Reviews on movie Don (2)

Why only 2 reviews per movie? That's what I never understand. The film "Don" Shah Rukh Khan is full of reviews, and there are almost no reviews for this film. But the film Shaha is just a remake of the film Amitabh Bachchan, very good, high-quality, but a remake. And Shah brilliantly played this role. But no remake is ever better than the original. Therefore, I do not understand why so few fans of Amita-ji and his films have written reviews for so many years.
Although, I did not write it either, I thought that I had everything written for his films, but I was wrong, now I am correcting myself. Yesterday I reviewed this film, and today I want to finally correct this unfortunate mistake, and write a review of one of the best films of the 70s. He also has a double role here.

The description here on the KP is very detailed, and this story is known to many almost since childhood, and I do not know what kind of mafia there is in India and what kind of dark things it does, but Indians love to make films about it, especially about the leaders of this mafia, who in Bollywood are called in the Italian manner - don. One of these Dons played in the late 70s Amitabh Bachchan. Amit-ji did not often play negative characters. But I must say, the villain he turned chic. Don, the leader of one of the bandit groups, beautiful, angry and ruthless. He cleverly calculates all the moves of the opponents, ahead of them one step: they are still thinking how to “throw” him, and he has already come to kill them.
A lot of people would want to die. The police want to catch him. One day she almost succeeded. The brave girl Kamini (Helen) lures Don into a trap. Her task is to keep the criminal in the hotel room until the police come for him. How can an Indian girl do that? Naturally, singing the hero a long Indian song. Helen, dressed in a very revealing dress, sings something like "Help me, help me", only in the Indian manner. The song is long, verses for 10, so even the Estonian police would have had time to come, but since there is still a lot of time before the end of the film, Don manages to escape, saying his sacramental phrase: "It is not difficult, but impossible to catch Don."
And yet, “no matter how much the rope twirls, the end will come.” Severely injured by the police Don, when trying to escape, dies. But the accomplices stayed. And in order to take them all, a doppelganger is sent to the gang (similar to the movie "Gentlemen of Fortune" ). The undercover agent is a poor man Vijay, as two drops of water similar to Don. Of course, in his role too Amitabh Bachchan. As an illiterate poor man, he is very persuasive. I have already written that even in the clothes of a porter, and a poor man, Amitabh manages to look like a king - after all, a high origin and a gloss can not be smeared with makeup.

So, Vijay in the gang. Only the Chief Inspector knows that he plays the role of Don. The main task of the new agent is to stay alive, because, firstly, he is hunted by the police, who think that he Don, secondly, members of the gang who suspect that he is not Don, thirdly, the girl Roma, who independently infiltrated the gang to avenge her brother (in this role, the beautiful Zinat Aman Roma, they will work together, and work perfectly together).
The plot is spun chic, musical numbers at the highest level, the happy end will be mandatory, so it is worth watching this spectacle, especially since there is something to admire here. And who?
Now the actors. First of all, I want to mention the amazing Helen. She was a revolutionary in Indian cinema. She was the first to introduce very revealing outfits on screens. After all, she is essentially a dancer, and her numbers in the movies have always been dance, but so bright and memorable that often, when discussing movies watched as a child, with her participation, we remembered her amazing dances, and said "this is the film in which Helen danced in such and such a dress." Here her outfit is very sexy - a very short top, barely covering her chest, and a skirt, if you can call it a skirt, those two pieces of fabric on a very thin waist, completely opening her legs from the feet to the thigh (such two chic incisions). Such a woman will seduce anyone, as Helen tried to do when she danced and wriggled around Don, trying to keep him in the room until the police arrived. How she seduced him, in very sexual and frank positions. But Don would not be Don if it had not revealed its intention.
The cast is generally amazing! Not only did Amitabh Bachchan star in the lead role, which will decorate any movie, but even in episodic roles, real stars play here (and not because they are known, but because they play beautifully!). Roma was played by Zinat Aman, one of the most interesting Bollywood actresses in my opinion. The girl is beautiful and talented. Here we see a beginning, but already promising actress. After this film, her career went uphill, and the actress was noticed by the most prominent directors. Roma is not only beautiful, but also intelligent and honest. How she fights! There is an excellent preparation of the actress for her role.

Inspector da Silva was played by Iftekhar. Of course, his character does not cause positive feelings, even because he is a policeman and seems to be guarding the law. But I definitely like the actor! He is a very talented and versatile actor who just added raisins to this sweet cake called Don. The leader of the mafia, although he often played supporting roles!
Finally, it is impossible not to mention the amazing Prana - he played a hero named Jasjit, who has every reason to hate Don. And this former circus artist, enters with Don into a confrontation, and then almost even begins to be friends with Vijay . Especially knowing he took care of his children.

I will say a few words about music, without which it is impossible to imagine an Indian film. These are, as always, organic episodes that determine the plot of the film. Especially all the songs Vijay, how gorgeous he is in these clips (Amitabh of course).

I consider this film one of the best Indian action films of the past years. There are chases, fights, and blood - and no falsehoods and dancing on broken legs. Everything is real, everything is adult ... Take a look and enjoy yourself. It is worth it. Classics never get old, and always look with pleasure.

10 out of 10

Bollywood feature film is true to convention schemes in everything. The only thing that remains global is the struggle between good and evil.
The plot of the film “Mafia leader” is twisted famously. The police are hunting a dangerous criminal group, the leader of which is a cynical Don (Amitabh Bachchan). However, playing the villain Amitabhu did not take long. At the beginning of the film, he dies in a shootout with the police.

But the inspector is in no hurry to tell everyone about it. He finds the doppelganger Don - a simple guy Vijay, who raises two orphans. Their mother died, and their father is unknown. Later it turns out that the father (Pran) is in prison.
The inspector alone, without telling anyone, introduces Vijay into the gang under the guise of Don. At the same time, a girl Roma (Zinat Aman) is introduced into the gang, who intends to avenge Don for the death of her brother.
In another shootout, an inspector dies - the only one who knew that Don was fake. Now Vijay will have to prove to the police that he is not the leader of a dangerous gang, but an ordinary guy who made such a deal for the welfare of the children he raised (the inspector helped get them into school).
With a quite good start for the action movie, as is often the case in Indian films, the implementation, alas, is extremely conditional. At every step there are completely implausible inconsistencies.

For example,

The leader of the group, which is hunted by Interpol, agrees on the phone and meets with partners in person!
Vijay cannot prove his identity – it is unclear whether there are no passports or other identification cards in India.
The police transport in the car especially dangerous criminals of international scale in such a way that they easily manage to escape.
Our hero with jokes, jokes, playfully deals with 20 thugs.
When the main character fights with armed bandits, for some reason, none of them comes to mind to use the pistols they have just threatened and begins hand-to-hand, illustrated by half a meter of fists and drumbeats - it seems that all fights in Indian films are voiced by this single sample.
And a lot of that nonsense. And the scene of a typical Indian fight on equal terms of heroes Amitabh Bachchan and Zinat Aman is a beauty!:
And yet, there is some inexplicable magic of Indian cinema, perhaps, which lies in such ostentatious naivety. Otherwise, how can I explain that I am ready to give the film such an assessment, which the American or, God forgive me, the Russian fighter would have to pretty strain?
Resume: a typical Indian action movie of the 70s and 80s, with the magnificent handsome Bachchan and the beautiful Zinat, the charismatic Pran and Om Shivpuri as a cunning villain. Recommended for fans of these actors!