First Look: Shah Rukh Khan's 'Don 2'

A pictorial intro to Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 2', starring Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra.

In 'Don 2', the Don wants to capture the entire European market. Shah Rukh's character is no longer an Indian crimelord wanted in 11 countries. He is portrayed as a European gangster, replete with all the trappings of an international kingpin.

To play the European kingpin, Farhan and Shah Rukh apparently studied the lives and lifestyles of various international crimelords.

"I feel in terms of his real-life personality Don, suits Shah Rukh to the hilt. In real life too there's a certain flamboyance and magnetism about Shah Rukh. He brings these qualities effortlessly to the part. Also, like me, he has great respect and love for the original Don (featuring Amitabh Bachchan). At the same time he gives the character his own spin. In the second 'Don' we've taken some of the essence of what Shah Rukh did in the first 'Don'. But we've also given him some new things to do," says director Farhan Akhtar.

Directed by Farhan Akhtar, 'Don 2' stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani, Om Puri and Kunal Kapoor.

'Don 2' will be released on December 23, 2011.