Don 2: The King Is Back, known as Don 2, is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Farhan Akhtar.
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Don 2: The King Is Back, known as Don 2, is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film written, co-produced and directed by Farhan Akhtar.
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Don 2 was released on 23 December 2011 in 2D and 3D formats, which included dubbed versions in Telugu and Tamil languages.
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Don 2 received a number of accolades across various ceremonies in India.
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At the 57th Filmfare Awards, Don 2 received 5 including Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor, and won 2 awards – Best Action and Best Sound Design.
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The European drug cartel bosses meet in the French Riviera on a yacht to discuss a new threat emerging from Asia: Don 2 is jeopardizing their business by undercutting their prices and they decree that he must die.
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Don 2 makes his way out by killing all his allies and destroying the entire settlement.
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Don 2 is sentenced to death and sent to prison, where he meets old rival Vardhaan.
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In Zurich, Don 2 meets trusted companion Ayesha, and they retrieve a tape from a secret locker whose key was under Vardhaan's possession.
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Don 2 then negotiates with the German police and Interpol over surrendering the plates and a disc containing details of the European underworld in exchange for the safety of the hostages and defusing the bombs in the bank.
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Don 2 obtains his immunity papers and surrenders the plates and the disc, as per the bargain.
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Don 2 brings Roma to an ambulance and they exchange glances before the doors close.
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The disc Don 2 turned over actually contains the names of the European drug cartel.
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Don 2 marked Khan's return to playing villains after earlier films such as Darr and Baazigar.
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Don 2 was recommended to Akhtar by Khan, who had worked with her on Billu in 2009.
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Principal photography of Don 2 began in October 2010 in Berlin, becoming the first Hindi film to be shot there.
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The digital intermediate and VFX of Don 2 were by Pixion Studios, and the 3D conversion by Reliance Mediaworks.
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Don 2 was released worldwide 23 December 2011 on 3,105 screens in the domestic market, including 500 prints in 3D, and on 650 screens in 40 countries.
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Don 2 was released overseas in two phases, with most major markets covered in the first phase.
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