MUMBAI: Reliance Entertainment will release Excel Entertainment‘s Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Don 2 across the UK on 21 December, two days before its India release on 23 December.

The film will not only be released before anywhere else, it will also be presented in the 3D format.

Reliance Entertainment UK head Prakash Bakrania said, "We‘re very pleased with the way Don 2 is shaping up and believe in its potential to deliver what the audience expects from this much awaited sequel.

"With Farhan Akhtar directing and Shah Rukh Khan leading the huge ensemble cast, the cherry on this cake is the 3D version which we‘re also releasing. We‘ve kept in mind the festive Christmas mood, the holidays and Shah Rukh Khan‘s huge UK fan base as we gear up to open the film here from Wednesday 21st Dec 2011."

The second sequel to the 1978-made original, directed by Farhan Akhtar, stars Shah Rukh Khan along with Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta, Boman Irani and Kunal Kapoor among others.