Don - This Years Most Awaited Bollywood Remake

Reuters:

A slick remake of a Bollywood classic about murky crime syndicates has been panned by critics but audiences have lapped up the chance to compare a reigning star with a legendary actor in their portrayals of the lead role.

"Don" was this year's most awaited Bollywood remake because it pitched Shah Rukh Khan, whom Time magazine called -- in terms of recognition -- the world's biggest movie star, against Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan, named the best actor of the millennium in a BBC online poll.

For years, the debate over which of the two is a better actor has engaged Bollywood, and "Don" offered the perfect opportunity to compare their skills, with Khan taking the role of the gangster first portrayed by Bachchan nearly three decades ago.

  The film was released to a rousing opening last week but the jury is still out.