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A 2006 [[Bollywood]] film, and Farhan Akhtar's remake of the 1978 film starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. This version stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]]. Follows the conflict between an Indian drug lord's lieutenant (a man known as Don), and his arch-rival; the cop DCP Desilva. After Don's death, Desilva replaces him with his lookalike Vijay in order to dismantle the drug cartel. Two other subplots involve Jasjit (who was screwed over by Desilva) and Roma (who was screwed over by Don.) [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting|Many many action scenes ensue]].
A 2006 [[Bollywood]] film, and Farhan Akhtar's remake of the 1978 film starring [[Amitabh Bachchan]]. This version stars [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Priyanka Chopra]] and [[Kareena Kapoor]].

The film follows the conflict between an Indian drug lord's lieutenant (a man known as Don), and his arch-rival, the cop DCP Desilva. After Don's death, Desilva replaces him with his lookalike Vijay in order to dismantle the drug cartel. Two other subplots involve Jasjit (who was screwed over by Desilva) and Roma (who was screwed over by Don.) [[Everybody Was Kung-Fu Fighting|Many many action scenes ensue]].
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This film containts the following tropes:
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* [[Action Girl]]: Roma.
* [[Action Girl]]: Roma.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Deepu and Jasjit pull this off.
* [[Air Vent Passageway]]: Deepu and Jasjit pull this off.
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* [[Magic Floppy Disk]]: For all the high tech stuff going on, Don seems to not know about the existence of zip discs.
* [[Magic Floppy Disk]]: For all the high tech stuff going on, Don seems to not know about the existence of zip discs.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Don.
* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Don.
* [[Useful Notes/Malaysia|Malaysia]]: Shot there, and it's sponsored by Tourism Malaysia.
* [[Malaysia]]: Shot there, and it's sponsored by Tourism Malaysia.
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: {{spoiler|Don and Vardhaan in their end battle.}}
* [[Mexican Standoff]]: {{spoiler|Don and Vardhaan in their end battle.}}
* [[Neutral Female]]: Averted. All the main female characters aid in the action somehow.
* [[Neutral Female]]: Averted. All the main female characters aid in the action somehow.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|Roma, as she realizes that her testifying that Don is Vijay [[Unwitting Pawn|led to him escaping from justice]]}}
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|Roma, as she realizes that her testifying that Don is Vijay [[Unwitting Pawn|led to him escaping from justice]]}}
* [[Not His Sled]]: The original Don, released in 1978 and starring Amitabh Bachchan as Don, {{spoiler|had Don actually die much earlier, in D'Silva's car, so viewers remembering it may think, till the end, that it's Vijay doing all that... till the twist at the end. It was probably for practicality more than shock value - Akhtar is releasing a sequel in December 2011, which, given the original ending, would have been difficult - it was happy and resolved everything. }}
* [[Not His Sled]]: The original Don, released in 1978 and starring Amitabh Bachchan as Don, {{spoiler|had Don actually die much earlier, in D'Silva's car, so viewers remembering it may think, till the end, that it's Vijay doing all that... till the twist at the end. It was probably for practicality more than shock value - Akhtar is releasing a sequel in December 2011, which, given the original ending, would have been difficult - it was happy and resolved everything. }}
* [[Off With His Head]]: Don really hates police informers.
* [[Off with His Head]]: Don really hates police informers.
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Many plot points from the original movie are altered. Possibly to maintain the element of surprise}}
* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]: {{spoiler|Many plot points from the original movie are altered. Possibly to maintain the element of surprise}}
* [[Prisoner of Zenda Exit]]
* [[Prisoner of Zenda Exit]]
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* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Ramesh ''tries'' this, anyway...
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Ramesh ''tries'' this, anyway...
* [[Sealed Room in The Middle of Nowhere]]: Happens to Jasjit, until he agrees to steal diamonds for an unknown criminal. {{spoiler|Vardhaan was probably the one to set him up, but it's never fully explained.}}
* [[Sealed Room in the Middle of Nowhere]]: Happens to Jasjit, until he agrees to steal diamonds for an unknown criminal. {{spoiler|Vardhaan was probably the one to set him up, but it's never fully explained.}}
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: {{spoiler|''No one'' gets their revenge on Don. In fact, [[The Bad Guy Wins|pretty much everyone is screwed over]] except for Jasjit.}}
* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: {{spoiler|''No one'' gets their revenge on Don. In fact, [[The Bad Guy Wins|pretty much everyone is screwed over]] except for Jasjit.}}
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Cynical. Sooooo cynical
* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Cynical. Sooooo cynical
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 5 October 2020

A 2006 Bollywood film, and Farhan Akhtar's remake of the 1978 film starring Amitabh Bachchan. This version stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor.

The film follows the conflict between an Indian drug lord's lieutenant (a man known as Don), and his arch-rival, the cop DCP Desilva. After Don's death, Desilva replaces him with his lookalike Vijay in order to dismantle the drug cartel. Two other subplots involve Jasjit (who was screwed over by Desilva) and Roma (who was screwed over by Don.) Many many action scenes ensue.


Tropes used in Don: The Chase Begins Again include: