Amitabh Bachchan Tells The Story Behind The Title Of 'DON' 

The Shehenshah of Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan who also is the foremost don of the industry as he played the character of don in the movie reveals a story behind the title of the film. On Sunday, the 76-year-old actor celebrated the 41st anniversary of the release of Don, which is one of the most popular characters essayed by him.

“‘Don’ was a name title that no one in the market approved of. They never understood what it meant and never felt that a name such as ‘DON’ was material for the title of a Hindi film. In fact if truth be told… for many it was quite an amusing title,” Bachchan wrote on his blog.

The Badla star also shared a funny anecdote on the film title’s comparison with a “very popular brand of vests”.“They were carrying the name ‘DAWN’. DON phonetically sounded much like that brand of undergarment in the market. There was consternation in titling a film that conveyed an undergarment,” he added.

The actor revealed after the release of Hollywood classic Godfather, the title Don became “respectable”.

“Much later of course with the ‘Godfather’ series the word garnered enough publicity and reckoning, to be respectable enough. But till then initially it was in the realm of humour.”

The film was written by popular writer duo Salim-Javed and directed by Chandra Barot. It also starred Zeenat Aman, Iftekhar, Helen and Pran.

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