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Don (2006) | Has It Aged Well?
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On the 50th episode (woohoo!) of 'Has It Aged Well?' Abbas and Urjita are joined by writer, actor and spoken word artist Sainee Raj to discuss the 2006 reboot of 'Don' starring Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Farhan Akhtar. Topics discussed include: Farhan's collaboration with his father Javed Akhtar who had co-written the original, does the 'Vijay' character feel out of place in this slick atmosphere? Does SRK pull it off? How good is Boman Irani and does this film do justice to Roma's character? All this and more.
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