Talk:Don (2006 Hindi film)

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add more pictures

why dont u guys add add more images of the movie . -touhid

not the first indian movie where the bad guy wins

Some one has added that dis is d first indian movie in which the villain ultimately wins...Even in Musafir,Sanjay Dutt emerged winner.i am deleting this part.

in the original don he dies, but in the new one he doesn't coz they wanna make a sequel Don 2, which will release in 2009/10. Upamanyuwiki 16:23, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

--Is that even a reason to let Don live.They could mak a sequel about Vijay

Please add your signature and use a comma as it's confusing. I've added one now. Aaronsingh 17:38, 31 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia section too long

I think the Trivia section is becoming too long, should it not be sub-categorized as "box office response", "usage of luxury objects", "possible hints on Don v/s Vijay" and so on? --Ashish Sampat 18:07, 07 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Done..I've sub-categorized it a bit --GreatShash 11:26, 23 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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Title

Shouldn't the title of the article be Don (2006 Indian film), since there is a Dutch film of the same name. The Internet Movie Database also named the film as Don. 115.133.19.216 (talk) 09:27, 24 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merger proposal

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The result was no consensus. Secret of success (talk) 13:56, 27 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposal to merge the article Don: The Chase Begins Again (soundtrack) into this article Don: The Chase Begins Again. The content together is better for reading. Also the destination page size can accommodate merger. §§AnimeshKulkarni (talk) 10:09, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have much of a problem with merging, but is it necessary in this case? The soundtrack article seems nice - a start class, which is not very common :P. I'll be neutral to this proposal. ~*~Ankit Bhatt~*~ 11:58, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose: Even I'm against the merger. The soundtrack article is notable and good enough compared to the main film article. -- ♪Karthik♫ ♪Nadar♫ 15:22, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Obviously, the soundtrack article is notable enough to be in a separate page. --Meryam90 (talk) 16:07, 21 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah! But this current main article has nothing in it than the plot section. There is no point in having separate fork. §§AnimeshKulkarni (talk) 10:23, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Weak support: Initially I felt that I should oppose but in reality, the article "looks long", it can be shortened and compressed for being merged. Quite a bit or OR exists and the others are merely repeated info from the table, somehow or the other. Plus, the main article can be expanded using this. To further increase my stance, I wish to list out actual statistics. A Google news archive search gives hardly 4 results. Secret of success 15:35, 22 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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GA Review

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Reviewer: Pavanjandhyala (talk · contribs) 14:58, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

I am sure it is important to mention the cinematographer and editor here.
No mention of the film's budget here. Asking this because the BO gross is mentioned.
"It won Best Asian Film at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival." -- Something is missing. Was it awarded or adjudged? Please mention it.
"The film was also nominated for nine awards at the 52nd Filmfare Awards, including nominations for Best Film and Best Actor for Khan." -- It is better to use "including the ones for..." to avoid repetition of 'nominate'.
Done but I think mentioning the editor and cinematographer would be too much.Krish | Talk 19:23, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Plot

Ramesh's murder is an important aspect of the film. It would be better to explain why Ramesh wanted to leave Don's gang.
"De Silva finds a look-alike named Vijay (Shah Rukh Khan) and asks him so the police can get close to Singhania." -- What was he asking him? Please mention it.
"Meanwhile, Jasjit (Arjun Rampal), Deepu's father, just released from prison, plans to kill De Silva." -- It is important to mention why he wanted to kill him.
"Having discovered his true identity, Don's associates turn against Vijay, but he escapes and, to prove his innocence, tries to recover the disc." -- It is better to break this line into two for a smooth flow.
"He receives a phone call saying that if he wants to see his son again, he will have to bring the disc to the men who are holding his son Deepu hostage." -- Two things.

Deepu is already established earlier as Jasjit's son. So, it is not important to say "his son Deepu hostage"
The word 'son' repeats twice in the line. Replace those two instances with suitable words.

"After Jasjit escapes with his son, he meets with Vijay and Roma and shares this information." -- meets Vijay should be fine. Meeting with usually happens with accidents.
"In a final twist, it is revealed that the real Don was alive all this time, and was pretending to be Vijay the whole time." -- 'all this time' and 'whole time' are phrases which aren't used in the same line usually.
In the lead, Isha Koppikar was listed as one of the key supporting actors. Her character finds no mention in the summary though. Same with Om Puri.
Done.Krish | Talk 19:23, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Production

Development

"In early 2005 media reported that Akhtar was planning the remake, but rather than confirming the news, he revealed that he was writing the screenplay based on the film but would make the decision whether to proceed only after completing the script." -- This line can be condensed like something on the lines of this: "In early 2005, Akhtar announced that he was writing the screenplay based on the film and would take the final decision after completing the script."
The quote of Akhtar in the second paragraph has two new things to say apart from what the first line did. They are: He found the film little ahead of its time. And, he thought so because of the narration, dialogue and the writing style. I feel that instead of using a long quote, it is advisable to use a sentence that accommodates those two new things.
"In order to suit the modern sensibility, several changes were introduced." This is the first sentence. In the next line, we have this "...the director said it was important to adapt the film in a way would suit the sensibilities of the modern viewer." Why twice explain the same thing? Any particular reason?
Done.Krish | Talk 19:23, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Casting

"The director said that Roshan's innocence was not right for the role, and instead he cast Shah Rukh Khan" -- "instead cast" alone should be fine without that 'he'.
"Khan, Chopra, and Rampal underwent extensive martial arts training from an expert from Shaolin Temple." -- the Shaolin Temple.

Filming

Farah Khan choreographed "Yeh Mera Dil" or directed the whole thing too?

Done.Krish | Talk 19:23, 24 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No issues with the soundtrack section. Proceeding further...

Others

Any specific reason for not maintaining a separate section for the box office figures? In practice, box office and critical reception are shown as the subsections of the reception section.

Box office information is very less and so is the release and marketing information. So I thought it would be better to have one big section rather than two very small sections.Krish | Talk 07:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please wikilink Chandra Barot in Masand's review.
Bollywood Hungama not wikilinked at first mention i.e. ref no 3.
Same with Sify at ref no 6, Rediff at 7, Induna at 52.

Induna doesn't have an article here.Krish | Talk 07:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Publisher missing for ref no 37.
Links are fine. No dablinks either.

Done.Krish | Talk 07:14, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusion

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Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
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B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

C. No original research:
Is it broad in its coverage?
A. Major aspects:

B. Focused:
Is it neutral?
Fair representation without bias:
Is it stable?
No edit wars, etc:
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A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:

B. Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
Overall:
Pass or Fail: Pavanjandhyala (talk) 09:28, 25 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

the mystery supercat

How does Category:Hindi-language films appear at the foot? It seems not to be linked anywhere in the article. (I want to remove it as a supercategory of Category:2000s Hindi-language films.) —Tamfang (talk) 06:14, 27 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

catchphrase

his popular dialogue, "Don Ko Pakadna Mushkil Hi Nahi...."

I've always been puzzled by the way he says "To catch Don is not only difficult, it is impossible" — as if it were an old familiar proverb. Is there an allusion I'm not getting? —Tamfang (talk) 23:36, 3 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]