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MOVIE REVIEW: DON - THE CHASE BEGIN (2006)

Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Kareena Kapoor, Ishaa Koppikar, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Chunky Pandey (Special Appearance)
Music Director/s: Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar

A police officer (Shah Rukh Khan) is working undercover as a Don, trying valiantly to capture a gang of ruthless people. However, things go wrong and he is murdered. The police now have to maintain his cover, so they find a duplicate paan-eating street layabout (Shah Rukh Khan), and recruit him into the force. He is trained in all aspects of the law, by a renowned officer (Arjun Rampal), and soon finds himself undercover in the same gang as his predecessor.

His job is to bring down the gang and arrest or kill all its members. This plan is put in jeopardy, when his only child is kidnapped by a rival gang, and his senior officer is killed.

He is now on his own�

Talented director Farhan Akhtar churns out his third film, after the huge success of debut Dil Chahta Hai, and the critically acclaimed Lakshya. Farhan�s films have always had a professional look and feel, one of the pivotal points of success for Dil Chahta Hai, which was appreciated by the mass of youths. Lakshya was creatively well made, and had a telling story, but it wasn�t something that the audience wanted, therefore it sustained minimal success.

Farhan Akhtar has so far worked with industry�s elite, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and Amitabh Bachchan, to name a few. Now it�s the turn of the biggest star of them all, Bollywood�s King Khan, the versatile Shah Rukh Khan.

Shah Rukh Khan is himself hoping to continue his success in Bollywood, with imminent threat from Abhishek Bachchan, hovering on the horizon. He has been threatened before in his career, be it Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan or Hrithik Roshan, but prevailing always.

But the threat of Abhishek Bachchan is far more worrying, as Aby�s Baby has father Amitabh Bachchan tendering a hand from behind. Taking on Indian cinema�s legend is probably a little too much for Khan. So once again in his career, Shah Rukh Khan has to prove a point, and win the battle�

Priyanka Chopra is playing the leading lady for the first time opposite Shah Rukh Khan. The film also features Kareena Kapoor in a dance number and cameos from Chunky Pandey and Om Puri.

Musical trio Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy have recreated some of the magical tunes of the original, including the highly popular Khaike Paan Banaras Wala. Udit Narayan has vocalised with Shah Rukh Khan tendering a few lines.

The film�s story is very similar to the original but it has been updated for the current era.

Don � The Chase Begins releases this Diwali.

RS Predicted Rating: 9/10

Tony

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