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A slick, star-driven heist-thriller with real style, sharp set pieces, and Shah Rukh Khan at full charisma. It’s best enjoyed as glossy escapism: the plotting is thin and the runtime can drag, but the action craft and swagger carry it.
Where to watch: Buy
Fri · 2h 19m
Director: Farhan Akhtar
Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Boman Irani
Having conquered the Asian underworld, crime boss Don sets in motion a plan that will give him dominion over Europe.
Farhan Akhtar
Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Boman Irani
A slick, star-driven heist-thriller with real style, sharp set pieces, and Shah Rukh Khan at full charisma. It’s best enjoyed as glossy escapism: the plotting is thin and the runtime can drag, but the action craft and swagger carry it.
Don 2 is the kind of sequel that understands its audience: it trades on attitude, momentum, and polished spectacle. Farhan Akhtar stages the film like a sleek global caper, and the production design, action choreography, and visual confidence give it a premium sheen that still stands out in Indian mainstream action cinema.
Shah Rukh Khan is the engine here, playing Don with icy charm and a playful sense of danger. The movie works best when it leans into that persona and the mechanics of the heist, infiltration, and double-crosses. It’s less convincing when the script stretches to justify every turn, and the climax is a bit of a wobble.
Even so, the film has enough propulsion and style to make the flaws feel secondary. If you’re in the mood for a big, glossy crime thriller that values cool factor as much as narrative logic, this delivers a very specific kind of pleasure.
Arjun Rajput (5★) · 187 likes
Could Ethan Hunt do THIS? No? Didn't think so!
Irene (2.5★) · 135 likes
everyone will mention spaghetti bolognese but no one will comment on don gleefully binging tom and jerry
Mad (4★) · 115 likes
Ykw...I am gonna say it. Best action film Bollywood has made so far. Substitutes the emphasis on story in the first one with a masterclass in formal and visual craft. Akhtar and SRK both realise that most people watching these don't care about the story, they care about the action beats, one-liners, and they both step it up in all those regards amazingly. Seriously, this looks better than so many superhero movies that have come since lol. Just an absolute fucking blast. Even better than I had remembered.
ᴇᴅᴡᴀʀᴅ (4★) · 85 likes
I would have been much happier if there had been Don 3 announcement instead of Pathan, jawan, dunki. SRK Filmography
Rushikesh (4★) · 80 likes
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