Don (1978 film)
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Don (1978 film) is a classic Hindi action-thriller widely celebrated for Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic dual role, stylish storytelling, and memorable music, making it one of the most influential Bollywood films of the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
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| Don (1978 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7524909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don (1978 film) Context triple: [Amitabh Bachchan, notableWork, Don (1978 film)]
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A.
Donen
Donen is a surname most famously associated with Stanley Donen, the American film director and choreographer known for classic Hollywood musicals such as "Singin' in the Rain."
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Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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C.
Hooch
Hooch is the slobbery but lovable Dogue de Bordeaux who partners with Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film "Turner & Hooch."
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D.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
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E.
Hud
Hud is a prophet in Islamic tradition, known for being sent to guide the ancient people of ʿĀd away from idolatry and toward the worship of one God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don (1978 film) Target entity description: Don (1978 film) is a classic Hindi action-thriller widely celebrated for Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic dual role, stylish storytelling, and memorable music, making it one of the most influential Bollywood films of the 1970s.
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A.
Donen
Donen is a surname most famously associated with Stanley Donen, the American film director and choreographer known for classic Hollywood musicals such as "Singin' in the Rain."
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B.
Klute
Klute is a 1971 neo-noir thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula, best known for Jane Fonda’s Oscar-winning performance as a call girl involved in a missing-person investigation.
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C.
Hooch
Hooch is the slobbery but lovable Dogue de Bordeaux who partners with Tom Hanks’s character in the 1989 buddy-cop comedy film "Turner & Hooch."
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D.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
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E.
Hud
Hud is a prophet in Islamic tradition, known for being sent to guide the ancient people of ʿĀd away from idolatry and toward the worship of one God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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action film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| character |
DSP D’Silva
NERFINISHED
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Jasjit NERFINISHED ⓘ Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Nariman A. Irani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticalReputation | one of the most influential Hindi films of the 1970s ⓘ |
| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Chandra Barot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Nariman Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor |
G. G. Mayekar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Waman Bhonsle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s Bollywood ⓘ |
| featuresDualRole | Amitabh Bachchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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crime ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Don (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Bollywood action films of the late 20th century ⓘ |
| inspiredFranchise | Don film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Amitabh Bachchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Zeenat Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Anjaan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indeevar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Don
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vijay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicComposer | Kalyanji–Anandji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Amitabh Bachchan’s dual role as Don and Vijay
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memorable soundtrack ⓘ stylish action sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Amitabh Bachchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysUnderworld | Indian mafia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Nariman A. Irani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-05-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 175 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Javed Akhtar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salim Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| song |
Khaike Paan Banaraswala
NERFINISHED
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Main Hoon Don NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Mera Dil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Amitabh Bachchan
NERFINISHED
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Helen NERFINISHED ⓘ Iftekhar NERFINISHED ⓘ Om Shivpuri NERFINISHED ⓘ Pran NERFINISHED ⓘ Satyen Kappu NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeenat Aman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Salim–Javed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don (1978 film) Description of subject: Don (1978 film) is a classic Hindi action-thriller widely celebrated for Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic dual role, stylish storytelling, and memorable music, making it one of the most influential Bollywood films of the 1970s.
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