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Response: Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don 2, The King is Back, is no doubt among the top films of 2011-12, and especially a super hit in the global market, with Shah Rukh being tipped as the perfect baddie.

In North America, Don 2 mopped up box office collections of $3.2 million (the highest in the continent) in its first week while in the UK it surpassed revenues worth £1 million during the same period.

For instance, compare this collection with Ra One, which only made $2.5 million in North America in the same period.

In the country, Don 2 surpassed Rs 100 crore (total collections) in the first week and is the ninth Hindi film to have overtaken revenues of Rs 100 crore.

Some of the films that have crossed this mark are Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots, Salman Khan’s Bodyguard and Shah Rukh’s Ra One.

Total net collections of Don 2 after the second week, including the Tamil and Telugu versions, stood at Rs 103 crore in India and overseas revenues were over Rs 65 crore (the total being almost Rs 169 crore).

Film Type: Action

Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Om Puri, Lara Dutta and Kunal Kapoor

Director: Farhan Akhtar

Time of move: Two and half hours

Story: After dominating the underworld in Asia, the Don (played by Shah Rukh Khan) plans to expand his underworld operations to Europe in Don 2.

But standing between him and his grandiose plans are the underworld and the police of the continent. The action starts in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur but the focus later shifts to Europe.

The Don has to wade through assassination and arrest attempts to succeed, especially with hot cop, Priyanka Chopra coming in the way.

Will he succeed?

Review: If you’ve watched Tom Cruise (Ethan Hunt) in Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Shah Rukh Khan will in no way disappoint you in Don 2 with his desi style.

He has all the traits of a perfect baddie. He’s got the charisma, the ingenuity, the cunning look, and arguably, this is Shah Rukh’s best role as the bad guy.

Many who have seen Don 2 vouch for Shah Rukh, saying that this is the best bad role they’ve ever seen in Bollywood.

Shah Rukh stays in total control throughout the film and is the pivotal driving force although Piggy Chops (Priyanka) plays a commendable role and Boman Irani is his usual self, just fantastic! Even Om Puri does a marvelous job though.

Don 2 is definitely a paisa wasool film. The action – the chase scenes, the scuffles, the break-in and the devastation can give Hollywood’s best action film a run for its money. If action is what you seek, you have a lot of it in Don 2, perfected to the core.

Probably the best of the Don series (including that played by Don Amitabh Bachchan), Don 2 has made Shah Rukh the ultimate bad man.

Rating: 4/5