DON: At what age did Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan become ‘Don’? Now Ranveer Singh’s turn
Uma Shankar December 04, 2025 03:24 PM

DAWN: “The police of eleven countries are waiting for me, but catching the don is not only difficult but impossible…” There will be entry of new DON soon, but before that 'Dhurandhar' has to come. Just a few more hours are left, after which Ranveer Singh will be seen as Dhurandhar. Actually, there is a huge buzz about this film. But it is very important for his 'Don 3' to perform well. Whenever there was an update on this picture, there was only one question on people's lips, what Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh did, will Ranveer Singh be able to do it? There is still a long time to get the answer to this. But today we will talk about the two DONs who came earlier. How old were Big B and Shahrukh Khan when they made their respective Don?

DON started in 1978. When Amitabh Bachchan He entered the big screen by becoming an underworld don. At the same time, his lookalike himself was playing the character of 'Vijay'. However, in the year 2006 Shahrukh Khan Had also brought 'Don'. But that film was quite different from Don starring Amitabh Bachchan. Then King Khan also came with its next part, which was released in the year 2011. Now let us tell you about the age of both.

Amitabh, Shahrukh or Ranveer… all three became dons

1. Dawn: Amitabh Bachchan's 'Don' was released in the year 1978. This crime thriller was directed by Chandra Barot, while it was written by the Salim-Javed duo. Apart from Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Iftekhar, Pran, Helen, Om Shivpuri also worked in the film. While his first role was of 'Underworld Don', the second was of 'Vijay'. In the film, the police is after the don, after which Vijay's help is taken to catch his associates. This film was a 'hit' at the box office. A business of Rs 7 crore was done with a budget of Rs 70 lakh. Big B was 35 years old at the time of the release of this film. Who was born on 11 October 1942.

2. Shahrukh Khan: This picture, released in 2006, was made by Farhan Akhtar. Whereas, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar released it under the banner of Excel Entertainment. Apart from Shahrukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Arjun Rampal were seen in this picture. While Isha Kopikar and Kareena Kapoor also appeared in the film. The film did a business of more than Rs 50 crore from India. The second film in this list is 'Don 2', which was released in 2011. This time some new actors had entered the film. The second film had done a total business of Rs 200 crores. Shahrukh Khan was 41 years old at the time of the first Don, while at the time of Part 2 he was 46 years old.

3. Ranveer Singh: The work of Farhan Akhtar's 'Don 3' will start next year. But Farhan Akhtar has already finalized his new Don. At present Ranveer Singh's age is 40 years, that is, he will also start shooting at the age of 41. It remains to be seen how the makers are able to connect it with the old Don.

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