Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 15:41, 23 December 2011

Don 2: The King is Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Farhan Akhtar
Screenplay by	Farhan Akhtar Ameet Mehta Amrish Shah
Story by	Farhan Akhtar Ameet Mehta Amrish Shah
Produced by	Farhan Akhtar Ritesh Sidhwani Shahrukh Khan
Starring	Shahrukh Khan Priyanka Chopra Lara Dutta Om Puri Kunal Kapoor
Cinematography	Jason West
Edited by	Anand Subaya Ritesh Soni
Music by	Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Production company	Excel Entertainment
Distributed by	Reliance Entertainment
Release date	23 December 2011 (2011-12-23)
Countries	Template:Film India Template:Film Germany
Languages	Hindi German
Budget	₹ 75 crore ($16.7 million)

Don 2: The King is Back is a 2011 Indian crime thriller film directed by Farhan Akhtar. It is a sequel to the 2006 film, Don: The Chase Begins Again. The film stars Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra in lead roles while Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor play supporting characters. Shooting was carried out in India, Germany, Malaysia and Switzerland. The plot of the film continues from the end of the first film, starting in Malaysia and moving to Europe. The release and marketing of the film was carried out on 23 December 2011 by Reliance Entertainment, in both 2D and 3D formats, which included the dubbed versions in Tamil and Telugu. Before opening up, it also attracted a lot of controversies, including the case with Nariman films, the producers of the original Don and the issue with the Health Ministry of India.

Plot

The bosses of the European drug cartel meet in the French Riviera to discuss a new threat emerging from Asia. Don (Shahrukh Khan) is jeopardizing their business because he is able to sell drugs at a much lower price. The bosses send word out that Don must die. Don has been living in Thailand for the past five years and goes to a remote settlement to pick up a shipment of drugs. Instead of a normal transaction, Don has to fight his way out because the more powerful European bosses want him dead. He then goes back to Malaysia where he surrenders to Roma (Priyanka Chopra) and Inspector Malik (Om Puri). Don is sentenced to death and sent to a Malaysian prison where he meets Vardhaan (Boman Irani). Don and Vardhaan escape the prison by poisoning all the inmates and go to Switzerland where they retrieve the contents of a locker only Vardhaan could access. The locker holds a tape that shows Diwan (Aly Khan), the vice president of a money printing bank, bribing someone to kill a competitor. Don blackmails Diwan into giving him the codes to the bank so that he can steal the printing plates. Diwan gives him fake information and hires assassins to kill Don. Don escapes and forces the assassins to work for him instead. Diwan is then forced to hand over the real information.

Don and his new team plan a bank robbery and carry out their plan by taking hostages. After stealing the printing plates, Don is betrayed by Vardhaan and his team but manages to escape. However, one of the members, Sameer (Kunal Kapoor), calls the police and Don is captured. Unable to enter the bank and free the hostages, the police are forced to work with Don to get back into the bank in exchange for immunity. Don and Roma manage to reach Vardhaan but Roma is shot because she refuses to kill Don when forced by Vardhaan. Don, Vardhaan and his thugs fight and Don manages to defeat them. He then get his immunity papers and carries Roma out to an ambulance. Don and Roma exchange one glance at each other before the ambulance doors close. Don then detonates a bomb he planted earlier in Diwan’s car. It is revealed that Don actually still has the original money plates and gave fake ones to the police. The fake plates are destroyed in the explosion that kills Diwan. The police cannot do anything as Don has immunity now and do not know that Don has the real plates. Don also gives the police a disc of all his associates but it is really a disc with the names of the European drug cartel. All the members of the cartel are arrested and Don becomes the king of the European underworld.

Cast

• Shahrukh Khan as Don
• Priyanka Chopra as Roma
• Lara Dutta as Ayesha
• Kunal Kapoor as Sameer Ali
• Om Puri as Malik
• Boman Irani as Vardhaan
• Aly Khan as J.K. Diwan
• Nawwab Shah as Jabar
• Sahil Shroff as Arjun
• Florian Lukas as Jens Berkel

Production

Development

The idea for a sequel to Don: The Chase Begins Again had been conceptualized ever since the first movie released, and it was officially announced by Farhan Akhtar shortly after the release. However, he was involved with other commitments while Shah Rukh Khan needed to recover from a shoulder surgery, so he gave his dates to Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and My Name Is Khan because they required very little physical exertion. In February 2010, Akhtar revealed that the script and locations for the movie had been finalized. In an interview with DNA Akhtar revealed that he decided to pick up the character again because it still had a lot to offer: "I am wary of sequels having to be made. You should not touch it if you don't have a nice story to tell. With Don 2 I could finally make an action thriller the way I wanted to. Good story, classic action and simple plot which has one goal and work towards it effectively and dramatically." The film marks Akhtar's return to direction after a gap of nearly 5 years, the last film he directed being Don. Anand Subaya was chosen as the main editor of the film, while Ritesh Soni was roped in to oversee the production of music.

Don 2 had a different team of writers from the first film, and it included Akhtar, Ameet Mehta and Amrish Shah. Akhtar stated that "The first film was my father's vision, but Don 2 is being written by fans only. These are yours truly and two new enthusiastic boys, Ameet and Amreesh, who came to me with their ideas on how the story can be carried forward. I've thrown my ideas at them. Don 2 is basically being written by three Don fans who are having a ball carrying the story forward." On November 15, it was announced that Khan became the first celebrity to register a tattoo in his name, when the 'D' tattoo ported on his arm in the film was registered for copyright protection.

In August 2011, the makers of the film announced that they would release the film in 3D. The idea of the 3D conversion occurred to Akhtar while shooting for the film, and after conducting various conversion tests in Los Angeles the producers decided to convert the entire film. Also, the director of photography had shot the film with special lenses which made it easier to give it a third dimension. Sidhwani revealed that he had the idea of converting the film into 3D after seeing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Chuck Comisky, a veteran S-3D innovator who supervised the 3D stereo and visual effects on Avatar and Sanctum, was roped in for the film.

Casting and filming

The film was announced with the original cast reprising their roles, with the exception of Arjun Rampal and Ishaa Koppikar. It was also announced that Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor were cast as new characters in the film.

Filming for Don 2 began from October 10, 2010 in Berlin. According to Khan, who also co-produced the film, the city was chosen as location for the film because the film demanded a more realistic backdrop, unlike some of his other films shot in more fairy tale like environments of countries like Switzerland. A 70-member crew from India traveled to the city two-week preparation for the film's shooting. The film was shot at Berlin's prime locations like Brandenburg Gate, the Olympia Stadium, The Gandarmen Market and the East Side Gallery. Khan bulked up for the film and developed a six pack. Khan also experimented with a variety of different looks, including long unkempt hair and a stubble. Chopra prepared her body for at least two months and requested the action choreographer that she wanted to do the stunts all by herself. While in Berlin, Khan made a 300-feet jump for a scene. In December 2010, shooting ended in Berlin. A car chasing sequence in the film used 67 cars specially shipped from Korea, and shut down some important streets in Berlin for three weeks, including the Brandenburg Gate. Every day, alternate routes and diversions were provided in lieu of the roads that were cordoned off for the shoot.

In February 2011, the actors flew to Malaysia for the second phase of the shoot, where a few scenes were shot inside the Malacca Prison with real prisoners. A complete section of the prison block was made available for the shoot. In order to avoid any hitches, special crew T-shirts were made to differentiate crew-members from the prisoners as it was a high security zone. Filming in Malaysia lasted for a month and ended on March 20, 2011.

Khan became the only Indian actor to have successfully shot a film sequence in Germany, a country that is infamous for denying requests of international film shoots. A production executive stated that "Unlike the US, UK and Thailand, it isn’t easy to obtain permission to shoot in Germany. The rules are very strict and in order to be eligible one needs to clear at least 47 points out of 60 Shah Rukh Khan is so famous in Germany and that made a great difference to shoot Don 2 there". Sidhwani said, "We are the first Indian film which has managed to do that. There were certain pre-conditions that we were required to meet and we had to be very careful. Eventually they did open the doors for us. Once we were together on making the film, they proved to be extremely helpful." In the process, he joined Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt to become only the third actor able to obtain filming permission in Germany, after the former actors shot Valkyrie and Inglourious Basterds respectively.

Shahrukh Khan trained with international stunt and fight director Wolfgang Stegemann, who has worked in several high-profile Hollywood films. Wolfgang, who also plays a negative character called Karl in the film, created a special fight style for Khan. He said, "These are powerful and effective to knock off Don's enemies. I had to analyse Mr Khan's motions and find the perfect fight style for him. It is a mix between martial arts, Krav Maga, Wing Chun and Trapping, which has not been practised in Bollywood. It helped him endure long settings of fights together".

In September, 2011, filming resumed in order to shoot a song featuring the two leads. Another song was shot with Khan in Goa in late November, just a month before the film's release. This will be the first of a kind music video where instead of a choreographed song and dance treatment, they have opted to visualise the song as an action sequence. Speaking on this, Akhtar said "Its going to be a first of its kind music video which makes it really exciting to do. Instead of a song and dance treatment, we've opted to visualise the song as an action sequence.. to see Don vanquish his opponents while casually singing the words is surreal but very intriguing".

Soundtrack

The film's original score and soundtrack has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, who composed the music for the first installment of the series, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. The album features ten tracks, and was released on 17 November 2011 by T-Series to by and large positive reviews.

Marketing

Pre-release revenues

The German government provided a rebate of €3 million to the producers of the film which was shot in the German capital. The entire shoot in Germany was at a cost of €6.8 million. This is the first time that such a heavy concession is being offered to any film shot in the country. Reliance Big Pictures has bought the rights of the film from Excel Entertainment for ₹85 crore (US$9.9 million) and has spent another ₹22 crore (US$2.6 million) in prints and marketing the film.Cite error: The opening <ref> tag is malformed or has a bad name (see the help page). Zee Network had acquired the satellite rights of the film for ₹37 crore (US$4.3 million), the highest satellite amount as compared to other films released by Reliance Entertainment in the same year. The distribution rights for the film in Tamil Nadu and Kerala were bought by the newly-formed Sudha Screen's Sreeraj for a reportedly record, but undisclosed price.

Promotion

The first theatrical trailer of the film and its poster were released along with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara. A promo launch event was planned on 13 July in Mumbai, though it was canceled later because of the 2011 Mumbai bombings. A second trailer was released online on October 24th. The first look of the film was unveiled at the Dubai International Film Festival. The trailer of the film have been the most watched video in India on Youtube in 2011.

Using technology to innovate movie marketing has gone unabashedly high with Don 2, the makers of the film tied up with Google and YouTube for its new media initiatives. Viewers could watch songs from the movie in 3D on their computers using 3D glasses. “Though ads have been booked in all leading publications, television and billboards, it is for the first time that the brand integration has focused so much on online medium than traditional mass market mediums,” says Priti Shahani, chief strategy and marketing officer, Reliance Big Pictures. The movie has also associated with McDonalds and Café Coffee Day in 20 cities to provide free Internet access using Wi-fi in their outlets.

The filmmakers also tied up with Microsoft India to launch a "Meet the Don: Mission Berlin" contest that offered the chance to meet Khan himself, in addition to a free trip to Berlin. To popularize the contest, Microsoft planned a 360° marketing campaign which included a television commercial featuring clips from the film, radio advertisements, digital banners and retail collaterals. Amrish Goyal, Director of Windows Business Group, said that "With the Meet the Don: Mission Berlin contest, we not only intend to bring people together in so many different ways but give them more than one reason to celebrate this season."

Since the quotes of Don in the first film became very popular, Sidhwani and Akhtar decided to popularize the dialogues of the sequel by releasing 10 witty tongue-in-cheek dialogues of Don from the sequel called "Don Says...", one every Friday starting from October 15 right till the release of the film on December 23. These quotes released simultaneously across all media including television, print, radio, Internet, mobile platform and mobile applications. The "Don says..." one-liners, also know as "Don-isms", have become quite popular in Indian and internationally as well.

Khan was accompanied by the director and producers on a multi-city tour in various non-metropolitan centers as a way to promote the film, including Patna. however, it received a set back when the team of the film was not allowed to fly to the city because of security issues. But the tour was back on track with a visit to Nagpur, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.

The makers of the film released a toy version of the Don as a merchandise of the film. The toy is a miniature of Shah Rukh Khan as a bobblehead in his Don avatar which will be available in limited edition. It is the first Bobblehead to be made of any Bollywood star.

Comic and Video game

In October 2011, a comic book based in the film called Don: The Origin was unveiled in Mumbai. It serves as a prequel to the film and talks in detail about Don's past. Speaking about the comic Ritesh Sidhwani added that "Don 2 takes off from where Don: The Chase Begins Again left off. In these five years, many have forgotten the film and must be curious to know how Don came into being. This original story will help them understand him and also offer a background on other characters like Roma and Vardhaan."

Excel Entertainment collaborated with India’s largest game services company Gameshastra, to launch a console game. The firm developed a third-person action adventure console game where the player plays as Don and does actions similar to those done by Don in the movie. The character in the game looks like Khan in the film. There is also a social game called "Don - The Social Mobsters Game", which was launched on Facebook and is developed by Mango Games. The game is available on Android, iOS, and PSN for PlayStation 3 platforms. While the game on Android and iOS was be released along with the movie, the console version of the game will be released in March next year. Sidhwani said, "This is the first time a game is based on an Indian film that will be launched on four platforms. When I saw the creative of the game, I was very excited because the visuals were as real as the characters in the film. For an iconic character like Don, I think this was the best way to keep the hysteria going amongst his fans."

Release

Don 2 released worldwide on 23 December 2011, during Christmas eve, in 2,850 screens in the domestic market, including 500 prints in 3D and 650 screens in 40 countries overseas. The dubbed versions in Telugu and Tamil released along with the Hindi version.

The distributors got a “John Doe-Order” from Delhi High Court. Anti-piracy wing Chairman Rajkumar, speaking about the event said : “We have already served notices to 43 ISPs, who we consider potential pirates. We have also alerted the cops and our team indigenously, but our primary intention is to halt menacing online piracy generating across shores.”

Controversy

A month before its release, Nariman Films, the producers of the original, sent a legal notice to Reliance Entertainment and Excel Entertainment over the remaking of the original for the second time. According to the notice, Nariman Films had given the rights to Excel Entertainment in perpetuity for making only Don: The Chase Begins Again. However, the 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 Don 2." Moreover, Khan added in an interview with Mumbai Mirror, "While my producers are best qualified to give a fitting reply to the whole matter, I as a lead actor can say that as for the sequel, the Amitabh Bachchan Don never had a sequel. So where is the question of us copying anything. Farhan and his team have worked on the script, I know for a fact that we haven't copied from anywhere and this is an original script. In 19 December, just a week before the release of the film, the Bombay High Court refused to stay the release of the film. The court gave this ruling while taking into consideration that the film was to be released on December 21 overseas and December 23 in India, for which, bookings had already been undertaking in theaters across the country.

The producers were sent a notification by the Health ministry, stating that they should put a disclaimer along with the lead character speaking about the ill-effects of smoking. The ministry also demanded the smoking scenes depicted in the film be scrolled down or blurred. Sidhwani and Javed Akhtar met Information and Broadcasting minister Ambika Soni to resolve the matter, and commented "We all agree that smoking is a major health issue and there is no intention of glorifying it in the film. It is shown as a weakness or a trait of the character. We reasoned with them and they saw our point of view. So the film will only have a disclaimer in the beginning. No blurring of scenes or scrolls during the movie."

Reception

Critical reception

India

Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India gave the film 4 out of 5 stars and said, "Don 2 is a classic action/crime thriller that doesn't let go, even for a moment. Omar Qureshi from zoOm gave the film a 3.5 out of 5 stars and praised the superlative action. Komal Nahta gave the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and said that "Don 2 is a winner all the way." Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama gave the film 3.5 stars out of 5, concluding that, "On the whole, Don 2 rides on star power and brand value. The film has a bland first hour, but the second half takes the film to another level." Oneindia.in also gave the film a 3.5 and said "Don 2 is a perfect entertainment package for this Christmas." Dainik Bhaskar gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and concluded saying, Don 2 is a perfect combination of style with substance. Definitely a one-time watch for one and all and treat for Shahrukh Khan fans. DNA India too gave the film 3 stars out of 5, highlighting that Shahrukh Khan makes Don 2 work. Zee News gave the film 3 out of 5 stars saying that "Don 2 belongs to Shahrukh Khan." The Indian Express gave the film a positive review and called it a "wholesome entertainer."

Aseem Chhabra of Rediff praised Shahrukh's performance but gave the film 2.5 stars and said, Don 2 has no edge-of-the-seat moments . Raja Sen again from Rediff too gave the film 2.5 stars saying, Don 2 is a very impressively produced film but is let down by over-the-top acting. Yahoo! Movies gave the film 2 out of 5 stars, and concluded saying, "The Badshah of bragging and the king of the hamming is the same person and he's out there in multiplexes waiting to con you off your money."

Overseas

The New York Times gave the film a positive review and stated, "If Mission: Impossible and Ocean’s Eleven had a bombastic, funny and slick cousin, it might be Don 2.”

References

1. Elley, Derek (December 23, 2011). "Don 2". Film Business Asia. Retrieved December 23, 2011.
2. Press, Associated (2010-10-22). "Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan filming in Berlin". Washington Times. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
3. "SRK's 'Don 2' to be showcased in 3D". 22 August 2011. Yahoo!. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
4. "'Don 2' in Tamil & Telugu!". 21 November 2011. IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
5. ANI (14 June 2007). "Shah Rukh Khan planning Don 2". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
6. "SRK to perform daring stunts in Don 2". Times of India. 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
7. "'Don 2 The King Is Back' starts this year". Bollywood Hungama. 23 February 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
8. "Don 2 will touch upon Don's past: Farhan Akhtar". DNA India. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
9. "Farhan Akhtar gets ZNMD editor for Don 2". Times of India. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
10. "The Hindu News Update Service". Hindu.com. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
11. "SRK registers Don 2 tattoo in his name". Indian Express. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
12. "Don 2 in 3D". Times of India. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
13. ^ "Don 2 comic books to hit stands before film's release". Hindustan Times. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
14. "No 'Don 2' for Arjun". Times of India. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
15. "Lara to join SRK in Don sequel". India Today. 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
16. ^ "Bollywood fans descend on Berlin for Shah Rukh, Priyanka shoot". Sify. 2010-10-23. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
17. "Berlin welcomes SRK, Priyanka". Rediff.com. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
18. "SRK to have a puffed up body in 'Don 2'". India info. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
19. "Check Out: SRK in his new look for Don 2". Bollywoodhungama.com. 2011-02-21. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
20. "Priyanka's kicking SRK serious ass". Filmfare. 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
21. "SRK does 300 feet jump for 'Don 2'". Indian Express. 2010-10-13. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
22. "Don is back from Berlin". Behindwoods. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
23. "Shah Rukh blows up 67 cars for Don 2". Hindustan Times. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
24. Indo-Asian News Service (15 February 2011). "SRK in Malaysia for Don 2". The Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
25. "With Don 2, SRK joins Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
26. "Shah Rukh Khan's daredevilry". Times of India. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
27. Indo-Asian News Service. "Farhan stunned with 3D trailer of RA.One". NDTV. Retrieved 2011-09-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
28. November 24, 2011 By Reena Kapoor DC (2011-11-24). "Last minute song-n-dance". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2011-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
29. "SRK shoots special Don 2 promo video : Bollywood News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2011-11-30.
30. "Shah Rukh's Don 2 gets bill waiver from German government". Bollywood Hungama. 2010-10-15. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
31. Shekhar (14 December 2011). "Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2: Zee Entertainment bags satellite rights for Rs 37 crore". The Economic Times. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
32. "Don 2 goes for record price in TN & Kerala". Sify. 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
33. "Watch: The slick new 'Don 2' trailer is out!". IBN Live. 14 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
34. "Shah Rukh Khan unveils the first look of Don 2". Hindustan Times. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
35. "SRKs Don 2 most watched video on YouTube". MSN. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
36. Business Standard (2011-12-19). "Don 2 bets big on new media for promotions". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-23. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
37. "Microsoft India joins hands with Shah Rukh Khan's Don 2". Bestmediainfo.com. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
38. "Watch: The slick new 'Don 2' trailer is out!". Hindustan Times. 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
39. "Shah Rukh's Don-isms on demand". The Times of India. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
40. "Shah Rukh Khan to begin Don 2 promotional tour from Patna - Entertainment - DNA". Dnaindia.com. 2011-12-12. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
41. "SRK falters in the first leg of his Don 2 promo tour". India Today. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
42. "Shah Rukh Khan turns toy boy". The Times Of India. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
43. ^ "Now, a video game on 'Don 2' - Tech News - IBNLive". CNN IBN. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
44. "Don 2 ready to make X'mas bells ring at box office". Indian Express. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
45. "B-Town's 3D explosion". Mid-Day. 2011-08-22. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
46. "Pirates of Don 2 beware". Deccan Chronicle. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
47. "SRK's Don 2 release won't be hampered". The Times of India. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
48. "Don 2 runs into legal maze by Nariman Films". The Economic Times. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
49. Nabanita (2011-11-23). "Shahrukh Khan defends Don 2 fraud case". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
50. "Don 2: HC refuses to stay release of film for copyright violation". EThe Economic Times. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
51. "Smoking scenes not blurred in 'Don 2': Farhan". Indian Express. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
52. Nikhat Kazmi, TNN, Dec 22, 2011, 08.00PM IST (2011-12-22). "Don 2 movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2011-12-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
53. Omar Qureshi (23 December 2011). "Don 2 & Alvin And The Chipmunks 3 online movie review". YouTube. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
54. "Don 2 Review". Koimoi.com. 2011-12-23. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
55. "Don 2 - Taran Adarsh review". 23 December 2011. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
56. Shekhar (2011-12-23). "Don 2 Movie Review". Oneindia.in. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
57. "Movie Review: Don 2". Dainik Bhaskar. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
58. "Review: Shah Rukh Khan makes Don 2 work". Daily News and Analysis. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
59. "Review: 'Don 2' belongs to Shah Rukh Khan". Zee News. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2011-12-23.
60. "'Don 2' mirrors the changing trends in Hindi cinema". The Indian Express. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
61. Aseem Chhabra (23 December 2011). "Review: Don 2 has no edge-of-the-seat moments". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
62. Raja Sen (23 December 2011). "Raja Sen: Don 2, both plastic and explosive". Rediff.com. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
63. "Don 2 review - Yahoo!". 23 December 2011. Yahoo!. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
64. Dewitt, David (23 December 2011). "'Don 2,' With Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra — Review - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2011.

External links

• Official website
• Don 2 at IMDb
• Don 2 at Bollywood Hungama

• 2011 films
• 2010s action films
• Indian 3D films
• 2010s 3D films
• Indian action films
• Films shot in Germany
• Films shot in Malaysia
• Films shot in India