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SRK, Priyanka shoot Don 2 in Germany

Berlin is going Bollywood: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in Germany's capital filming Don-2, a sequel to the 2006 action movie Don.

  • Berlin is going Bollywood: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in Germany's capital filming <i>Don-2</i>, a sequel to the 2006 action movie <i>Don</i>.
    Berlin is going Bollywood: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in Germany's capital filming Don-2, a sequel to the 2006 action movie Don.
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  • Director Farhan Akhtar said that Berlin holds a "certain degree of mystery" for Indian filmgoers, who are used to London or Paris for European movie scenes.
    Director Farhan Akhtar said that Berlin holds a "certain degree of mystery" for Indian filmgoers, who are used to London or Paris for European movie scenes.
  • Much of the movie will be set around famous Berlin locations like the Brandenburg Gate and the 1936 Olympic Stadium, but filmmakers provided no plot specifics.
    Much of the movie will be set around famous Berlin locations like the Brandenburg Gate and the 1936 Olympic Stadium, but filmmakers provided no plot specifics.
  • <i>Don-2</i> has a budget of $16.7 million, euro6.8 million of which will be spent in Berlin. Crews have been in Berlin since early October .
    Don-2 has a budget of $16.7 million, euro6.8 million of which will be spent in Berlin. Crews have been in Berlin since early October .
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  • The original Hindi plus English and German versions are scheduled to be released in November 2011.
    The original Hindi plus English and German versions are scheduled to be released in November 2011.
  • Shah Rukh, Priyanka Chopra with German actor Florian Lukas.
    Shah Rukh, Priyanka Chopra with German actor Florian Lukas.
  • Shah Rukh Khan predicted that the film's success would encourage millions of Indians to visit the German capital.
    Shah Rukh Khan predicted that the film's success would encourage millions of Indians to visit the German capital.
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  • "You will have problems getting rid of all the Indians again," Khan joked at a press conference.
    "You will have problems getting rid of all the Indians again," Khan joked at a press conference.
  • "We are proud that we have discovered Berlin for Indians," the Bollywood star said, adding the city could supplant Paris and London as favourite European destinations.
    "We are proud that we have discovered Berlin for Indians," the Bollywood star said, adding the city could supplant Paris and London as favourite European destinations.
  • It has a scene in which SRK appears to dive 125 metres from a building near Berlin's TV tower.
    It has a scene in which SRK appears to dive 125 metres from a building near Berlin's TV tower.
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  • Priyanka was there in the first <i>Don</i>.
    Priyanka was there in the first Don.
  • SRK signing autographs.
    SRK signing autographs.
  • Priyanka posing for the shutterbugs.
    Priyanka posing for the shutterbugs.