Saw the commercial for kaike paan banaraswala with srk .. what a pathetic jerk / idiot .. this was an insult to AB's Original!

I totally agree!! I re watched orig Don, and found it nothing to take home except AB's role/acting/presence!!

I could not believe how on the earth, farhan the jerk, used the same songs with really hideous act by sarook, extremely disgusting!!!!

Sarook thinks his is modern day Dilip, AB!! ? My foot!

Farhan did not have talents and gutts to create an entire new soundtrack of Don, better and fresh than the orig! rather he brought disgrace to orig talent of Kalya/Anjan( per correction by vijay bhaii)/SINGERS by making them sing hideous parodies of orig songs!!!

anwar miyan hum par phir ilzaam lagaeey overreact karneka! But fact is fact, can not be changed.

Minor correction - It's a contribution of Anjaan & Kalyanji Anandji team.

thanks!! whoever!! much much better, day and night!

Jaane e man is no doubt to my surprise better and orig by aanu malik after long time!

BTW..his upcoming Umrao sounds optimistic from previews too! man has a good track record with JP

BTW! Sarook failed miserably with BAD SHAH and DUPLICATE where he did not have a match! Now he has a MOUNTAIN(UNCHA PARBAT) named BIG B to match and EDGE!

Sad part is that even the remixed version of 'Arrey Deewano'(Title song) by DJ Aqeel, released a couple of years ago, is far superior to what Farhan Akhtar has cooked up with Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy. I think Farhan would have been better off using the original version of 'Khaike Paan Banaras', instead of the crappy remix by Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy. Viju Shah would have done a better job of remixing this. Personally I am so put off by the music of the new Don that I am actually dreading watching the film. I had a lot of hope from this film due to Farhan's involvement in the project, but now I have lost respect for him as a film maker. I just hope he proves us all wrong and the film is far better than the music of Shankar, Ehsaan & Loy.

PS: Has anyone else noticed how fat and disfigured Karishma looks in 'Yeh Mera Dil'.

Helen vs pooh!! Thuh thuh!!!

I will not pass infron of the theatre if you ask me? (over reaction)!!!

I think so too, he should have remixed and used orig song to fill his damn idiotic remake/copy desire with high tech spin!

Or should have given us a new /fresh/orig soundtrack, if that would be able beat orig down

none here!! just listen to JISKA MUJHE THA INTEZAR from orig DON by Lata and just concentrate on lyrics if you understand!! man what s a magic!

i reckon don sounds heaps better then jaan-e-mann i dont know wat anu malik is on..even the lyrics sound terrible..i just croon when they say 'future' in the title song..i dont know why..

Khaike Pan trailer is out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd-W5okmKqc

vj, imho!! Jaan e man is not on par of aanu malik and gulzar's prev efferts, like fiza, asoka, filhal, aks. He has been laying very very low, barely surviving.



Gulzar is also on looser sides, loosing quality to commercialism! I always thought gulzar's lyrics always were way ahead even infront of Aanu's best compositions, but here Gulzar has taken a back seat, saluting to crappitism!

Aanu malik had been pathetic lately so this one is marginally better imho.

I wont give this more than 7/10, while Don!! is purely pathetic, disgraceful attemp, by producer, composer , lyricist and singers. 4/10.

If wana listen non commercial, but quality, then Dor and Kathputli are 2 other good ones!

Or keep listening to crap Reshmiya!

Lets see what aanu has in his sleeves, trying to recreate a new umrao for dutta, not remixing and trashing the old one. I am looking forward to that.

Or there will be Dhoom 2 to please every ones 7 senses

Like I said before compared to AB in the same song SRK looks like a bafoon!

Well I for one kind of like the music and think it's one of the better soundtracks of the year; although I must say that despite being a good year for movies, the music this year has been fairly disappointing.

Anyway, back to Don, growing up on bands like the Chemical Brothers and now being a huge fan of Radiohead, I must say I'm quite biased in liking the techno side to this album. It's just rare to see this type of music in Bollywood, and I can see that this won't be everyone's cup of tea (especially the older generation who prefer the tradition Bollywood melodies). I must commend Farhan here for sticking to his vision though, rather than selling out and creating a massy track.

That said, the two reworked versions of the older songs (Khaike paan, Yeh Mera Dil) are still pretty disappointing because they sound like standard remixes. Mourya Re is a situational track that serves its purpose; nice to see a Ganpati track after a while.

The two songs where SEL really show off their talent are Main Hoon Don and Aaj Ki Raat. Main Hoon Don really seems to capture the mood of this new Don and is a song that has me hooked. I like the techno, like Shaan's singing and the creativity as the song doesn't follow the typical verse formula. I will be rocking out to this one for a while. The other notable SEL contribution is Aaj Ki Raat, which is a perfect fusion of 70s disco, 80s beats, and today's instrumentation and catchiness. This is definitely one of the best tracks of the year and for SEL.

Special mention to the two theme tracks on the album. The first Don theme by SEL gives perfect homage to the original while creating just the right mood for the remake. The other piece, Don Revisited, by Midival Punditz is absolutely rocking. The group shows that their work in Monsoon Wedding was no fluke as this track gets you pumped from the beginning. I will have to check out their private album as I really like what I've heard so far.

So overall 7/10, personally for me this is one of the better soundtracks of the year. It's a good comeback for SEL after the insipid KANK, where only Mitwa was notable.

Only other noteworthy albums that I have from this year:

Rang De Basanti: 9/10
Taxi No. 9211: 8/10
Omkara: 7.5/10
Fanaa: 7/10
Bas Ek Pal: 7/10
Don: 7/10

Interesting Arsh, that you bring up Dor. I've only heard one track so far, Imaan Ka Asar, which is absolutely amazing. I was interested in it because it's the first time Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreay Ghoshal were coming together for a song and they both match each other step by step. The song has good lyrics and a good fusion of classical with a little bit of pop to enable both of these singers to show off: an amazing song all around. If the rest of the album is as good, I'll definitely have to check it out.

Who's in Kathputli and who's the music by? Never heard of this film.

And I agree on the Reshammiya, it's just annoying to see a new album by him every week practically; forcing me to listen to his nasal renditions all the time on TV, it's getting really annoying.

Kathputli could be previewed here

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/h ... name.8481/

Unknown, film etc.

But Dor is in altogether different league!

Yaatra is very classical, but not that appealing.

Mera dil deke dekho, is hummable but still run of mill JL compositions in style they are the best known for! but I enjoyed it for few listens!

Reshmiya's only different composition was Banaras that went unnoticed!

I felt sick when I heard this, stupid dance music has replaced the folk music. Even the scene is pathetic, with Priyanka in a fake karate pose, Shahrukh doing a bad Amitabh impersonation and NO fat man shaking his belly! How the hell could they have left this character out?



I think this is going to be his worst film, I don't see it being better than Dil Chahta Hai or Lakshya. It was a mistake to remake it especially with Shahrukh and it already looks like most remakes, to be a mess when compared to the original. Even though Priyanka underwent martial arts training for her role, I still don't think her fighting would be impressive onscreen.



You mean Kareena. Yes, not sexy at all, but desperately trying to be. Even one of those girls in Indian music videos would have been a better choice. I hate Kareena and wish she never existed. Just because she is a Kapoor, she is getting work. When you're doing a sexy item number like that, at least get someone who actually looks good.

By the way Shahrukh in the promo clip for 'Main Hoon Don' looks too similar to Baadshah - another one of his awful films.

http://ia.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/20don1.htm
Don was never considered a sweeping classic like Deewar. But it significantly represented the masala trend of the swinging 1970s.

Remember how it used to be? When the lead actor wasn't playing just a central character, he was the 'hero'. When the heroine, even the tough ones, would coyly melt into the charms/arms of this hero/anti hero. When the policemen spoke like gentlemen but always arrived late on the scene of crime. When supporting actors were caught in a web of misunderstandings and household burdens. When jacket-sporting villains drank whisky and examined the hero with scowls and heroine with lecherous looks.

Don: The Alternate Review http://in.rediff.com/movies/2006/oct/20don.htm

So when filmmaker Farhan Akhtar decided to remake Chandra Barot's 1978 Don, what exactly was he trying to establish?

The new Don neither offers masala nor sets any trend. He doesn't recreate a bygone phase or create a new territory. He never stresses on the heroism factor or stay faithful to the story co-written by dad Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan. If he wanted to make his own point, he misses it completely in this retake.

What he does is take a fairly simple but engaging storyline, strangles it mercilessly and leaves you with a shockingly unimaginative adaptation.

Switching the venue from congested Mumbai to glossy Malaysia and casual clothing to Aki Narula's designer wardrobe hardly qualifies as revolution.

Everyone knows how it goes, but for the ignorant, this is what Don is all about. There is an evil Don (Shah Rukh Khan), a kingpin drug trafficker who bumps every Tom, Dick and Ramesh in his path and hangs out with stuffy goons (Pawan Malhotra, Rajesh Khattar) and sizzling beauties (Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor, Isha Koppikar). Two of these ladies are secretly after Don's blood because of this rather popular Ramesh guy.

There is also the look-alike Vijay (SRK again, duh!) working as a small-time musical artist to make a living. He also takes care of a lost kid Deepu, son of the limping Jasjeet (Arjun Rampal, looking as if he's dropped his contact lenses throughout the film) serving time for a framed case of robbery. The connecting factor between Don and his face double is DCP D'Silva (Boman Irani).

After a couple of disastrous attempts to catch hold of Don, D'Silva finally pins him down and clandestinely replaces him with Vijay. After doing ample Don-giri, Vijay finds himself in a no-win situation. Apparently, D'Silva dies in a car explosion and now the cops and crooks are both after him for being and not being Don. Roma (Chopra) discovers Vijay's true identity and joins him in the struggle to prove his innocence.

The basic blunder Farhan commits is to add con elements in an on-the-run thriller in a manner so bizarre that it makes you scream in condemnation. What a suicidal move!

Also if you are remaking Don, remake Don. Why add pointless twists for the heck of it? There is no way the audience will want to return to figure this one out.

Elements of Kill Bill and Con Air make their tacky presence felt too. And in the scene inspired by Con Air, the set design of a prison flight looks like a Rajdhani chair coach with mini bars thrown in. Also, you just can't miss a straight lift of the legendary mid-air action sequence from the 007 flick, Moonraker. Technically, some sepia-toned car chases have the potential to be interesting if they weren't as exhausting as getting stuck in the traffic of Mumbai.

What can I say about the acting? The inconsistency is so precise. At first, SRK delivers the Don punches with the air of Prithviraj Kapoor in Mughal-E-Azam. Then he decides to go for the loud paan-chewing Uttar Pradesh dweller (This one he does best). Then it's back to the oh-yeah-growl-I-am-Shah-Rukh-Khan routine. Finally, he delivers a vintage Baazigar day SRK with amazing amount of blood splattered on his face. It's rather refreshing to see SRK don (pun unintended) the ketchup after years of squeaky clean roles.

The seriousness with which Priyanka Chopra plays Roma is rather notable. She is a picture of restrained toughness and bubbling seduction.

Isha Koppikar, surprisingly, has no spice to her character. Considering the kind of projection the publicity gave her, in the actual film, she is relegated to the post of smiling stunner. Boman Irani stands conspicuously subdued and underplayed. It's quite a relief to see him so calm.

Kareena Kapoor's much-awaited portrayal of Helen's groovy number, Yeh mera dil is hot but not blazing. Bebo looks super sexy in gold but the hyper dance movements don't do her any justice.

It's seriously not funny how none of the characters have any background or arrangement in the new script. They aimlessly show up, show off their guns, mouth some threats, dance in jazzy discotheques and confuse each other and the viewer. The film operates like a moody person that takes off on whim and dawdles in long pauses.

Ironically, for a project that had everyone's curious side up, quite early into the film you realise it doesn't take much to lose interest in this Don Donny Donadhan whatever!