Don- popular criticism

Don:
Reviewed by Aparajita Ghosh on www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20061021-2.html

"Twenty-eight years after Chandra Barot’s hit movie Don (1978) with Amitabh Bachchan in the role of Don, Farhan Akhtar comes up with a sleek and stylish tribute to the original. This ‘Don’ is certainly bigger and bombastic. Whether it is better, is debatable.

Barot’s ‘Don’ was quite modern for its times. So is Akhtar’s. The story of new ‘Don’ is set in the cityscape of Kuala Lumpur, Paris and India (few portions). The don in the film operates on an international level. He uses state-of-the-art technology, fights like a martial arts expert and has a zany taste in fashion. He is like an Indian James Bond, but obviously on the wrong side of law.

In a nutshell, Farhan Akhtar does succeed in giving a just tribute to the timeless ‘Don’ starring Amitabh Bachchan. But Farhan relies too heavily on style rather than substance."

Conclusion: The main aspect of the film that audience seem to be impressed by are the special effects and the action. The plot has been criticised to lack 'substance'. It is worth noticing that even audiences compare the films to hollywood counterparts like Bond, indicating that there is an international level set by Western films that is used for comparison of indian films.


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