Incredible Don still continues its journey: Big B
"37 years of DON .. today !! Incredible ! A journey that still continues," Big B tweeted.
Directed by Chandra Baro, the film featured Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Pran in lead roles.
Speaking further on the movie, Bachchan wrote on his blog: "37 years of ‘DON’ today. A film made by that gentle giant Nariman Irani, the DOP of extreme excellence. He was all heart. Never ever did I see or hear him in loud tones or anger. ‘Keys of the Kingdom’ he would address me .. and I still have not figured what it meant."
"He passed away suddenly and dramatically. he was not supposed to leave us that soon. Was shooting for a film at RajKamal Studios and saw a portion of the set begin to fall on a little kid playing below it. Ran to save the child. He did. But injured himself in the effort. Broke his femur, was hospitalised, went into surgery and came out well. Few days later complications set in and he passed away. Strange, and sudden," the actor said.
"Tragedy … he never lived to see the success of his film ‘DON’. That year of its release Filmfare gave me Best Actor. I went up to receive it and dedicated it to Nariman Baba, and asked his wife in the audience, still grieving the loss of her husband to come up and take the award .. a poignant moment," he wrote.
A remake and sequel of Don were released in 2006 and in 2011. Both featured Shah Rukh Khan.
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