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Don: The Chase Begins Again, directed by Farhan Akhtar, is a remake of the
blockbuster 1978 film, Don. The film was released in India on 20 October
2006 and it was also simultaneously released internationally. It received a
very good response worldwide, and collected over Rs. 30 crore (US$ 6.69
million) in India in its first week. The script of the previous film was
written by Akhtar's father, Javed Akhtar and Salim Khan.
The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Ishaa Koppikar
and Kareena Kapoor in a guest appearance. Eighty percent of the movie was
shot in Malaysia, and was filmed around the tropical Langkawi island as well
as the Petronas Twin Towers and the Jalan Masjid India area, which is the
"little India" of Kuala Lumpur. Akshay Kumar was offered the role of Jasjit
but he rejected it saying he might have accepted if he had been offered the
part of Don.[1] Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra underwent special martial
arts training for their roles in the movie.
The film was selected to be screened at the Berlin Film Festival.[2]
Critical reaction was mixed, with most reviews tilted towards the positive.
It was a huge commercial success.
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