Amitabh Bachchan's iconic song 'Khaike paan banaras wala' was originally written for Dev Anand's film
Amitabh Bachchan
The song was added after the filming of 'Don' was completed.
Who knew that the iconic song `Khaike Paan Banaras Wala` was not supposed to be a part of Amitabh Bachchan starrer `Don`.
In a tweet on Wednesday, Big B went down the memory lane and confirmed that the song was shot after `Don` was completed.
Big B tweeted, "T 2849 - An after thought, that became THE thought .. song `khaike paan banaras wala` was done after film DON was completed ..(sic)"
The song was actually supposed to be a part of the Dev Anand's film 'Benarasi Babu' but the makers decided to include it in 'Don' post interval to break the monotony of the action sequences. It was shot after filming was complete and was added after the intermission.
In the original movie shot in 1978, Bachchan plays a double role, as a Mumbai underworld boss (Don) and his doppelganger Vijay.The film`s plot revolves around Vijay, a Mumbai slum-dweller who is asked to resemble the powerful crime boss by law enforcement officer in order to act as an informant for the police and track down the root of the criminal organisation.
In the recent times, Shah Rukh Khan has been seen playing the role of the crime boss in two remakes, `Don: The Chase Begins Again` (2006) and its sequel `Don 2` (2011) directed by Farhan Akhtar.