Farhan Akhtar’s earlier flicks made me curious to go and watch his latest venture – ‘DON’, remake of Amitabh starrer ‘DON’ made in 70s. I like Farhan as a filmmaker and have liked his ‘Dil Chahta Hai’ and ‘Lakshya’. Though I had got reviews on Don from friends, newspapers, sites, and TV channels, I thought of watching the movie before putting down a verdict.
I remember Amitabh’s Don vividly, as I have seen it as many times as it was telecasted in TV channels and cable TV. I had prepared myself not to view the SRK Don with an idea to compare it with Big B’s Don. Let the judgement be on a individual approach than on a relative level.
As I walked out after finishing the film, I was disappointed with what Farhan did with his version of Don. It was a mix of Bond movies, Matrix, and Mission Impossible. The plot of the original and new Don is more or less the same with very few surprises. Yes, you do get surprised at moments where Arjun Rampal (modern Pran) scales up sky scrappers when he actually is a software engineer in the movie. The movie turns into boredom and ridicule with certain scenes like Priyanka Chopra picking up the ambulance to rescue Don from police custody. Farhan Akhtar has pampered himself too much and took undue advantage of the fact that his papa has co-authored the script of original Don.
Now the million dollar question – who is better Big B or King Khan? A question that flooded polls on websites, SMS trivia, and many other fund raising ventures. Not because I am a die hard Big B fan, but genuinely SRK stands nowhere compared to Big B. The style, the enigma, and the persona Amitabh portrays in his Don exceeds far beyond what SRK has displayed. Also SRK is not even close to the grace with which Amitabh dances (even if it is assumed that he does not know dancing). The remixed versions of everything, the movie and the songs are too boring and there is really nothing that can keep you interested in the movie. However, the movie could be appreciated (to certain extent) by the younger generation, who love Matrix revolution kind of stuff.
Even if I had to compare this Don with other movies, say for example Jaan-e-man that I watched in last week, I would rate Jaan-e-man as a better entertainer than Don. You don’t need your brains for either of the movies and hence I would mark Jaan-e-man higher than Don on entertainment scale.
I remember Amitabh’s Don vividly, as I have seen it as many times as it was telecasted in TV channels and cable TV. I had prepared myself not to view the SRK Don with an idea to compare it with Big B’s Don. Let the judgement be on a individual approach than on a relative level.
As I walked out after finishing the film, I was disappointed with what Farhan did with his version of Don. It was a mix of Bond movies, Matrix, and Mission Impossible. The plot of the original and new Don is more or less the same with very few surprises. Yes, you do get surprised at moments where Arjun Rampal (modern Pran) scales up sky scrappers when he actually is a software engineer in the movie. The movie turns into boredom and ridicule with certain scenes like Priyanka Chopra picking up the ambulance to rescue Don from police custody. Farhan Akhtar has pampered himself too much and took undue advantage of the fact that his papa has co-authored the script of original Don.
Now the million dollar question – who is better Big B or King Khan? A question that flooded polls on websites, SMS trivia, and many other fund raising ventures. Not because I am a die hard Big B fan, but genuinely SRK stands nowhere compared to Big B. The style, the enigma, and the persona Amitabh portrays in his Don exceeds far beyond what SRK has displayed. Also SRK is not even close to the grace with which Amitabh dances (even if it is assumed that he does not know dancing). The remixed versions of everything, the movie and the songs are too boring and there is really nothing that can keep you interested in the movie. However, the movie could be appreciated (to certain extent) by the younger generation, who love Matrix revolution kind of stuff.
Even if I had to compare this Don with other movies, say for example Jaan-e-man that I watched in last week, I would rate Jaan-e-man as a better entertainer than Don. You don’t need your brains for either of the movies and hence I would mark Jaan-e-man higher than Don on entertainment scale.
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