Let me make two things absolutely clear first.
1) I am not SRK basher. In fact I liked him in ’Kabhi Ha Kabhi Na’ & ’Bazigar’
2)I am not the purist who doesn’t like any attempt to remake old classics.
So on last Sunday I went to saw the movie ’DON’ alogwith my six family members (includes my wife, bro, sis, mother & father) with a open mind. Except my wife & sister, we four have seen old ’DON’ starring AB earlier.
All of us agreed that new ’DON’ is horrible after ’The End’ and four of us were quite sure that old ’DON’ was much better than this new one. Why? I will share few reasons...
1)In old ’DON’ story is neatly packed with scope for all the main charactors like AB, Zeenat, Pran, Inftekhar and even Om shiv Puri making an impact. Old ’DON’ was very well written and well executed movie which is really a thriller without any suspense and without being loud.
Compare this to new ’DON’- No character is given good scope except SRK. So we all forget these people once we are out of cinema theatre. New ’Don’ is very sleek but very loud too. Till intervel you get the feeling that story is not well executed. After interval even though there are few twists, movie is plain boring. You starts checkin your wristwatch again and again and wonder when this all will be over.
2)Big difference is between AB and SRK. SRK may be today’s superstar but he doesn’t stand anywhere near AB in terms of pure acting, AB is miles ahead. AB’s don looked like a true don without being too loud, with subtle underplay where SRK is typecast, loud and predictable.Remember SRK in ’asoka’...he looked ’SRK’ insted of the great ’asoka’ in that movie....same thing happened here...in order to better AB as a DON, he has overacted or rather over louded the role...he is pathetic in other role too...I think he should stick to his ’lover boy’ image clearly no one can eat ’Banarasi Pan’ like AB..
Note the difference between two actors when they say those immortal dialogs...AB is just perfect with voice modulation, intensity where as SRK is plain loud....
Clearly AB is the far better than SRK in terms of acting. I don’t think any new actor can eassy roles like Trishul, Don, Sharabi , Agneepath like AB did.
I always try to find time to watch old ’DON’ on TVs even after watching it 5-6 times.
I don’t think I will go to watch this new ’DON’ even if you buy my ticket in a swanky multiplex....