Proving there's more to Amitabh Bachchan than fists of fury, the tall hero oozed smug style whilst demonstrating what spectacular superstardom is all about in his entertaining turn as a deadly Don and his goofy lookalike.
A spirited leading lady in the garb of Zeenat Aman, an earnest friend in Pran and a seduced to kill Helen didn't hurt either.
A cult icon by all standards, Chandra Barot's racy caper streaming with snappy Salim-Javedisms, Kalyanji-Anandji's uber cool score, unending supply of edge-of-the seat-thrills and paan-spewing twists and turns, made big bucks at the box-office and picked up a few trophies at award functions.
And while we can relate to Farhan Akhtar's fascination with the man who has barah mulkon ki police in his pursuit, his swanky-looking version doesn't come nearly close to eliminating the original's memory.
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