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Shah Rukh praises Amitabh as the original 'Don'

Updated on: 23 December,2011 01:04 PM IST  | 
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The 'Baadshah' of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan today described megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "cent per cent original Don", adding that Don 2 was inspired by the 1978 film starring Big B.

Shah Rukh praises Amitabh as the original 'Don'

The 'Baadshah' of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan today described megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "cent per centu00a0original Don", adding that Don 2 was inspired by the 1978 film starring Big B.






"Amit ji is cent per cent Don and Iu00a0have full respect for him," SRK told reporters on his maiden visit to Patna to promote his film, 'Don 2', set for au00a0release world-wide tomorrow. Flanked by co-star Priyanka Chopra and film director Farhan Akhtar, the 46-year-oldu00a0actor said, "We have been inspired by Amitabh Bachchan's 'Don' and filmed 'Don 2 - The King Is Back' to getu00a0accepted by the new generation."u00a0

The other characters are played by Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Kunal Kapoor, Alyu00a0Khan and Om Puri. The movie is a sequel to 2006 film 'Don', which was a remake of the Bachchan blockbusteru00a0with the same name. In the movie, Shah Rukh plays the evil character of Don, who has his sight set on dominatingu00a0the powerful European underworld after conquering Asia. Don shifts his operation from Kuala Lumpur to Berlin tou00a0avoid assassination in order to rule the shady European underworld but has to contend with the existing mafiau00a0bosses and law enforcement agencies.

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