India Synopsis
डॉन
A ruthless gangster named Don is killed during a scuffle with the police. Since only DSP D'Silva knows of this incident, he recruits Vijay, who is a spitting image of Don, to replace the original Don and infiltrate his gang. D'Silva plans to nab the entire gang, but when he dies during a raid, the secret that Vijay is not Don is also buried with him.
The 1977–1979 India Window
9 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Don sits at position #6.
The 1970s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Don premiered. 33 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,097 of 1,983 India films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among India Action productions specifically: #308 of 637 (top 48%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Narimanfilm |
| Runtime | 2h 46m |
| Release Date | May 12, 1978 |
| IMDb | tt0077451 |