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Director: Farhan Akhtar

Screenplay: Javed Akhtar

Story: Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar

Dialogue: Salim Khan and Farhan Akhtar

Script: Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar

Producer: Ritesh Sidhwani

Music: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa

Choreography: Farah Khan, Saroj Khan, Ganesh Hegde and Rajeev Surti

Visual Effects: Red Chillies VFX

Editor: Anand Subaya

Director of Photography: Mohanan

• Akshay Kumar was offered for the role of Jasjit.
• Don - The Chase Begins Again is expected to open in atleast 1,200 screens worldwide beating the opening of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna.
• It is a remake of the 1978's classic of the same title.
• Priyanka Chopra underwent special martial arts training for her role in the movie.
• Shah Rukh Khan sings a few lines in the song Khaike Paan Banaraswala.
• Kareena Kapoor dances to the song Yeh Mera Dil previously performed by cabaret queen Helen.
• Two of the original songs, Khaike Paan Banaras Wala and Yeh Mera Dil were remade for the movie.
• Farhan Akhtar says that the story is the same as the original Don but there are many more things to see in his version of Don.
• Shahrukh Khan does a double role similar to Amitabh Bachchan in the original one.
• It was Shahrukh's fantasy to mouth the line - Don ka intezar to gyarah mulkon ki police kar rahi hain, lekin ek baat samajh lo, Don ko pakadna mushkil hi nahin, naamumkin hain. In English it translates to Don is wanted by the police forces of eleven nations, but understand one thing, catching Don is not just difficult, it's impossible.
• The film released on Friday October 20, 2006 and most of the multiplexes in Mumbai were sold out.
• This movie is full of luxury/exotic cars, especially recent Mercedes-Benz models.
•  Don has Motorola RAZR V3 Cell Phone and Desliva has Motorola SLVR as his cell phone