Don (1978 film)

Don
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Directed by	Chandra Barot
Produced by	Nariman A. Irani Nariman Films
Written by	Salim-Javed
Starring	Amitabh Bachchan Zeenat Aman Pran Helen Iftekhar
Music by	Kalyanji Anandji
Cinematography	Nariman A. Irani
Edited by	Wamanrao
Production company	Nariman Films
Release date	May 12, 1978
Running time	175 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Budget	₹7 million (equivalent to ₹130 million or US$2.0 million in 2016)
Box office	₹70 million (equivalent to ₹1.3 billion or US$20 million in 2016)

Don is a 1978 Indian action thriller film produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot, with music by Kalyanji Anandji and lyrics by Anjaan and Indeewar. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Helen and Om Shivpuri, Satyen Kappu and Pinchoo Kapoor. It was the third-highest grossing Bollywood movie of 1978, and was classified a golden jubilee by Box Office India.A remake and sequel were released on 20 October 2006 and 23 December 2011, respectively.

In 1978, 'Don' begins, true to its title, as the story of one of the most powerful men in the business of crime. In spite of being on Interpol's Most Wanted list, Don (Amitabh Bachchan) remains elusive to the police. Besides the police, Don makes a few other enemies through his merciless approach to running his organization. Notably, Don kills one of his own men, Ramesh, when Ramesh decides to leave the business. This introduces Don to two new enemies, Kamini (Helen), Ramesh's fiancee, and Roma, (Zeenat Aman) Ramesh's sister. When Kamini seduces Don and attempts to have the police arrest him, her plan backfires as Don outsmarts her and the police in his escape. In the process, Kamini is killed. A shattered, revenge-seeking Roma gets her hair cut short, trains in judo and karate, then enters Don's gang after deceiving them into thinking that she too is on the wrong side of the law. Don is impressed with her fighting skills and allows her to work for him without suspecting any ulterior motive.