Don 2: The Chase Continues

Don 2
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Farhan Akhtar
Produced by	Ritesh Sidhwani Farhan Akhtar Shahrukh Khan
Screenplay by	Farhan Akhtar Ameet Mehta Amrish Shah
Story by	Farhan Akhtar Ameet Mehta Amrish Shah
Starring	Shahrukh Khan Priyanka Chopra Lara Dutta Kunal Kapoor Boman Irani Om Puri
Music by	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Cinematography	Jason West
Editing by	Anand Subaya
Studio	Excel Entertainment
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment
Release date(s)	December 23, 2011 (2011-12-23)
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Don 2: The Chase Continues is an upcoming Indian action thriller film written and directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is the sequel to the 2006 film, Don: The Chase Begins Again, which itself was a remake of the 1978 film Don. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles and also stars Boman Irani, Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor in supporting roles. The film is set to release on 23 December 2011^[1] in both 2D and 3D^[2] formats and will also be available in Tamil and Telugu languages.^[3]

Cast

• Shahrukh Khan as Don
• Priyanka Chopra as Roma
• Lara Dutta as Ayesha
• Kunal Kapoor as Sameer
• Boman Irani as Vardhaan
• Om Puri as CBI Officer Vishal Malik

Production

Development

The idea for a sequel had been conceptualized ever since the first movie was released, and a sequel was announced by Farhan Akhtar shortly after the release.^[4] However, he was involved with other commitments while Shah Rukh Khan also gave his dates to the movies Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and My Name Is Khan. However in February 2010, Akhtar revealed that the script and locations for the movie have been finalized.^[5]

Filming

Filming for Don 2 began from October 10, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Shah Rukh Khan was asked to bulk up for the movie and to develop a six-pack.^[6] In December 2010, shooting ended in Berlin and actors returned to India.^[7] In February 2011, the actors flew to Malaysia for the second phase of the shoot which lasted for a month.^[8] Filming in Malaysia ended on March 20, 2011. The film's final shooting was for a song in September, 2011.^[9]

Soundtrack

Main article: Don 2: The Chase Continues (soundtrack)

The film's original score and soundtrack has been composed by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who also composed the music for the first installment of the series, while lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar. Before the release of the album, there were reports that a song named "Rehmat" from the film had been moving around the Internet. However, this was dismissed as being a rumor by the makers.^[10] The album features ten tracks, and was released on 17 November 2011 by T-Series.

Marketing

Earlier, some working stills from the film featuring Shah Rukh Khan in long locks and a rough look were released on the internet. Later, Farhan Akhtar tweeted that the first theatrical trailer of the movie and its theatrical poster would be released along with his home production, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara on 15 July. Initially, a promo launch event was planned on 13 July in Mumbai, though it was canceled later due to the 2011 Mumbai bombings and the promo was released on the Internet. Subsequently, the first trailer was unveiled online and met with unanimous positive response, crossing 2 million views on Youtube in just 3 weeks and 1000+ likes within a day of its release. A second trailer was released online on October 24th. ^[11]

Since the quotes of Don (Shahrukh Khan) in Don had become very popular, producer Ritesh Sidhwani and producer-director Farhan Akhtar have decided to popularize the dialogues of its sequel, by releasing a series of 11 witty tongue-in-cheek dialogues of the Don from the sequel, one every Friday starting from 15th October right till the release of the film on 23rd December. These quotes are being simultaneously released across all media including television, print, radio, Internet, mobile platform and mobile application ^[12]

Release

The film would be a Christmas release and will release on 23 December 2011 in 3D. The film is also expected to be dubbed in Telugu and Tamil, which will be releasing along with the Hindi version.^[13]

Controversy

A month before it's release, the film attracted media attention when "Nariman Films", the producer of the original Don made in 1978 had sent a legal notice to Red Chillies Entertainment, Reliance Entertainment and Excel Entertainment over the remaking of the old classic for the second time and title copyright infringement. According to the notice, "Nariman Films" had only given rights to Excel Entertainment, in perpetuity, for making Don - The Chase Begins Again, with the film being a sequel to it.^[14] However, reacting to the legal notice, producers claimed that, "Whatever they had done is legal, so the claim is false and so are the charges. This is an absolutely new film and there is no question of a delay in releasing Don2."^[15]

References

1. ^ "Don 2 weekly dialogues - trailers - pictures". Bollywood inside. http://bollywoodinside.com/bollywoodmovies/don-2-new-trailer/. 
2. ^ "SRK’s ‘Don 2’ to be showcased in 3D". 22 August 2011. Yahoo!. http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news/srk%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98don-2%E2%80%99-to-be-showcased-in-3d.html. Retrieved 23 August 2011. 
3. ^ "'Don 2' in Tamil & Telugu!". 21 November 2011. IndiaGlitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/73806.html. Retrieved 21 November 2011. 
4. ^ ANI (14 June 2007). "Shah Rukh Khan planning Don 2". The Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Shah-Rukh-Khan-planning-Don-2/Article1-230099.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-19. 
5. ^ "'Don 2' starts this year". Bollywood Hungama. 23 February 2010. http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/02/23/13798/index.html. Retrieved 4 April 2010. 
6. ^ "SRK to have a puffed up body in ‘Don 2’". India info. 23 March 2010. http://movies.indiainfo.com/article/100323153849_srk_to_have_a_puffed_up_body_in_%E2%80%98don_2/974451.html. 
7. ^ "Don is back from Berlin". Behindwoods. 2 December 2010. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-10-01/don2-farhan-akhtar-02-12-10.html. Retrieved 2011-07-19. 
8. ^ Indo-Asian News Service (15 February 2011). "SRK in Malaysia for Don 2". The Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/SRK-in-Malaysia-for-Don-2/Article1-662655.aspx. Retrieved 2011-07-19. 
9. ^ Indo-Asian News Service. "Farhan stunned with 3D trailer of RA.One". NDTV. http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110184520&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=135062. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
10. ^ "Don 2's online imposter". Times of India. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-05/news-and-interviews/30363197_1_song-imposter-music. Retrieved November 07, 2011. 
11. ^ "Watch: The slick new 'Don 2' trailer is out!". IBN Live. 14 July 2011. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/watch-the-slick-new-don-2-trailer-is-out/167549-8-66.html. Retrieved 2011-07-15. 
12. ^ "Watch: The slick new 'Don 2' trailer is out!". Hindustan Times. 2011-10-13. http://www.hindustantimes.com/WATCH-Don-2-s-teaser-dialogue/Article1-756846.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-17. 
13. ^ "B-Town's 3D explosion". Mid-Day. 2011-08-22. http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/aug/220811-bollywood-B-Towns-3D-explosion.htm. Retrieved 2011-08-22. 
14. ^ "SRK’s Don 2 release won’t be hampered". The Times of India. 18 November 2011. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-18/news-interviews/30414632_1_title-copyright-infringement-legal-notice-nariman-films. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 
15. ^ "Don 2 runs into legal maze by Nariman Films". The Economic Times. 12 November 2011. http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-11-12/news/30391224_1_nariman-films-legal-notice-big-films. Retrieved 19 November 2011. 

External links

• Official website
• Don 2 at the Internet Movie Database
• Don 2 at Bollywood Hungama