SRK's Don escapes Adult tag!

Farhan Akhtar's Don has been given an U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification with no cuts. The film was screened for the Censor Board members on Monday.

Vinayak Azad, regional officer of the CBFC said, "We have issued an U/A certificate to the film with no cuts."

Asked about the alleged smoking scenes which angered the health minister, Azad said, "There is no smoking scene in the film, there is only one scene where there is a smoke ring around Shah Rukh Khan's face, but the character does not have a cigarette in his hand.

The only reason an U/A certificate was issued to the film is because of the violence portrayed in it."

Union health minister Abumani Ramadoss had insisted on issuing an 'A' certificate to films with smoking scenes. The health ministry will soon be issuing a new notification where films with smoking scenes will have to carry strong editorial justification for their inclusion.

Source: Santabanta

"I am excited by the slickness of the promos of Don" - Big B

Amitabh Bachchan, who is about to start work on Ram Gopal Varma's modern Sholay, is looking forward to Farhan Akhtar's Don. "It would be interesting to see how Don has shaped up. I am excited by the slickness of the promos," he remarked.

Bachchan, who featured in the previous Don, said that he has no problem with remakes. "When our makers adapt Hollywood films they are condemned. Now when they are attempting remakes or modern interpretations, they are being criticized. What's wrong about remakes? They are a tribute to the old films," he added.

Source: Indiaglitz

'Don' team pairs up with John, Indian cricket team

'Don' trio of Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor have joined hands with John Abraham and the Indian cricket team. Sounds like an odd combination, isn't it? Is it for a film? No, in fact this group of individuals has come together to promote the ICC Championship trophy by means of a music video that also celebrates the greatness of India.

Titled 'Aaya India', the music video features SRK leading the bunch with the famous FEVICOL man making an appearance too. A rhythmic number with the sound of 'Hoo Haa...India, Aaya India' catching up instantly, it is composed by Vishal Shekhar with Sukhwinder Singh in tremendous form yet again.

The cricketers featuring in the song are Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, Mohammad Kaif and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Source: Indiaglitz

Priyanka unhappy about sharing poster space with females in Don?

Priyanka Chopra is upset at a news report claiming that she had been confiding to close friends about her unhappiness on sharing the limelight with hotties Ishaa Koppikar and Kareena Kapoor in the forthcoming 'Don'. Both of them have been appreciated in the 'Main Hoon Don' and 'Yeh Mera Dil' tracks respectively.

It seems Priyanka was not pleased about sharing poster space with her female co-stars and with their high presence in the film's television publicity.

In her defence, Priyanka emphatically clarifies, "The rumour is absolutely baseless and silly. I've been out of town for nearly three months on work, shuttling between countries and living out of a suitcase. Do I look insecure? I'm so proud to be a part of 'Don'. It was a great opportunity to work with such a fantastic bunch of professionals - Shah Rukh, Ritesh and Farhan. I hope to work with them again. It's among the highlight films of my career."

When asked about sharing the limelight with Kareena and Ishaa, she shot back, "I've worked with Kareena before. She's wonderful and adds to the star value of the set-up. Even Ishaa is very good in the film. I really wish people would stop creating fire when there's none!"

Source: IndiaFM

"Do I look insecure?" - Priyanka Chopra

Just yesterday there was news floating about Priyanka Chopra being upset with her co-stars Kareena and Isha getting more prominence than her. And now she is upset....very upset!

She is fuming over a news report claiming that she had been confiding to close friends about her unhappiness on sharing the limelight with hotties Isha Koppikar and Kareena Kapoor in the forthcoming 'Don'. Both of them have been appreciated in the 'Main Hoon Don' and 'Yeh Mera Dil' tracks respectively.

It seems Priyanka was not pleased about sharing poster space with her female co-stars and with their high presence in the film's television publicity.

In her defence, Priyanka emphatically clarifies, "The rumor is absolutely baseless and silly. I've been out of town for nearly three months on work, shuttling between countries and living out of a suitcase. Do I look insecure? I'm so proud to be a part of 'Don'. It was a great opportunity to work with such a fantastic bunch of professionals - Shah Rukh, Ritesh and Farhan. I hope to work with them again. It's among the highlight films of my career."

When asked about sharing the limelight with Kareena and Isha, she shot back, "I've worked with Kareena before. She's wonderful and adds to the star value of the set-up. Even Isha is very good in the film. I really wish people would stop creating fire when there's none!"

Point noted, people?

Source: Indiaglitz

Don - When India defeated Malaysia!

Everyone knows that a large portion of the forthcoming Shah Rukh Khan-starrer DON has been shot in sizzling Malaysia. Producer Ritesh Sidhwani and director Farhan Akhtar ensured that the shoot was a holiday of sorts for the entire cast and crew, so that everyone ended up "enjoying" their work, and the results surely show on screen!

Laughs producer Ritesh Sidhwani, who remains known for DIL CHAHTA HAI and LAKSHYA, "The crew of DON enjoyed itself in Malaysia. It was a big party. We made sure everyone got a weekly off and played every possible game. We organized volleyball between the crew from India and crew from Malaysia every weekend, and ended up winning the match most of the time, perhaps because Malaysians play football and not volleyball!"

Apart from playing real and virtual games, the crew would party together almost every weekend!

"We would either party or go for fun dinners. We would also frequent the local bars," adds Ritesh. "Once back, everyone started missing on the fun they had. Though we were glad to be back home after a gap, just after a week, everyone started complaining about how they were missing Malaysia."

Interestingly, the popular Yeh Mera Dil and Khaike Paan Banaras Waala songs from the film are also based in Malaysia!

Source: IndiaGlitz

Hrithik Roshan- The original choice for DON?

We are as surprised as you. "When I started writing I had Hrithik's image in my mind, but as the script developed it became obvious that Shahrukh was more suited to play the part", Farhan was quoted in an interview.

Whether it's King Khan or our 'superhero' Hrithik Roshan, the audience just cannot wait for their Diwali/Eid bonanza. The film has been making headlines ever since it was announced. Only time will decide its fate at the box-office.

The new contemporary look of the film, the stunts, the Matrix effects and the two tracks that have been retained, has generated unbridled enthusiasm and curiosity amongst the audience.

The film hits the screens on 20th October.

Source: Bollywood Trade News Network

Priyanka Chopra trained in Martial Arts for DON

Priyanka Chopra is essaying the stunning Zeenat Aman's character [Roma] in Farhan Akhtar's eagerly anticipated DON, releasing on Diwali / Eid this year. In an interview to the BBC Asian Network to be aired soon, when she was asked about comparisons with Zeenat Aman, she exclusively divulged, "I am not trying to step in to Zeenatji's shoes. She was in a league of her own. My character is very different from the one in the original. I'm playing a killer and have received special training in Martial Arts by a Shaolin teacher to prepare for the role! DON will show me in a completely new avatar!"

For long, there has been talk that contrary to perception, the new DON is replete with twists, turns and unforeseen surprises and thrills, and looks like this is only one of them!

U T V is releasing DON internationally on October 20.

Source: Glamsham

'Main hoon Don' tops charts again

"Main hoon Don" which made an impressive entry on the music charts last week is still going strong on the number one slot.

The top 10 Hindi film songs of the week are:

1. "Main hoon Don" - Film: "Don - The Chase Begins Again"; Singer: Shaan; Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Javed Akhtar has penned the lyrics for the song.

2. "Tere bin" - Film: "Bas Ek Pal"; singer: Atif Aslam; Music: Mithoon. The blues song strikes just the right chord with music lovers.

3. "Kabhi alvida naa kehna" - Film: "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna"; Singers: Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam; Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The song is sliding down the charts.

4. "Aap ki khatir" - Film: "Aap Ki Khatir"; Singer: Himesh Reshammiya; Music: Himesh Reshammiya. The film didn't receive encouraging reviews but the song is doing reasonably well.

5. "Lage raho Munna bhai" - Film: "Lage Raho Munna Bhai"; Singer: Vinod Rathod; Music: Shantanu Moitra. It is a treat to watch this well-choreographed song.

6. "Kya mujhe pyaar hai" - Film: "Woh Lamhe"; Singer: K.K; Music: Pritam. This rock number is one of the best songs in the album.

7. "Bidee" - Film: "Omkara"; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh; Music: Vishal Bharadwaj. "Bidee" seems to have become a permanent fixture on the charts.

8. "Chand sifarish" - Film: "Fanaa"; Singers: Shaan and Kailash Kher; Music: Jatin-Lalit. This naughty and romantic number has been on the charts for many months.

9. "Shake it" - Film: "Naksha"; Singer: Suzzane De Mello; Music: Pritam. The film bombed at the box office but this item song is quite popular.

10. "Humko malum hai" - Film: "Jaan-e-Mann"; Singers: Sonu and Sadhnaa Sargam; Nigam Music: Anu Malik. A soft romantic number made it to the charts this week and promises to stay there for a while.

(Source - The Music Shop, Khan Market)

Source: IANS

The Don of a new era

The music of Excel Entertainment’s new film, Don was released recently in Mumbai. Instead of a media together, it was launched amidst the people, who got a rare chance to watch their favourite stars and music directors in action.

Marketed by T-Series, the film’s music has been composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. The film produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and directed by Farhan Akhtar is a remake of the cult 1978 film co-authored by Salim-Javed.

The highlight of the evening was a live performance by Shankar Mahadevan of the song Ganpati bappa morya.. Present on the occasion were the ‘new’ Don Shah Rukh Khan and Ishaa Koppikar along with Om Puri, Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, producer Ritesh Sidhwani and director Farhan Akhtar.

Source: Newindpress

Don't miss Don, SRK to fans!

As we are inching towards October 2006, the well-orchestrated hype around ‘Don’ is reaching heights while generating a mass hysteria in its target belt, that is India, South East Asia, UAE, UK, USA and other parts of the world.

The last that we have heard from Shahrukh Khan about the movie will surely raise pulse beats to his die-hard fans.

SRK asks his fans to not to miss the beginning and the end of the film. He further says that the film is not exactly a remake of the 1977 blockbuster and it is quite different from the original one.

More interestingly it is learnt that director Farhan Akhtar has shot two climaxes for the film, which other than the King Khan also stars Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor as lead actors.

The Diwali-Eid mega release ‘Don-The Chase Begins Again’ is hitting the theatre leaving an immense pressure on the director-hero duo.

The older as well as the new generation who have seen the film for umpteenth times are eagerly waiting to see if Farhan Akhtar and Shahrukh Khan can recreate the magic on the silver screen again.

They want to see whether the script matches up to the original one or not. Fans are breathtakingly waiting to see Shahrukh Khan successfully manages to fit into the big boot of the original Don.

Source: Santabanta

Don - Farhan Shoots Two Climaxes !

According to our sources , two climaxes have been shot by Farhan Akhtar for his upcoming Shah Rukh Khan-Priyanka 'Diwali-Eid' release 'Don' . It is obvious that one of the two is to be used in the movie and it is still to be decided which one . We know about both but that will qualify as a huge spoiler .

Yes , it is quite different from that of the 1977 Amitabh 'Don' and is quite a unique one and even King Khan says " Don't miss the beginning and the end ! "

Don't worry we wont SRK !

Source: Planetbollywood

Don - Don´t Do This Dr. Ramadoss !

Health minister Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss seems to have made the film industry his permanent target . Barely had the trailors of Farhan Akhtar's 'Don' gone on air and the health minister proclaimed that he didn't approve of Shah Rukh Khan smoking in them . It must come as a dampener for the minister (whose favourite punching bag are film stars and filmmakers) , when it was clarified in an interview later that the film has a scene in which Shah Rukh Khan actually exhorts a person to give up smoking .

Relax Mr. Minister ! Wait for the film to hit the screens before you start hitting out . Otherwise it may well be another embarassment like the recent AIIMS and Dr. Venugopal case ( where the court interfered) .

Source: Planetbollywood

'Main hoon Don' is top song of the week

It's time to enjoy the hit number 'Main hoon Don' once again, but this time with Shah Rukh Khan on screen and Shaan singing it. The song has made an impressive entry and is at number one position on the list.

The top 10 Hindi film songs of the week are:

1. 'Main hoon Don' - Film: 'Don - The Chase Begins Again'; Singer: Shaan; Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. Javed Akhtar has penned the lyrics for the popular song being lapped up by music lovers.

2. 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna' - Film: 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'; Singers: Alka Yagnik and Sonu Nigam; Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. The song has shown some improvement and has moved up the chart.

3. 'Aap ki khatir' - Film: 'Aap Ki Khatir'; Singer: Himesh Reshammiya; Music: Himesh Reshammiya. The film, which opened last week, didn't receive encouraging reviews but the song is doing reasonably well.

4. 'Bidee' - Film: 'Omkara'; Singers: Sunidhi Chauhan, Sukhwinder Singh; Music: Vishal Bhardwaj. This rustic item number, which remained on top for weeks, has gone three notches down.

5. 'Golmaal' - Film: 'Golmaal - Fun Unlimited'; Singers: Anushka Manchandani, Vishal Dadlani; Music: Vishal-Shekhar. The song, which got pushed to the last slot from number four last week, has made progress and enjoys number five position.

6. 'Chand sifarish' - Film: 'Fanaa'; Singers: Shaan and Kailash Kher; Music: Jatin-Lalit. A naughty and romantic number that has remained on top of the charts for months and seems to have entrenched itself permanently in the number six position.

7. 'Junoon'- Film: 'Rocky - The Rebel'; Singers: Himesh Reshammiya and Amrita Kak; Music: Himesh Reshammiya. The rocking number, which was not on the charts last week, has re-entered and occupies number seven slot.

8. 'Hai Ishq Ye Kya Ek Khata' - Film: 'Bas Ek Pal'; Singers: K.K. Sunidhi Chauhan; Music: Pritam. The song with meaningful lyrics and lilting composition by Pritam will take time to grow on the listeners.

9. 'Pal pal har pal' - Film: 'Lage Raho Munna Bhai'; Singer - Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal; Music: Shantanu Moitra. The film is a hit and this melodious number, which is different from other love songs, was a treat to watch on the screen. The song is being played on all music channels.

10. 'Ek kahani' - Film: 'Krrish'; Singer: Kunal Ganjawala; Music: Rajesh Roshan. The film has become the biggest blockbuster of the year but the album, which was not an instant hit, is losing its charm.

(Source - The Music Shop, Khan Market)

Source: Indo Asian News Service

SRK Plays Games With People

Shahrukh Khan is looking hot in those green silhouettes of ‘Don’ Promos. I’ve been saying it repeatedly that an SRK with mean streak looks more desirable than a weakling. Well, more on that debate some other day. The latest dope on the shooting of ‘Don’ is Shahrukh’s obsession with Play-stations. Apparently, he had set up an entire area in his hotel room in Malaysia for PS2 Stations.

The entire gang of Priyanka Chopra, Arjun Rampal, Isha Koppikar, Boman Irani et al would gather in his room and play for hours. SRK had also sourced exclusive wrist bands for everyone with their names embossed on them. Apart from the indoor games, there was a beach volleyball tournament between the Indian and the Malaysian crew. It’s quite clear, all the fun the team had is showing in the glowing results in the form of ‘Don’ stills and promos. No wonder, SRK is known for his sporting spirit.

Source: Indiaglitz

When Kareena Kapoor seduced Shah Rukh Khan

Kareena Kapoor is all set to set the screen on fire with her sizzling dance number in Don , in which she seduces Shah Rukh Khan .

Kareena is now wowing everyone with her sensuous dance number in the promos of "Don", a remake of Don (1978) .

Kareena does a delightful and seductive dance on the lines of the Helen number "Ye mera dil pyaar ka deewana".

The song starts with Kareena poking SRK's back with her fingers trickily, making him assume that it's a pistol but then starts seducing him, breaking into the song.

In the original, Helen trying to seduce the charismatic Don, Amitabh Bachchan on this track. SRK plays the title role in the Farhan Akhtar – directed remake, slated to hit theatres on Diwali.

"Though my role is small it's important. It's great playing Helen-aunty's role, and the song has been especially great fun," Kareena has been quoted as saying.

"It's been the best experience of my life. The song is now mine. It's a legendary track and dancing on to it with SRK has been an absolute dream-come-true. 'Yeh mera dil' will be an enriching part of my career," she added.

‘Don’ also stars Priyanka Chopra , Isha Koppikar , Arjun Rampal and Boman Irani .

Source: Apunkachoice

All tracks of Don will become very popular: Shankar

Don’s music is making waves all over. With the music becoming immensely popular as the day is passing, we chat with Shankar Mahadevan about the music of Don and his views on it.

Your highly awaited Don’s music has released. How are you feeling? Oh yes, we are very excited about this because this is a soundtrack we were really looking forward to and finally it is out in the market. We just hope we get a good response.

So what is the USP of the soundtrack?
Well the film itself is a cult film. So this is kind of a dedicational remake of the original DON. The essence of the film is maintained. It has a packing edge. We have retained two songs – ‘Khaike Paan Banaraswala’ and ‘Yeh Mera Dil’ and we have composed three new tracks, so I hope people like it.

While reworking on the original tracks how much work went into keeping the sound similar to the old tracks but also refreshing it at the same time?
To tell you in simple words, we have retained the melody but we have changed the dressing and we have added some surprise elements especially in Khaike Paan Banaraswala because Sharukh is featured in a particular part where he is singing in the song. So that is very interesting.

Shahrukh sings in Khaike Paan Banaraswala. Tell us about the other singers in the film.
Well there is a song called Morya Morya, which is a Ganpati song, which is sung by me and it’s a beautiful song. It already has got very popular since the Ganesh festival is going on, which is very big in India. Then there is a song called Aaj Ki Raat which is a very interesting, club kind of a song which is sung by Alisha, Mahalakshmi Iyer along with Sonu Nigam. Then there is the new title song, which is sung by Shaan. Khaike Paan Banaraswala is sung by Udit along with Shahrukh. And then there is Yeh Mera Dil which is sung by Sunidhi Chauhan. So that is pretty much the album. There are two soundtracks given. One done by Randolf. He has done a wonderful job of the DON title song. We have also given a dedication to the earlier Don title song. We have incorporated that in this track. Then there is a remix, kind of a club mix for the title song, which is done by the medieval pundits.

Tell us about the young kind of feel to the album.
It’s basically keeping in touch with the kind of film. The film is very stylish, very modern. It is not set twenty years back. It is set in today’s world. So we had to keep that in mind. The way its shot, the way it is cut, the characters of the film. All the characters are very modern, trendy and very stylish. So we had to keep the music also very modern, trendy, cutting edge, modern grooves with modern instrumentation. So basically, this goes with the film.

Let’s talk about the track Aaj ki raat. It’s got a very retro kind of a sound to it. Very young and very vibrant. How did you do that?
It is all a result of jamming and being with a person like Farhan Akhtar, who himself is a musician at heart and understands what new music is all about.

Which track according to you will be the most popular?
All of them. I can put that to you in writing. It has always been in the past that the albums that we do, all the songs become popular, like everyone loved all the songs of Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna. Similarly, all tracks of Don will become very popular.

Have you seen the movie yet?
Yes we have seen the film since we have done the background score too.

Tell us something about the film.
All I can say is, It Rocks.

Anything else you want to say about the soundtrack.
All I can say is that, it’s a great soundtrack and I am sure everybody is going to enjoy it.

Audio clip courtesy: Sabras Radio [U.K]

Source: IndiaFM