FILM REVIEW

DON - THE RETURN

It is the most talked abt movie in dis season! No doubt there r critics who trash it, n

others who hail as the best movie ever by SRK. Again no doubt this is a SRK movie, n

everyone else can jus take a hike almost except perhaps prichops, but then again her role is

sleek and savy, and sexy... 'period'.

But let us talk abt the dear Director, the one who thot of this idea, to create a hype

around this movie he created and courted the not so always subtle comparisons wid the older

version... strangely all of us gave into the speculation, almost readily walking into

theatres at ticket prices of Rs. 200 each, to begin comparing it wid the original...

None of us were aware or expected... (more like, ASSSUMED!!) that this cud in anyway b an

original... for we have hailed Farhan as a genius wid a first movie hit, 'Dil Chahta Hai..'

'Lakshya', and suddenly he was making DON, y make a new movie and spend so much on

an old story when his entire recognition lay in newer stories.... but then we r perhaps nt

as foresighted as Mr. Akhtar jr...

A well calculated risk, wid a new story and a new actor, an old name and a few memries that

dragged us to the theatre, bt dnt fear after u hve seen it once, and the amazing twists are

all revealed, u wud like to go bck n may be look at the details which u may have missed, a

few hints subtle and not so subtle left for u to find by the Director, which pts bt at the

obvious last "twist of tale", that almost blows ur mind, either wid utter disbelief at the

director's pretentions or his belief in our being absolutely illogical and incpable of

reason....

But i will wax eloquent abt SRK's presence, only comparison to him in that is Kareens in her

one item-song feature, the rest of the cast well played but there was nt much to do, a bit

of spice added for effects, but the brushstrokes, if there are any, r very very broad n

leaves much to speculation, whether u chose to belive or not belive, the movie is a hit on

the box office, and SRK does rule.

Every frame he fills, he leaves nothing else in ur vision, whenever he is missing frm the

scene it is almost as if u wake up frm a dream and start noticing unimportant details....

Sleek camera angles, movement, the works, and great background score ... almost a complete

album in itself...
misplaced song.. "kahike Paan".. i wud call that sort of gamble to keep the ruse of being a

remake effective... till the very end, sly and cunning are the words for Akhtar as he has

again proven himself to me one heluva smart guy, who just went laughing back to the BANK!!

On the whole, go for it, chk it out, love it, hate it, compare it, end of it, HE makes the

MONEY!! N SRK is KING!!