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Muqaddar Ka Sikandar

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (मुकद्दर का सिकंदर, Conqueror of Destiny) is a 1978  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_India">Indian</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollywood">Hindi</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drama_film">drama film</a>. Produced and directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a>, it stars <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> in his fifth of nine films with Prakash Mehra to date. The films also stars <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a>,  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raakhee">Raakhee</a>,  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)">Amjad Khan</a>. 
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Directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a> 
Produced by Prakash Mehra 
Written by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan">Kader Khan</a> 
Vijay Kaul 
Laxmikant SharmaStarring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raakhee">Raakhee</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)">Amjad Khan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan">Kader Khan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjeet">Ranjeet</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirupa_Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Sethi">Ram Sethi</a>Music by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji-Anandji">Kalyanji-Anandji</a> 
Distributed by Prakash Mehra ProductionsRelease date October 27, 1978 
Running time 182 minCountry India 
Language Hindi 
UrduBudget ₹10 million (US$160,000) 
Box office ₹170 million (US$2.6 million) 
The film was the top grossing hit of 1978. The film was the third biggest hit of the decade after <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sholay">Sholay</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_(1973_film)">Bobby</a>. The film was such a huge hit, that people used to stand in queues, waiting endlessly, to buy the film's tickets. Sometimes the crowds slept in front of the cinema halls overnight in their wait for the tickets.Although it was nominated for several major <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare">Filmfare</a> Awards, including Best Film, it failed to win in any category. It was remade into the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Andhra_Pradesh">Telugu</a> film <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prema_Tarangalu">Prema Tarangalu</a> (1980). and in Tamil as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amara_Kaaviyam_(1981_film)">Amara Kaaviyam</a>. 
 
 
Cast<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> as Sikandar 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a> as Vishal Anand 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raakhee">Raakhee</a> as Kaamna 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a> as Zohra Begum 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amjad_Khan_(actor)">Amjad Khan</a> as Dilawar 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranjeet">Ranjeet</a> as J. D. 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mayur&action=edit&redlink=1">Mayur</a> as young Sikander 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shreeram_Lagoo">Shreeram Lagoo</a> as Ramnath 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goga_Kapoor">Goga Kapoor</a> as Goga 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirupa_Roy">Nirupa Roy</a> as Fatima 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Sethi">Ram Sethi</a> as Pyarelal 'Awara' 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kader_Khan">Kader Khan</a> as Darvesh Baba 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manmohan_Krishna">Manmohan Krishna</a> as piano instructor 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paidi_Jairaj">Paidi Jairaj</a> as Dr. Kapoor 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Khan_(actor)">Yusuf Khan</a> as Seth Paul 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikas_Anand">Vikas Anand</a> as police inspector 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> as Vishal's mother 
SoundtrackThe Soundtrack was composed by the duo of the brothers <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a>, with the lyrics by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjaan_(lyricist)">Anjaan</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a>  (Salaam-e-Ishq).No. Song Singer(s) Duration01. "Rote Hue Ate Hain Sab" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> 05:2002. "Zindagi To Bewafa Hai" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Rafi">Mohammad Rafi</a> 02:3903. "O Saathi Re Tere Bina" Kishore Kumar 04:3004. "O Saathi Re Tere Bina-Female" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> 05:3505 "Pyar Zindagi Hai" Asha Bhosle, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a> & <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahendra_Kapoor">Mahendra Kapoor</a> 07:2506. "Wafa Jo Na Ki To" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemlata">Hemlata</a> 03:0907. "<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dil_To_Hai_Dil">Dil To Hai Dil</a>" Lata Mangeshkar 04:09 08. "Salaam-e-Ishq Meri Jaan" Lata Mangeshkar & Kishore Kumar 05:49Beside Kishore Kumar and Mahendra Kapoor, Mohd Rafi voice were used in the movie for Kishore Kumar songs Rote Hue Ate Hain Sab. Mohd Rafi wants Kishore Kumar to sing the sad version but as insisted by Music Director Kalyanji Anandji, that his voice suited most the sad version, Mohd Rafi has agreed to sing the song Zindagi to Bewafaa Hai. The song was pictured on Vinod Khanna while Amitabh death scene. 
Box-officeMade on a budget of ₹10 million (US$160,000), the film grossed over ₹170 million (US$2.6 million) in India, the film was the highest-grossing film of the year and the third highest-grossing film of the decade after <a href="/1975/08/sholay.html">Sholay</a> (1975) and  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_(1973_film)">Bobby</a>  (1973). Boxofficeindia.com declared the film a blockbuster. 
Award nominations<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards">Filmfare Awards</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Film">Filmfare Award for Best Film</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Director">Best Director</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prakash_Mehra">Prakash Mehra</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor">Best Actor</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actor">Best Supporting Actor</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinod_Khanna">Vinod Khanna</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Supporting_Actress">Best Supporting Actress</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Performance_in_a_Comic_Role">Best Comedian</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_Sethi">Ram Sethi</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Story">Best Story</a> - Laxmikant Sharma<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> - "O Saathi Re"<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer">Best Female Playback Singer</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> - "O Saathi Re"

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar

Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (मुकद्दर का सिकंदर, Conqueror of Destiny ) is a 1978 Indian Hindi drama film . Produced and directed by Prakas...

Don

Don is a 1978 <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_film">Indian</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi">Hindi</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_film">action film</a>  produced by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nariman_Irani">Nariman Irani</a> and directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Barot">Chandra Barot</a>, with music by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a> and lyrics by Anjaan and Indeewar. The film stars <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeenat_Aman">Zeenat Aman</a>, 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 href="/2006/10/don.html">A remake</a> and <a href="/2011/12/don-2.html">sequel</a>   were released on 20 October 2006 and 23 December 2011, respectively.                       <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0e/Don_1978_poster.jpg/220px-Don_1978_poster.jpg"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Don_1978_poster.jpg"></a> 
 
Directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Barot">Chandra Barot</a> 
Produced by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nariman_A._Irani">Nariman A. Irani</a> 
Nariman Films 
Written by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim-Javed">Salim-Javed</a>Starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeenat_Aman">Zeenat Aman</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pran_(actor)">Pran</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Jairag_Richardson">Helen</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftekhar">Iftekhar</a> 
Music by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji </a>AnandjiProduction company Nariman FilmsRelease date May 12, 1978Running time 175 minutes 
Country India 
Language <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi">Hindi</a> 
Budget ₹7 million (equivalent to ₹130 million or US$2.1 million in 2016) 
Box office ₹70 million (equivalent to ₹1.3 billion or US$21 million in 2016) 
 
 
 
 
 
Cast<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_(character)">Don</a> and Vijay: Don is the most wanted criminal. The police are always unsuccessful at nabbing him. However, in a police encounter Don is fatally shot. Vijay is the spitting image of Don and is soon forced to pose as Don in order to help the police arrest Don's gang members.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeenat_Aman">Zeenat Aman</a> as Roma: A simple girl whose brother Ramesh works for Don. Roma despises Don for his having murdered her brother. She joins Don's business with the secret motive to kill him.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pran_(actor)">Pran</a> as Jasjit "JJ"<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftekhar">Iftekhar</a> as DSP D'Silva<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Om_Shivpuri">Om Shivpuri</a> as Vardan/INTERPOL operative R.K. Malik (Impostor)<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinchoo_Kapoor">Pinchoo Kapoor</a> as INTERPOL operative R.K. Malik (Real)<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyendra_Kapoor">Satyendra Kapoor</a> as Inspector S. Verma<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jagdish_Raj">Jagdish Raj</a> as Police officerKeshav Rana as Police officerAbhimanyu Sharma as Inspector SharmaPrem Sagar as Police inspector inspects the ambulance<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paidi_Jairaj">Paidi Jairaj</a> as Dayal, Judo & Karate Instructor<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamal_Kapoor">Kamal Kapoor</a> as NarangArpana Choudhary as Anita<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Jairag_Richardson">Helen</a> as Kamini<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._B._Shetty">M. B. Shetty</a> as Shakaal<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mohan">Mac Mohan</a> as MacBaby Bilkish as MunniAlankar Joshi as Deepu<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moolchand">Moolchand</a> as GovindaH. L. Pardesi as Banarasi, Pan sellerGyanesh DJ as Police officerSharad Kumar as RameshKedar Saigal as DoctorRajan Haksar as Kishan, Jasjit's employerYusuf Khan as Vikram 
CrewDirector: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandra_Barot">Chandra Barot</a> 
Writer: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salim-Javed">Salim-Javed</a> 
Producer: Nariman A. IraniProduction Company: Nariman Films 
Cinematographer: Nariman A. Irani 
Editor: Wamanrao 
Art Director: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudhendu_Roy">Sudhendu Roy</a> 
Costume Designer: Ramola Bachchan, V. Scharwachter 
Wardrobe: S. Irani, Manikrao Jagtap, Mani J. Rabadi, Mehboob Shaikh 
Stunts: Haji Khan, A. Mansoor 
Choreographer: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._L._Raj">P. L. Raj</a> 
Music Director: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a> 
Lyricist: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjaan_(lyricist)">Anjaan</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeevar">Indeevar</a> 
Playback Singers: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> 
 
SoundtrackDon 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soundtrack_album">Soundtrack album</a> by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a> 
Released 1978 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_label">Label</a> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMI_Records">EMI Records</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_producer">Producer</a> Kalyanji AnandjiThe soundtrack of the film has been composed by the duo <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a>, while the lyrics were written by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anjaan_(lyricist)">Anjaan</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indeevar">Indivar</a>.According to film music expert Rajesh Subramanian the song "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" was composed by Babla, younger brother of famous music director Kalyanji Anandji.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> received accolades at filmfare for the tracks "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" and "Yeh Mera Dil" respectively.No. Song Title Singer  Time 
01. "Main Hoon Don" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a>  4:45 
02. "Yeh Hai Bombay Nagaria" Kishore Kumar  5:53 
03. "Khaike Pan Banaraswala" Kishore Kumar  3:57 
04. "Jiska Mujhe Tha Intezar" Lata Mangeshkar, Kishore Kumar  4:20 
05. "Yeh Mera Dil" <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a>  4:18 
Awards<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Awards">Filmfare Awards</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Actor">Best Actor</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan">Amitabh Bachchan</a> 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Male_Playback_Singer">Best Male Playback Singer</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Kishore Kumar</a> - "Khaike Paan Banaraswala" 
<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filmfare_Award_for_Best_Female_Playback_Singer">Best Female Playback Singer</a> - <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asha_Bhosle">Asha Bhosle</a> - "Yeh Mera Dil" 
 
 
 
 
Don series 
 
The film was remade in 2006 as  <a href="/2006/10/don.html">Don</a>  starring Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role of Don, Priyanka Chopra as Roma, Arjun Rampal as Jasjit, Boman Irani as D'Silva, and Om Puri as Malik. It was directed by Farhan Akhtar. With some changes in script, the film proved to be one of the highest-grossing films of the year. A sequel to that film, <a href="/2011/12/don-2.html">Don 2</a> was released on 23 December 2011. 
Other Hindi remakeOne <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi">Hindi</a> remake was titled <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Pech">Dav Pech</a>  (1989), starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeetendra">Jeetendra</a>. It was unsuccessful. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duplicate_(1998_film)">Duplicate</a> (1998), directed by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahesh_Bhatt">Mahesh Bhatt</a> and starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrukh_Khan">Shahrukh Khan</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juhi_Chawla">Juhi Chawla</a>, is partly a  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody">parody</a>  of Don. A film with the similar plot line was made starring Bollywood actress  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rekha">Rekha</a>. The film was named <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madam_X_(1994_film)">Madam X</a> . The 2006 Hindi remake of this film starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrukh_Khan">Shahrukh Khan</a>, titled <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_(2006_Hindi_film)">Don</a> was successful .Remakes in other languages<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_cinema">Telugu</a> Don was first remade in 1979 in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language">Telugu</a> as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugandhar">Yugandhar</a>, starring  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.T._Rama_Rao">NTR</a>,  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayasudha">Jayasudha</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayamalini">Jayamalini</a>. In 2009, a second Telugu remake titled <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_(2009_film)">Billa</a> was released, starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prabhas">Prabhas</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anushka_Shetty">Anushka Shetty</a>, <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namitha_Kapoor">Namitha</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishnam_Raju">Krishnam Raju</a>, and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayasudha">Jayasudha</a> in a different role than the one she played in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugandhar">Yugandhar</a>. This film used the same title as the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_language">Tamil</a> remakes.1983 movie <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roshagadu">Roshagadu</a> had a similar storyline and was remade in Hindi as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dav_Pech">Dav Pech</a>. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kollywood">Tamil</a> It was also remade in 1980 in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_(language)">Tamil</a> as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_(1980_film)">Billa</a>, starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajnikanth">Rajnikanth</a>.  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_(actress)">Helen</a>, who played Kamini in the original Hindi film Don (1978), repeated her role in this remake.The 2006 Hindi remake starring <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrukh_Khan">Shahrukh Khan</a>, titled <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_(2006_Hindi_film)">Don</a>, inspired the Tamil directors who made the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ajith_Kumar">Ajith Kumar</a> starrer <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_(2007_film)">Billa</a> — a remake of the same-titled Rajinikanth film. <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billa_II">Billa II</a>  (2012) is a Tamil film starring Ajith and a prequel to Billa (2007). <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam_cinema">Malayalam</a> In 1986, the movie was remade in  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayalam">Malayalam</a> as <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shobaraj">Shobaraj</a>, starring  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohanlal">Mohanlal</a> and <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhavi_(actress)">Madhavi</a>.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada_cinema">Kannada</a>1994 Kannada movie Alexander  starring  <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shashikumar">Shashikumar</a> had a similar storyline. EnglishThe 2007 <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States">Hollywood</a> movie <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_and_Life_of_Bobby_Z">The Death and Life of Bobby Z</a> had a similar premise to this movie. It revolved around a lookalike of a gang leader who is asked to masquerade as him by law enforcement officer(s), though the remainder of the plot was largely different. It is based on a 1997 novel of the same name. The novel was well received, but the movie received negative critical and commercial response.MusicA <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sampling_(music)">sample</a> from the song "Yeh Mera Dil" was used by <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Eyed_Peas">The Black Eyed Peas</a> for their hit song "<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Phunk_with_My_Heart">Don't Phunk with My Heart</a>" in 2005. The song won the Black Eyed Peas their first <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Rap_Performance_by_a_Duo_or_Group">Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group</a>, while the composers for "Yeh Mera Dil", <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalyanji_Anandji">Kalyanji Anandji</a>, were awarded the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_Music_Incorporated">BMI Award</a> for being the originators of the melodies used in "Don't Phunk with My Heart."The third season <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dad!">American Dad!</a> episode "<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tearjerker_(American_Dad!)">Tearjerker</a>" uses the 1978 Don theme music in its intro sequence.

Don

Don is a 1978 Indian Hindi action film produced by Nariman Irani and directed by Chandra Barot , with music by Kalyanji Anandji ...