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http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-how-ami tabh-bachchan-become-don/20140821.htm Amitabh Bachchan and Chandra Barot shooting a key scene on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway Spiffy one-liners, expert writing, smartly executed action scenes, a glamorous star cast -- director Chandra Barot's 1978 hit Don is remembered for the rare swagger and style a Hindi film of its time showcased. In his book The Making of Don, Krishna Gopalan recalls how one of Mumbai's most iconic structures, situated in the queen of suburbs -- Bandra -- added to the exceedingly slick action-thriller's style quotient. We present an excerpt from the book. The making of Don through the mind-1970s coincided with the construction of one of the city's most iconic structures. When Sea Rock Hotel opened its doors to visitors in 1978, it marked the emergence of a landmark that the city would relate to for a decade and a half. Bandra, already referred to as the queen of the suburbs, now had its own fancy hotel to boast of and there was no need to look towards south Mumbai for the Taj or the Oberoi. Chandra (Barot) quite liked the way the hotel looked and it seemed ideal to shoot a couple of scenes as it was being constructed. It had large pillars and tonnes of construction material that just lay around. That was not all. It had innumerable entry and exit points that were perfect for a good fight sequence. He figured it would look even better if he could shoot at night. Excerpted from The Making of Don by Krishna Gopalan, Rupa, with the publisher's permission, Rs 399. Please click NEXT to read further. Image: Amitabh Bachchan and Chandra Barot shooting a key scene on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway |
