Don is an Indian Hindi-language media franchise centered on Don, a fictional Indian underworld boss. It originates from the 1978 action thriller film Don, written by Salim-Javed, directed by Chandra Barot and starring Amitabh Bachchan in the title role. Remakes in South Indian languages followed, including Yugandhar in 1979, Billa in 1980 and Shobhraj in 1986. In 2006 the series was rebooted with Don: The Chase Begins Again, created by Javed Akhtar and his son Farhan Akhtar with Shah Rukh Khan in the title role, followed by Don 2 in 2011, and a third film has been announced. The reboot also had Tamil and Telugu remakes, and the franchise has expanded to comics and video games. It is described as one of the highest-grossing Indian film franchises.
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Don is an Indian Hindi-language media franchise, centered on Don, a fictional Indian underworld boss.
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Don is an Indian Hindi-language media franchise
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The franchise originates from the 1978 Hindi-language action thriller film Don.
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A second sequel, Don 3, has been announced.
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The franchise originates from the 1978 Hindi-language action thriller film Don.
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It has also been expanded to comics and video games.
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It has also been expanded to comics and video games.
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The remake series was created by Javed Akhtar and his son Farhan Akhtar
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