Don (1978) was one the movie with most number of versions.
Don (1978)
Producers: Nariman Films
Direction : Chandra Barot
Story: Salim Javed
Music Director: Kalyanji Anandji
Editing: Wamanrao
Cinematography: Nariman A Irani
Starring: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Helan, Pran
Studio: Nariman Films
Release Date: 20th, April 1978
Language : Hindi
Genre : Action
Other versions.
1. Yugandhar (Telugu) : NTR and Jayasudha, 1979
2. Billa (Tamil) : Rajinikanth, 1980
3. Sobharaj (Malayalam) : Mohanlal, 1986
4. Dev Pech (Hindi) : Jitendra, 1989
5. Don (Hindi) : Shahrukh Khan, 2006
6. Billa (Tamil) : Ajith Kumar, 2007
7. Billa (Telugu) : Prabhas, 2009
* A Sequel to Don (2006, Hindi) is under production stage naming: Don 2 The chase continues
* A Prequel to Billa (2007, Tamil) is under production stage naming: Billa 2
* There is no connection between Billa 2 and Don 2 other than that both are part 2 of Don (1978)/Billa(1980).
Producers: Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh
Sidhwani
Story and direction: Farhan Akhtar
Executive Producer: Miriam Joseph
Music Director: Shankar - Ehsaan - Loy
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Cinematography: Jason West
Starring: Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani, Kunal Kapoor, Om Puri
Art: T P Abid
Costume Design: Jaimal Odedera
Editing: Anand Subaya
Banner: Excel Entertainment
Release Date: December 23, 2011
Language: Hindi
Genre: Action
Producers: L Suresh, George Pius, Sunir Khetrapal
Story and direction: Chakri Toleti
Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Editing: Sreekar Prasad
Cinematography: Hemant Chaturvedi
Starring: Ajith Kumar, Bruna Abdullah, Prabhu, Rahman, Hima Qureshi
Studio: Wide Angle Creations
Release Date: January, 2012
Language: Tamil
Genre: Action
Don 2 vs Billa 2
* Don 2 is a sequel to Don (2006)
* Billa 2 is a prequal to Billa (2007)
* Climax of Billa (2007) and Don (2006) was different, as Billa sticked to the original climax of 1978's movies, while Don added a twists at the end
* Billa (2007) and Don (2006) was released within a gap of one year and one month
* While Don 2 (Dec, 2011) and Billa 2 (Jan, 2012) will hit the screen within a gap of few days
The anticipation is very high on both the movies because of the huge box-office result the part 1 made in respective regions. If Don 2 is a version is 'What happened after Don?', then Billa 2's story is 'how he became Don?'.
