These 7 iconic actors of Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Don’ are no more in this world, the producer died before its release.

7 Don Actors Who Passed Away: The seven lead actors who made Amitabh Bachchan’s blockbuster action-thriller film ‘Don’ (1978) iconic – Pran (Jasjeet), Iftekhar (DSP D’Silva), Om Shivpuri (Vardhan), Mac Mohan (Mack), Satyen Kappu (Inspector Verma), Jagadish Raj and Kamal Kapoor (Narang), are no more. Apart from these actors, the original director of the film Chandra Barot has also passed away in July 2025 at the age of 86. Even before the release of this film, its producer Nariman Irani died in an accident.

These actors of Amitabh Bachchan’s film ‘Don’ are no more:-

Pran (Jasjeet)

Veteran actor Pran, who played the character of ‘Michael’ alias Jasjeet in the film, was an important part of this film. Amitabh Bachchan The audience still remembers his dancing and walking with the help of sticks on the song ‘Khaike Paan Banaras Wala’. At the age of 93, i.e. in the year 2013, he said goodbye to the world due to prolonged illness.

Iftekhar (DSP D’Silva)

Bollywood’s most popular ‘onscreen police officer’ Iftekhar played the role of DSP D’Silva in this film. He makes Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) a don and sends him to the villain’s gang. He died in the year 1995 due to increase in sugar.

Om Shivpuri (Vardhan/Fake DSP)

The biggest suspense twist of the film ‘Don’ was the character of Om Shivpuri. He became the real villain of the film ‘Vardhan’, who misleads the police department by posing as a fake DSP after the death of DSP D’Silva. Om Shivpuri died due to heart attack in the year 1990.

Mac Mohan (Mac)

He played the small but effective role of ‘Mack’, a loyal man of the villain gang in the film. mac mohan He died in 2010 due to lung cancer.

Satyen Kappu (Inspector Verma)

Satyen Kappu played the character of Inspector Verma in the film, who recognizes the true identity of Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) when the real diary is recovered in the climax. He died due to a heart attack in the year 2007.

Jagdish Raj (Inspector)

Actor Jagdish Raj, who has registered his name in the ‘Guinness Book of World Records’ for playing the role of a police officer in the maximum number of films, also played the role of a policeman in ‘Don’. He died in 2013, he was suffering from serious lung disease for a long time.

Kamal Kapoor (Narang)

Kamal Kapoor, who played the role of the vicious criminal ‘Narang’, closest to villain Vardhan in the film, died in 2010. His tough style was liked a lot in the film.

What is the update regarding director Chandra Barot and producer Nariman Irani?

There are very emotional stories associated with the makers of this cult film. The film’s director Chandra Barot died about a year ago in July 2025. At the same time, a tragic accident happened with the film’s producer Nariman Irani. During the shooting of the film, a crane suddenly collapsed on a set, in which Nariman Irani was seriously injured while saving a child and he died in November 1977, even before the release of the film. To help the debt-ridden Nariman family, Amitabh Bachchan, Pran and Chandra Barot completed this film, which later became history.