Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Monday,
October
30,
2006
Farhan
Akhtar's
Don
is
the
flavour
of
the
season.
Post
the
release
and
success
of
his
film
IndiaFM
has
an
exclusive
conversation
with
Farhan
on
his
plans
for
the
sequel
to
Don,
his
acting
debut
and
his
plan
to
direct
a
movie
outside
Excel
Films.
Don
ends
rather
abruptly.
Are
there
any
intentions
for
a
sequel?
The
end
of
the
film
is
not
really
about
making
people
think
that
there
is
a
sequel
but
I
feel
that
the
line
'Don
ko
pakadna
mushkil
hi
nahi,
namumkin
hai'
is
very
apt
for
this
end
than
it
was
for
the
original.
I
feel
that
after
saying
this
line,
the
character
dying
in
the
first
25
minutes
of
the
film
doesn't
really
do
justice
to
the
confidence
of
the
character
in
himself.
For
me
the
essence
of
the
line
was
the
fact
that
you
may
feel
you
had
him
and
that
he
is
dead
but
he
should
actually
not
be.
So
that
was
my
idea
for
making
the
end
and
not
for
any
sequel
purpose.
Since
Don
is
an
adaptation
of
the
old
film,
why
were
there
changes
from
the
original
in
the
script?
If
the
movie
was
to
be
made
exactly
the
same
way,
then
there
is
the
original
movie
for
everyone
to
watch,
which
is
fantastic.
When
I
reinterpret
the
story
in
my
way,
it
is
important
that
I
do
it
for
an
audience
of
today's
sensibility.
I
feel
if
the
climax
of
the
original
film
where
they
toss
around
the
dairy
was
done
in
today's
times,
it
would
be
considered
extremely
outdated
by
people.
So
it
was
very
important
to
adapt
it
in
a
way,
using
the
same
dilemma,
the
same
characters,
the
same
plot
but
say
it
in
a
language
and
say
it
in
a
way
that
suits
the
sensibilities
of
today's
viewer.
As
a
fan
of
the
original
Don,
I
thought
that
if
the
remake
of
Don
was
to
be
made,
'what
would
I
like
to
see
or
what
would
I
like
it
to
be?'
And
the
answer
that
I
got
was
exactly
the
approach
I
used
to
make
this
film.
Why
did
you
decide
to
remake
Don?
Couple
of
reasons!
First
is
my
love
for
the
original
film
and
second
my
love
for
the
collective
work
of
Mr.
Bachchan,
Salim
uncle
and
my
father
Javed
Akthar.
These
movies
made
in
that
time,
especially
involving
these
three
people
were
very
influential
in
me
deciding
that
I
wanted
to
be
a
part
of
the
film
world.
When
I
made
two
films,
Dil
Chahta
Hai
and
Lakshya,
there
was
something
in
me
that
made
me
revisit
my
past
and
publicly
declare
my
love
for
those
movies
that
made
me
who
I
am.
And
I
guess
making
Don
is
one
way
of
doing
it.
And
why
Shah
Rukh
Khan
as
Don?
After
Mr.
Bachchan,
I
don't
think
there
is
anyone
today
who
is
more
suitable
to
play
the
role
of
Don
than
Shah
Rukh.
He
has
the
personality,
the
style,
the
flair,
the
larger
than
life
persona,
the
sense
of
humour
and
the
sheer
magnetism
that
this
character
requires.
Shah
Rukh's
personality
adapts
this
character
naturally
as
opposed
to
someone
else
who
would
have
to
act
the
part.
Shah
Rukh
Khan
is
tailor-made
for
it.
There
was
some
news
that
you
were
to
direct
a
film
outside
Excel
Films
There
was
someone
who
came
and
met
me
with
a
very
interesting
script
actually.
But
due
to
certain
time
constraints
and
due
to
certain
agenda
that
I
and
Ritesh
have
for
our
company,
it
is
something
that
didn't
work
out.
You
were
also
going
to
make
your
acting
debut
in
a
film.
What's
happening
on
that
front?
There
is
one
assignment
that
I'm
doing
which
we
shot
about
40
per
cent
before
Don.
It
actually
was
supposed
to
be
complete
before
Don
started
but
since
the
director
had
some
personal
issues
to
deal
with,
the
shooting
was
stopped
for
a
while.
We
will
start
again
on
November
2
and
we
are
heading
to
Venice
for
a
month's
schedule
to
finish
the
film.