The original film was written by Salim–Javed (Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar), directed by Chandra Barot, and stars Amitabh Bachchan in the title role.
Other actors who have starred in the remake series include Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, and Om Puri.
In the original film, the plot revolves around Vijay, a lookalike of Don who is asked to masquerade as him by a law enforcement officer.
Things take a turn when Vijay, a lookalike of Don, hired by DCP D'Silva, replaces him and tries to trace the details of his illegal activities.
After dominating the Asian underworld, Don sets his eyes on the European criminal market.
Caught between the Berlin mafia and law enforcement, Don tries to escape treachery and betrayal.
Things take a turn when Vijay, a lookalike of Don, replaces him and tries to trace the details of his illegal activities.
[1][3] It was the third highest-grossing Indian film of 1978, and was classified a golden jubilee by Box Office India.
[9] Don was released worldwide on 20 October 2006 in 800 screens during the Diwali festive season, clashing with another Bollywood film Jaan-E-Mann.
[31] The protagonist of the 1978 original film, Vijay is a slum-dwelling simpleton trying to survive in the hustle and bustle of Bombay in order to support two small foster children.
When subjected to pressure, Vijay steps up and proves himself to be a force to be reckoned with, defeating Vardhaan's henchmen on multiple occasions before teaming up with Roma and Jasjit to provide the police with a diary that served as proof of Vijay's innocence and Vardhaan's true identity.
However, after being hired by D'Silva to serve as an informant, Vijay is killed by Don, who then takes his place.
A simple girl from town, Roma hates Don because he killed her brother Ramesh and his fiancée (her best friend) Kamini.
In order to get revenge, Roma trains herself up and joins Don's gang with a secret desire to kill him.
In the sequel, she wants to seek revenge for his betrayal but when Vardhaan and Abdul Jabbar (a character played by Nawwab Shah in Don 2) ask her to shoot Don or get shot herself, she chooses the latter indicating that she still has a soft corner for him.
He is arrested by DSP D'Silva, leading to his wife's death and leaving his children, Munni and Deepu, without a guardian until Vijay finds them and takes care of them.
While waiting for D'Silva, JJ acquires a diary in the DSP's possession that contained information about Vardhaan's organisation.
In the remake, Jasjit is a security software worker hired by Narang to pull off a heist.
Trapped and forced to accept because his wife is kidnapped by Narang, Jasjit's story is similar to the one featured in the original.
She, like the rest of Don's gang, is unaware that Vijay is acting as their leader who is dead.
In the 2006 remake, she is implied to be aware of Don's plans, rendezvousing with him at the end of the film.
In the remake, Vardhan masquerades himself as DCP D'Silva, and his identity is not known to anyone except his gang members who pretend to be against him.
A new character created exclusively for the remake, Singhania is a former lieutenant of the criminal Boris.
"[51] Excel Entertainment collaborated with India's largest video-game company, Gameshastra, on a console game.
The firm developed a third-person action-adventure console game in which the player performs actions similar to Don's in the film.
Sidhwani said, "This is the first time a game is based on an Indian film that will be launched on four platforms.