19 Facts About Don 2

1.

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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2.

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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3.

Don 2 received a number of accolades across various ceremonies in India.

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4.

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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5.

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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6.

Don 2 gets cornered by his own allies who reveal to him that once he is killed, the cocaine from Asia will be open for sale in Europe and they will usurp all the profits.

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7.

Don 2 makes his way out by killing all his allies and destroying the entire settlement.

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8.

Don 2 is sentenced to death and sent to prison, where he meets old rival Vardhaan.

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9.

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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10.

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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11.

Don 2 obtains his immunity papers and surrenders the plates and the disc, as per the bargain.

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12.

Don 2 brings Roma to an ambulance and they exchange glances before the doors close.

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13.

The disc Don 2 turned over actually contains the names of the European drug cartel.

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14.

Don 2 marked Khan's return to playing villains after earlier films such as Darr and Baazigar.

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15.

Don 2 was recommended to Akhtar by Khan, who had worked with her on Billu in 2009.

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16.

Principal photography of Don 2 began in October 2010 in Berlin, becoming the first Hindi film to be shot there.

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17.

The digital intermediate and VFX of Don 2 were by Pixion Studios, and the 3D conversion by Reliance Mediaworks.

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18.

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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19.

Don 2 was released overseas in two phases, with most major markets covered in the first phase.

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