Farhan Akhtar made a remake of the 1978 Amitabh Bachchan starrer Don–written by Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar– in 2005, with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead. It followed the same story but gave it a modern twist. The film was followed by a sequel, Don 2, in 2011 which also starred Priyanka Chopra and Boman Irani in pivotal roles.