Don
was
the
cult
hit
of
the
1960's
in
which
Amitabh
Bachchan
starred
as
the
poor
but
honest
hero
masquerading
as
the
evil
don.
The
film
proved
to
be
a
super
duper
hit
and
it
was
remade
in
Tamil
as
Billa
and
Rajinikanth
set
the
style
standard
for
that
era
with
polka
dotted
waistcoat
and
superlative
bell
bottoms.
Fast
forward
to
the
present
and
in
2007,
Billa
was
remade
in
Tamil
with
Ajith
as
the
style
statement
for
the
21st
century.
Nayantara's
role,
inspired
by
Angelina
Jolie's
look
in
Tomb
Raider,
took
her
to
dizzying
heights
of
stardom.
It
was
dubbed
in
Telugu
with
gratifying
results
as
it
stormed
the
box-office
in
spite
of
being
a
Tamil
flick
dubbed
in
Telugu.
Now
Prabhas
is
acting
in
a
Telugu
film
based
on
Billa's
script,
Meher
Ramesh
is
directing
it
with
Anushka
essaying
Nayantara's
role,
complete
with
bikini.
Namitha
is
doing
the
same
role
that
she
did
in
the
Tamil
version.
Krishnam
Raju
has
a
very
special
role.
Prabhas'
brother,
Prabodh
and
Narendra
are
producing
it
under
Gopi
Krishna
Movies
banner.
Meher
Ramesh
made
his
directorial
debut
in
Kantri
starring
Junior
NTR.
Hansika
Motwani,
who
was
the
heroine
in
Kantri,
has
a
cameo
in
this
untitled
Telugu
version
of
Billa.
Hansika
Motwani
has
slimmed
now
in
preparation
for
her
foray
into
Bollywood.