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Don (franchise)
''Don'' is an Indian media franchise, centered on Don, a fictional Indian underworld boss. The franchise originates from the 1978 Hindi-language action thriller film ''Don''. In 2006, a remake series began, with the release of '' Don: The Chase Begins Again''. Its sequel was released in 2011, entitled ''Don 2''. It has also been expanded to comics and video games. The original film was written by Salim–Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar), directed by Chandra Barot, and stars Amitabh Bachchan in the titular role. The remake series was created by Javed Akhtar and his son Farhan Akhtar, with Shah Rukh Khan starring in the titular role. Other actors who have starred in the remake series include Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, and Om Puri. ''Don'' is one of the highest-grossing Indian film franchises. In the original film, the plot revolves around Vijay, a lookalike of Don who is asked to masquerade as him by a law enforcement officer. In the remake series, the plot revolves arou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salim–Javed
Salim–Javed were an Indian screenwriting duo, composed of Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar, working in Bollywood. They are noted for being the first Indian screenwriters to achieve star status, becoming the most successful Indian screenwriters of all time. They are regarded as "Hindi cinema's greatest screenwriters". They worked together on 24 films during 1971–1987, of which twenty were commercially and critically successful films. They worked together on 22 Bollywood films, as well as two Kannada cinema, Kannada films. Salim–Javed revolutionized Indian cinema in the 1970s, transforming and reinventing the Bollywood formula, and pioneering the Bollywood Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbuster format. A significant departure from the romance films that had previously dominated Bollywood, Salim–Javed pioneered cultural phenomena such as the "Amitabh Bachchan, angry young man" character archetype, the masala film, the Dacoit Western genre, and Mumbai underworld film, Bombay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Games
Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, game controller, controller, computer keyboard, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This feedback mostly commonly is shown on a video display device, such as a TV set, computer monitor, monitor, touchscreen, or virtual reality headset. Some computer games do not always depend on a graphics display, for example List of text-based computer games, text adventure games and computer chess can be played through teletype printers. Video games are often augmented with audio feedback delivered through loudspeaker, speakers or headphones, and sometimes with other types of feedback, including haptic technology. Video games are defined based on their computing platform, platform, which include arcade video games, console games, and PC game, personal computer (PC) games. More recently, the industry has expanded on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nariman Irani
Nariman A. Irani (? 10 December 1977) was a Bollywood cinematographer and film producer. He is most known for producing ''Don'' (1978) made under his banner Nariman Films and for his work as cinematographer in Chhailla Babu (1977). He died in an accident, even before ''Don'' was even completed, eventually the film was a big hit and led to the ''Don'' film franchise. As a cinematographer he is known for his films like ''Talash'', ''Saraswatichandra'' and '' Phool Aur Patthar'', '' Roti Kapada Aur Makaan'' and Chhailla Babu. He won the 16th National Film Awards for Best Cinematography ( B & W) for '' Saraswatichandra'' (1968), he also won the Filmfare Award for Best Cinematographer in the same year. Irani, while working on ''Chhailla Babu'' as a cinematographer, decided to borrow most of the plot of ''Chhailla Babu'' and shared a modified story idea to Chandra Barot, who made the new modified story as the film ''Don'' (1978). While ''Don'' was still under production, he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shobhraj
''Shobhraj'' is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film directed by J. Sasikumar and written by Vijayan Karote, starring Mohanlal and Madhavi. The film is a remake of the 1978 Hindi film ''Don'' written by Salim–Javed. Mohanlal portrays dual roles as Shobhraj and Dharmaraj. Plot Shobhraj is the leader of an underworld syndicate who in spite of being one of the most wanted on the list of Interpol, remains elusive to the police. Along with the police, He makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization, especially when he kills one of his own men, Babu, when the latter decides to leave the business. This introduces Shobhraj to two new enemies, Julie, Babu's fiancée, and Nisha, Babu's sister. When Julie seduces Sobharaj and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Shobhraj outsmarts her and the police in his escape, and in the process, Julie is killed. A shattered, revenge-seeking Nisha gets trained in j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (2009 Film)
''Billa'' is a 2009 Indian Telugu-language gangster action thriller film directed by Meher Ramesh. The film stars Prabhas in a dual role alongside Krishnam Raju, Anushka Shetty, Hansika Motwani, Namitha, Rahman, and Kelly Dorjee. A remake of the 2007 Tamil film ''Billa'', which itself was a remake of the 1978 Hindi film ''Don'' by Salim–Javed, it is the second remake of ''Don'' in Telugu after ''Yugandhar'' (1979). The film began its production in October 2008 and was released on 3 April 2009. Plot The story begins with an underworld don Billa hiding and operating out of Malaysia, hiding from Interpol's international criminal list. Krishnamoorthy, an ACP working for Interpol, has spent the last few years looking for Billa, leaving behind a life in India. During a chase with the police, Billa is severely wounded after an accident and dies in front of the ACP. The ACP then secretly holds a funeral for Billa. Interpol Officer Dharmendra is assigned to work with the ACP to c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yugandhar
''Yugandhar'' is a 1979 Indian Telugu-language action film, produced by P. Vidya Sagar on Sri Gajalakshmi Arts banner and directed by K. S. R. Das. The film stars N. T. Rama Rao, Jayasudha, and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja. It is a remake of the Hindi film ''Don'' (1978). Plot The film begins with a deadly & daredevil gangster Yugandhar hiding from Interpol's international criminal list. A special Interpol officer David lands to work with S.P. Jagannath. Once, Yugandhar senses & slays his acolyte Ramesh a police informer. So, his enraged fiancee Kamini avenges his death, but she too killed. Consequently, Jaya the sister of Ramesh secretly plots to wipe out Yugandhar and enrolls in their gang. During an operation, Yugandhar becomes a victim of a bullet and dies which Jagannath alone is aware of. Ergo, he silently buries the body, ensuring that Yugandhar is still alive. Fortunately, he encounters Yugandhar’s identical Vijay, when Jagannath schemes to supersede him therein, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamil Films
Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywood'' - a portmanteau of the words Kodambakkam and Hollywood. The first Tamil silent film, ''Keechaka Vadham'', was directed by R. Nataraja Mudaliar in 1918. The first Tamil talking feature film, ''Kalidas'', a multilingual directed by H M Reddy was released on 31 October 1931, less than seven months after India's first talking motion picture ''Alam Ara''. By the end of the 1930s, the legislature of the State of Madras passed the Entertainment Tax Act of 1939. Tamil film industry established in Madras (now Chennai), then became a secondary hub for Hindi cinema, other South Indian film industries, as well as for Sri Lankan cinema. Over the last quarter of the 20th century, Tamil films from India established a global presence through distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billa (1980 Film)
''Billa'' is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by R. Krishnamoorthy and produced by Suresh Balaje. The film stars Rajinikanth, Sripriya and Balaji. It is a remake of ''Don'', a 1978 Hindi film written by Salim–Javed and starring Amitabh Bachchan. The film revolves around Billa, a powerful ganglord who is fatally wounded during an encounter with the police. Wanting to uncover Billa's accomplices, DSP Alexander trains a lookalike simpleton Rajappa to pose as Billa and infiltrate the gang. The rest of the film deals with how Rajappa learns more about Billa's gang, and tries to get all of them arrested. ''Billa'' was released on 26 January 1980, and became a commercial success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres. It was a turning point in Rajinikanth's career, disproving detractors that claimed he was "finished" and which saw him accepted as a full-fledged hero. He was subsequently cast in a series of roles modelled after Bachchan's "angry young man" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinema Of South India
The Cinema of South India refers collectively to the six distinct film industries based in Southern region of India namely Tamil, Telugu, Tulu, Kannada, Konkani, and Malayalam. Although these industries developed independently for a long period of time, gross exchange of artists and technicians, as well as globalisation helped in shaping this unique identity. By 2010, South India became the home for 6320, or about 62% of the 10,167 movie theatres in India. For the financial year of 2013, the combined net box office revenue of Tamil and Telugu films stood at nearly 40% of the total net revenue of Indian films. In 2020, the combined market of the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam film industries grossed revenue of Rs 1,040 crore, and surpassed that of Hindi film markets where box office collection stood at Rs 870 crore. In 2021, Telugu film industry emerged as the largest film industry of India in terms of box office revenue. History During the Madras Presidency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest-grossing Indian Films
This is a ranking of the highest grossing Indian films which includes films from various languages based on the conservative global box office estimates as reported by reputable sources. There is no official tracking of domestic box office figures within India, and Indian sites publishing data are frequently pressured to increase their domestic box office estimates. Indian films have been screened in markets around the world since the early 20th century.Burra, Rani Day & Rao, Maithili (2006), "Cinema", ''Encyclopedia of India (vol. 1)'', Thomson Gale, . As of 2003, there are markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened.Khanna, Amit (2003), "The Future of Hindi Film Business", ''Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: historical record, the business and its future, narrative forms, analysis of the medium, milestones, biographies'', Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Private Limited, . p 158 During the first decade of the 21st century, there was a steady rise in the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Om Puri
Om Prakash Puri (18 October 1950 – 6 January 2017) was an Indian actor who appeared in mainstream commercial Hindi films as well as Bengali, Kannada,English, Punjabi and one Telugu film, as well as independent and art films and also starred in several international cinema. He is widely regarded as one of the finest actors in the Indian cinema. He won two National Film Awards for Best Actor, two Filmfare Awards and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1990. In 2004, he was made an honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire. He is best known for his author-backed roles in films like '' Aakrosh'' (1980), '' Arohan'' (1982), ''Ardh Satya'' (1983), television films like '' Sadgati'' (1981) and '' Tamas'' (1987), light-hearted roles in ''Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro'' (1983) and ''Chachi 420'' (1997) and several mainstream commercial films throughout his career. He had various collaborations with director Shyam Benegal and Govind Nihalani. Puri also appeared in non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boman Irani
Boman Irani (born 2 December 1959) is an Indian actor, photographer and voice artist who works predominantly in Hindi cinema he has also worked in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. He has acted in more than a 100 films in his career. Early life Irani was born on 2 December 1959, in Bombay (now Mumbai) to an Irani Zoroastrian family. His father died 6 months before Irani was born (May 1959). Irani was dyslexic, as well as having ADHD and a lisp, which he eventually overcame. His mother (b. 18 November 1926, d. 9 June 2021) often encouraged him to repeatedly watch movies at the Alexander Cinema—where he would go daily after school—to observe their cinematography and art. He finished his secondary schooling at St. Mary's School, after which he undertook a 2-year waiter course at Mithibai College in Mumbai. Following his polytechnic diploma course, he joined the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower where he worked as a waiter and in room service for two years. With a promotion, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
