Don
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Don is a classic 1978 Bollywood action-thriller film, starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, that became iconic for its stylish crime narrative, memorable music, and enduring cultural impact.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8503850 — 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 Context triple: [Javed Akhtar, wroteScreenplayFor, Don]
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Don
The Don is a major river in southwestern Russia that flows from the Central Russian Upland to the Sea of Azov, historically serving as an important trade route and cultural boundary.
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Don
Don is a masculine given name, often a short form of Donald, used in English-speaking countries.
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Danny
Danny is a masculine given name, often used as a diminutive of Daniel.
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Danny
Danny is the young boy protagonist of the science-fiction adventure film "Zathura: A Space Adventure," whose discovery of a mysterious board game launches the story’s intergalactic journey.
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Danny
Danny is a supporting character in Woody Allen's 2013 drama film "Blue Jasmine," involved in the personal and emotional turmoil surrounding the protagonist's life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don Target entity description: Don is a classic 1978 Bollywood action-thriller film, starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, that became iconic for its stylish crime narrative, memorable music, and enduring cultural impact.
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A.
Don
The Don is a major river in southwestern Russia that flows from the Central Russian Upland to the Sea of Azov, historically serving as an important trade route and cultural boundary.
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B.
Don
Don is a masculine given name, often a short form of Donald, used in English-speaking countries.
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C.
Danny
Danny is the young boy protagonist of the science-fiction adventure film "Zathura: A Space Adventure," whose discovery of a mysterious board game launches the story’s intergalactic journey.
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Danny
Danny is a masculine given name, often used as a diminutive of Daniel.
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Danny
Danny is the young, psychically gifted son of Jack Torrance in Stephen King’s horror novel "The Shining" and its film adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bollywood film
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action film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Nariman A. Irani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Chandra Barot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Shemaroo Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
G. G. Mayekar
NERFINISHED
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Waman Bhonsle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1970s Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| featuresDualRole | Amitabh Bachchan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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crime ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| industry | Bollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredRemake |
Billa (1980 Tamil film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don (1980 Malayalam film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Don (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugandhar (1979 Telugu film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isConsideredClassic | Bollywood cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
enduring cultural impact
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memorable music ⓘ stylish crime narrative ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
Amitabh Bachchan as Don
NERFINISHED
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Amitabh Bachchan as Vijay ⓘ |
| leadFemaleRole | Zeenat Aman as Roma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
organized crime
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undercover identity ⓘ |
| musicBy | Kalyanji–Anandji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Khaike Paan Banaraswala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Main Hoon Don NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Mera Dil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| policeCharacter | Iftekhar as DSP D'Silva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Nariman Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nariman Irani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-05-12 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 175 minutes ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Salim–Javed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Amitabh Bachchan
NERFINISHED
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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 Description of subject: Don is a classic 1978 Bollywood action-thriller film, starring Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, that became iconic for its stylish crime narrative, memorable music, and enduring cultural impact.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.