A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP D'Silva knows of this incident, he recruits Vijay, who is a spitting image of Don, to replace the original Don and infiltrate his gang. D'Silva plans to nab the entire gang, but when he dies during a raid, the secret that Vijay is not Don is also buried with him.
Acting
Amitabh plays two men with just a tilt of his head
Score
Kalyanji-Anandji bangers that outlived the film
Costume
Seventies polyester crime fashion at its peak
Director
Chandra Barot
Amitabh Bachchan
Don / Vijay
Zeenat Aman
Roma
Pran Sikand
Jasjit (J.J.)
Iftekhar
DSP D'Silva
Om Shivpuri
Interpol Officer R.K. Malik
Satyendra Kapoor
Inspector S. Verma
Kamal Kapoor
Narang
Helen
Kamini
M. B. Shetty
Shakaal
Mac Mohan
Mac
Arpana Choudhary
Anita
Azaad Irani
Azad
Jagdish Raj
Police Officer (actor)
Pinchoo Kapoor
Interpol Officer R.K. Malik
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film was made in just six months on a shoestring budget because the producers needed a tax write-off. It became Bachchan's biggest hit.
The 'Don' character became so iconic that Shah Rukh Khan remade it twice—proving some masala recipes never expire.
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