the only one who knows about his death, and to get hold of the gang he trains Don-lookalike Vijay. But Vijay faces danger from the police and from within the gang.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Zeenat Aman ...
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Iftekhar ...
DSP D'Silva (as Iftikhar)
Om Shivpuri ...
Vardan - Fake Interpol Officer R.K. Malik
Satyendra Kapoor ...
Inspector S. Verma (as Satyen Kapoo)
P. Jairaj ...
Dayal (Judo Karate Instructor)
Kamal Kapoor ...
Arpana Choudhary ...
Anita (as Arpana Choudhry)
Helen ...
M.B. Shetty ...
Shakaal (as Shetty)
Mac Mohan ...
Mac
Azad ...
Azad
Yashraj
Devaraj ...
(as Devraj)
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Storyline

A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP Desilva knows of this incident, he recruits another person named Vijay who is a spitting image of Don. Vijay is planted in Don's place in Don's gang and DeSilva has a plan to nab the entire gang in this way. But when Desilva dies during a raid, the secret that Vijay is not Don is also buried with him. Now Vijay is on the run - from the police and the criminal gang - and has to find the last piece of evidence to prove his real identity before it is too late. Written by Soumitra

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Action | Crime | Thriller

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20 April 1978 (India)  »

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INR 50,000,000 (estimated)
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Trivia

The theme of Don was released in the International dance album Bombay The Hardway; Guns Cars and Sitars. See more »

Goofs

During the chase sequence at silver beach, don arrives in a red car and leaves in a white car while attempting to escape. See more »

Quotes

Don: I know that this revolver is empty, you know that this revolver is empty, but the police doesn't know that this revolver is empty.
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Referenced in Pehla Nasha (1993) See more »

Soundtracks

Main Hoon Don
Sung by Kishore Kumar
Composed by Kalyanji Veerji Shah and Anandji Veerji Shah
Lyrics by Anjaan
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Watch it for superstar Big B
17 October 2006 | by (Malaysia) – See all my reviews

This film isn't the greatest to ever hit bollywood, nor it is a path breaking film for the industry. Don is a genuine entertainer with an interesting storyline for the 70s era. They could have spent half the film showing the notorious don but instead the character dies soon, and later is replaced by a look-a-like. Which is where we get plenty of laughter and light moments. Towards the end when he is discovered by the police to be a fake Don, he is in a big soup. It is interesting how he manages to prove himself innocent, and how he find the father of the kids he was taking care of. Easily said, Hindi films are generally made up of lots of coincidences and this film is no exception. This is one movie where the female lead is not just used to provide sexual and love interest but Zeenat Aman gets plenty of footage with her martial arts and action scenes. The remake of Don by Farhan Akhtar in 2006 is bound to collect some brickbats, but I believe his movie will be a high-tech thriller compared to the old retro version.


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