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SRK, who had faced sharp criticism and comparison with Amitabh Bachchan post Farhan Akhtar’s ‘DON’, has shown his disinterest in the remake of the film. SRK, who was quite interested in the sequel, even before ‘Don’ was released, has now, had a change of plans.
Now that’s a good move to avoid Bachchan related controversies SRK!!

Oh people… I was so busy preparing for DHOOM 2 and reading your comments on my DON movie review that I totally forgot to write about King Khan’s birthday!!!

So what if the news has turned stale by now… I know my regular readers will enjoy it AND I’m doing this for my icon SHAH RUKH KHAN!!!

The candy floss romance specialist Raj/Rahul turned narcissist DON… Does SRK even look close to 41??? But but but… he IS 41 and makes no bones about the fact that he just got on the wrong side of forty…

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For him, nothing has changed with age over the past 15 years of stardom! Except for the fact that he’s realized the importance of settling down in life and spending some quality time with your family… he spent his entire birthday week with his family except for a small do organized by the Ambani family in his honor!

Well, better late than never ShahRukh so while the world rejoices the birthday of a stalwart of Indian cinema by making documentaries on him, designing huge flex boards and humongous cakes… all this little but ardent fan of yours can say to you is – A very happy (belated) birthday to you SRK… tum jiyo (aur super star raho) hazaaron saal: saal ke din ho pachaas hazaar

Oki people… thanks for flooding us with your comments for my reviews on DON… you need to see them to believe them… and the vast differences in them was the most amazing factor…. there were people who said that SRK was brilliant in the movie and did full justice to the character… and on the other side, this girl actually wanted to be paid for bearing with the SFX bonanza!!!

21 Guys guys guys (and girls )… both the films (the original and the remake) had their own pros and cons… I mean, there were hundreds of technical errors in the 1978 version of the story which were accepted without a blink of an eye lid that time because of the limitations of that age … but the acting talent and screenplay were mind blowing, making the film accepted with open hearts and arms by the audiences!

Whereas in today’s time, we have a galore of technologies and ways to create a painting on celluloid… the cinematography and costumes were par excellence in the newer version… leaving hardly any place for an error or complaint… but it would take a miracle to recreate the charisma of Amitabh Bachchan as Don or the larger than life screenplay by Salim-Javed (except the lifted dialogues )…

19 SRK looks so artificial and made up as DON but isn’t it the way he’s always been??? C’mon people… you’ve watched and applauded him in ‘Duplicate’, ‘Ram Jaane’, ‘Josh’ etc etc… They looked so totally made up! But you must appreciate him for maintaining the bearing of those made up characters throughout the movie…. just the way the suave and stylish Don came easy to Amitabh Bachchan, so did the made up Don to ShahRukh !!!

So in short… watch both of them and enjoy them for their own fortes!!!! Kya bolte bhai log?????????

“I am the KING”
You must have heard ShahRukh Khan say this hundreds of times… but you need to see DON to believe those lines!

When I sat in the hall (my neck still paining due to sitting in the first row of an IMAX! ) I had this thought that SRK will never be able to play Don the? way the legendary Amitabh Bachchan did… and I was proved quite right…
ShahRukh could not be the suave, composed and all supreme Don who did things with such exuberance that made the impossible seem possible… He could not portray arrogance in a subtle manner, but created his own mannerisms (as usual)!
With the help of the typical SRK addititives and mind boggling screenplay, editing, storyline, SFX etc etc provided by Farhan Akhtar, he’s made DON be more mean, menacing, cunning and unpredictable than ever!!!
Though there isn’t much of scope for the ‘pan’aholic Vijay, SRK knows how to draw the distinct line between Don and Vijay… and also blend the latter into the former as the storyline progresses…

Coming to the other characters… Akhtar Jr. hasn’t given enough justice to many of them in this ever so stylish venture…
The DCP D’Silva played by Boman Irani is definitely the most balanced dude in the camp… wonder what he does to get into the skin of his role, but he manages to give in a 100% to every shade of it (even the manipulative part )

9Sadly, the girls and the main villain of last time haven’t been given much of a chance to perform…
Poor Interpol officer Mallik (Om Puri) doesn’t get much of screen presence and neither does Don’s girlfriend Anita (Ishaa Kopikar)… Roma (Priyanka Chopra) is as sizzling as ever… though she’s made to look more glamorous than vindictive and ferocious “Junglee Billi” … Kareena Kapoor too was nothing more than an item no.!

Maintaining balance was the key out here… balance between Don and Vijay. Balance between the old and the new DON. Balance between Vardhaan and……… nah guys! We ain’t letting the kity out of the bag… a Vardhaan does exist in this one too… and is portrayed with outmost BALANCE!

Talking about the most unique feature of any masala Bollywood film – the music! Don’s music fails to impress… though the background score is amazing, but the remixed songs don’t leave much of an impact! Even the “khai ke pan banaras wala” no. doesn’t have the rusticity in it! Wonder what Shankar Ehsaan and Loy were thinking when they included two new songs(read duds) like ‘moriya re’ and ‘aaj ki raat’ in an album like DON???

The original storyline has been followed and the director has actually been able to relate the audience to the original seamlessly… though at times, the editing and scene change doesn’t justify the continuity of the story, you still are ready to believe all they say coz they say it with such style!!!
The vision of Farhan Akhtar has definitely taken the concept and screenplay to a greater level in this creation of his… Kudos to the young man for that…
Our verdict — ‘DON’t miss it!!! And ‘DON’t get up from your seat before the final credits… the final scene will automatically make you jump up in surprise … just the way I did!!!
P.S. do remember, Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hai (if you know what I mean )!!!

“Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, namumkin hai!“ was and still is one of the most famous line that’s come out of Amitabh Bachchan’s mouth… and for all you know, ShahRukh Khan might just prove him right by making him the uncaught thief forever in his venture – DON 2!

8 Don’t blink your eyes in disbelief guys… the plans of making a sequel to the forthcoming flick DON are already doing the rounds… the dude most interested in producing it is SRK himself!!! “I suggested the idea to Farhan since Don is never captured, if the audiences like it, let’s do another Don, and if they don’t like it, we can put Don behind bars.” Says the excited star who has all hopes pinned on DON for his comeback…

One question – do you think King Khan had gone anywhere??? He still rules our hearts, right?

The fever has begun to raise guys… nah! I’m not talking about ShahRukh Khan starrer DON or Salman Khan starrer ‘Jaaneman’ … but about the biggest release of 2006 – DHOOM 2!!!

YashRaj films is said to have spent close to a whooping 90 crores on the sequel and assure you that this one will be bigger than better than any other movie of the year…

Another thing to watch out for apart from Hrithik’s 15 get ups and the latest technologies used, is the sizzle factor… you guessed that right guys… I’m talking about Aishwarya Rai and Bipasha Basu setting the screens on fire in BIKINIS!!!

Lets see who hogs the limelight … Aishwarya, who’s never been seen in a bikini on screen and who’s known for her elegance and beauty… or Bipasha, who’s turned guys crazy in Jism and is famous for her OOMPH factor since ages…

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While we’ll keep you posted on the HOT topic, what would your pick be???

We all know that King Khan is getting more spoilt by the day and with the rising levels of his insecurity, is trying to stub anyone and everyone who comes his way … and after Abhishekh Bachchan, it’s the producers of ‘Jaanemann’.

He’s been quite upset since the release of his forthcoming film DON was announced to coincide with the release of the Salman Khan & Akshay Kumar starrer… and he’s just taken the Khan rivalry a step further…

ShahRukh Khan announced the release bash of the book ‘SRK – Still Reading Khan’ on the same day as the ‘Jaanemann’ pre-release bash – 11th October! Though the writer of the book, Mustak Sheikh, confirmed that the date was chosen ONLY due to unavailability of a 5 star hotel on any other day for the year, the rest of the industry thinks otherwise …

What do you think ????

Stay tuned to know who attended which bash on the big day, which also is THE Big B’s birthday too !!!!!!!!

Bhai log… bole to too much ho rahela hai … censor waale bolte hain ki smoking on screen is banned and any film containing a smoking scene will straight away be given an ‘A’ certificate!!! Yaar koi un mamu logo ko samjhaaye that Indian people have been seeing their heroes smoke on screen since times immemorial…

My dad didn’t start smoking even though he found Ashok Kumar ever so stylish smoking in ‘Kismet’, nor will i start after watching ShahRukh Khan in DON!!! Youngsters have always have had a sensible head on their shoulders and will continue to be so – irrespective of what the censor board thinks …

Even if you give the movie an ‘A’ certificate in the halls, how will you prevent it’s pirated DVD landing in the hands of a 12 year old (considering the fact that the DVDs release almost the same day as the movies and are MUCH widely spread and viewed)????

Those guys need to understand that giving it that certificate will only arouse the curiosity of the masses and end up being viewed more than earlier …

Think about it…

Don is indeed one of the most awaited films of 2006. There is enormous hype since its announcement and there must be a lot of pressure on King Khan. His last movie Kabhi Alvida was a disappointment in India, but was a huge grosser in the U.S. And if sources are to be believed, Farhan Akhtar’s magnum opus DON will be the biggest theatrical release for a Bollywood movie in North America. It will have almost 110 prints, which is 15 more than Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, which has been the widest so far. However the final list of cinemas screening DON in the UK and US will be officially released soon.

DON has some outstanding stunts and special effects. Get ready to watch Shahrukh Khan in his new Mission Impossible avatar. The film hits the screens on 20th October.

Alright guys… the good guys are out and the bad guys are in! You know what I’m talking about, right? First it was a bhai which drove his way straight into our hearts with his Gandhigiri and oh! So lovable antics (need I tell you that I’m talking of ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ ??? not to mention, circuit too!!!) and now it’s time for the real anti heroes to rule the roost… Come 20th of October ShahRukh Khan will set ablaze the movie screens of India with his DON…
And that’s not all… soon after that, another anti-hero is all set to win all the accolades of the nation… your guess is as good as mine guys, it’s gotta be Hrithik Roshan in DHOOM 2 !!! The bike flick releases on the 24th of November and people like wasee are already set to watch it three times in a row!!! Hmmmmm… though the god guys will win over the bad ones in the end, don’t we know who’ll win all the hearts???

PS: so got your answer wasee???