Amitabh Bachchan's Don: A classic Hindi movie with action, romance and suspense

Actor Amitabh Bachchan has been in the industry for a very long time. He has played several roles in his movies. Amitabh Bachchan is known for his love for cars and the same reflects in his garage as well. He has a collection of luxury and vintage cars in his garage. One of the movies that made him a super star in Bollywood industry was 1978 Action thriller movie Don. In this movie, the actor played the role of a underworld criminal Don. The character uses several cars in this movie and here we have a small video that shows what all classic cars did the actor drive or use in the movie.

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Next car shown in the video is a Buick Super sedan. The white car with red roof was again used in a police chase sequence in the movie. The actor is seen driving the car rashly through the roads of Mumbai. He finally crashes the car to a tree after he suddenly finds a closed railway gate in front of him. The car is a four door sedan and had long wheelbase like any other car during that time.

Next car to be seen in the video is a Ford Mustang Mach 1 convertible. This is a proper muscle car and is shown in Red and black dual tone shade. In the movie, Amitabh Bachchan is using this car during one of his deals. Ford Mustang is one of the iconic cars and In India there are some well maintained examples of vintage Ford Mustangs with collectors. The one seen here is a convertible and has functional air scoops on the bonnet. It used a 4.9 litre V8 engine and for a car from that period, Mustang looked very aggressive.

Another car that the actor did not drive but was driven around in the movie was Chevrolet Chevy II Nova. The car is used in a scene where the actor along with his friends are being chased by a cop in the movie. The car was available with a V8 and a straight six engine options.

These are some of the car that the actor used in the movie. Most of the cars that are shown in the video are American. As mentioned above, Amitabh Bachchan himself is a car enthusiast and has a collection cars in his garage. Recently, he was gifted Ford Prefect vintage car which was once owned by Bachchan family. He also owns range of high end vehicles like Bentley Continental GT, Lexus LX570, Land Rover Range Rover Autobiography, Mercedes-Benz V-Class, Mini Cooper S, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and many more vehicles.

The 1978 movie Don is a cult classic and one of the most iconic movies of Bollywood. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Helen, Pran and Iftekhar, the memorable characters, story, songs and dialogues from Don is cherished even four decades after its release. Don features some of the biggest legends of Bollywood like Amitabh Bachchan, Salim-Javed, Kalyanji-Anandji, Kishore Kumar and Asha Bhonsle under a single umbrella who create magic with this cinematic masterpiece.

Don was declared as a golden jubilee hit at the box office with tremendous critical and commercial success. Satellite TV and Cable networks made sure that even the younger audiences watched and admired this movie. Don has seen several remakes esp in South Indian languages after its release. Another notable remake of this movie was from Shah Rukh Khan in 2006. It still remains as one of the most iconic performance of Amitabh Bachchan and a movie every Bollywood movie fan should love.

The mega blockbuster "DON" (1978) starring Amitabh Bachhan, Zeenat Aman and Pran, revolved around a plot where a famous Don is replaced by a look alike, who has been specially trained for this job by the police officials. Brilliantly directed by Chandra Barot, the movie is surely one of the fastest thriller movies ever made in Hindi Cinema.

Before this super hit Bollywood movie, a similar flick was made in the West in 1967, which was also based on the same plot of planting a double in the place of a high profile Gangster. The movie was rightly called "Double Man" as suggested by its novel storyline.

Incidentally in the year 1962, another famous movie "China Town" having the energetic Shammi Kapoor in the lead also revolved around the same plot of using the double and then Subhash Ghai came with his own version of the theme with Shatrughan Sinha as "Kalicharan" in 1976.

Yes "Kalicharan" was also made on the same concept but so were many other movies after "Don". So here the original idea seems to have adapted by Indian Film-makers first as you can see comparing the years.However I would love to know that whether there was any movie made in the West on the same subject before 1961.

Hi Bobby Sir,Since article tells about planting a doubleThere is no mention of Kalicharan in ur article ,that is why I mentioned it....Kalchiran was a superhit movie and it launched Subash Ghai as a director who gave so many hits in years to come and given the title of showman by the media after Raj Kapoor.Secondly It also launched Shatrugan Sinha\'s career as a hero...before that Shatru was happy playing negative roles...However you correctly mentioned that lots of movies have been made on the same subject...If I am not wrong,one of them was Inspector Dhanush in 1991 with a south Indian actor(name forgotton) and Sangeeta Bijlani..this film got unnoticed due to obvious reasons..But no one can beat Kalicharan and Don...outstanding movies...The new Don is nowhere near these two..Regards

Hey Bobby,All of the movies you mention came after novel titled "Legacy of a Spy" by Henry S. Maxfield, first published in 1959. I personally haven\'t read the book, but people who have have noted the similarities with The Double Man.

Hi Neel,Thanks for your valuable addition but since we both havent read that novel so cant say anything precisely.However even if the novel has the same plot still the first movie on the said theme remains to be the Hindi one only as mentioned in the write-up.Keep Visiting and Writing in.Cheers!

Hi Raj,Saw SALAAM MEMSAAB as discussed,Yes it begins the same way with the exact plot but then goes on a different kind of journey altogether.So I would still consider Johar's MR. INDIA much close to DON then SM.But the information was still valuable as its another name added to the list of similar movies.Cheers!

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Don- A Must-Watch Action Movie Don, released in 1978, was one of the decade's biggest blockbusters. Amitabh Bachchan got his name and fame from the Don movie. To today's date, Don is one of the most loved movies in Bollywood. Everyone loved the performance and the storyline of the most iconic movie.

Directed by Chandra Barot, this movie was first offered to so many prominent actors like Dev Anand, Jeetendra, and Dharmendra, but in the end, the role came into the hands of one and only Big B. The Don cast was Amitabh Bachchan and Zeenat Aman in the leads. The box office India classified Don as a golden jubilee film in Hindi language.

Still, later the remakes were also made in Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, Malayalam, and many more. This movie took around three-and-a-half years to finalize the work. And one of the fascinating facts about this movie is that it was released without any promotion.

Amitabh Bachchan performed two roles of Mark Donald, a.k.a. Don and Vijay Sharma. Other than him, Zeenat Aman played the role of Roma Bhagat, Pran Sikand as Jasjit Ahuja, and Iftekhar as DSP D'Silva. The movie's cast justified their roles and therefore became one of the biggest blockbusters of Bollywood.

"Don" is a 1978 hindi film which has Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Helen, Kamal Kapoor, Pran, Iftekhar, Om Shiv Puri, Shetty, Mac Mohan, Satyen Kappu and Jairaj in lead roles. We have 5 songs lyrics and 5 video songs of Don. Kalyanji and Anandji have composed its music. Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar have sung these songs while Indeevar and Anjaan have penned its lyrics.

This is an actual surviving poster of the 1978 action film that featured the biggest superstar of Indian cinema, Amitabh Bachchan in a double role. The film is considered one of the most iconic movies ever made in Bollywood and finds mention among the cult films of Indian cinema. Printed and circulated several years after the release of the film, this vintage movie poster was originally designed for publicity of the film but never ended up being used.

In his acting career of over fifty years, Amitabh Bachchan has delivered memorable films, famous roles and dialogues that have become part of the folklore. His blockbusters Zanjeer, Namak Haraam, Deewar, Chupke Chupke , Sholay , Coolie, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham , Lakshya , Bunty Aur Babli , Sarkar, Bhootnath. Amitabh's movies show his versatility as an actor and Don became famous not only for his acting but for its songs.

The Chandra Barot directorial crime-thriller featured Amitabh Bachhan in double roles opposite Zeenat Aman, Pran , Iftekhar, and Helen . The movie spins around a lawbreaker, his break from the police, and how his lookalike took his place to help the police uncover the entire gang. The story was written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar.

15. Don has elements of 1962's film China Town which had Shammi Kapoor playing the double roles of both a gangster and his lookalike - a common man turned informer. Don, in turn had several remakes and adaptations in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The 2007 Hollywood movie The Death and Life of Bobby Z had a similar premise to this movie too. 2ff7e9595c