Veer-Zaara(2004)
Veer-Zaara is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed and produced by Yash Chopra. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the titular star-crossed lovers. The film follows an Indian Air Force officer who rescues a Pakistani woman and falls in love with her, leading to a 22-year separation and a legal battle for his freedom. The supporting cast includes Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Rani Mukerji, and Manoj Bajpayee. The film was a critical and commercial success, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of 2004. It won the National Film Award for Best Popular Film and is considered one of the greatest romantic films in Indian cinema. The soundtrack, based on compositions by Madan Mohan, was the best-selling album of the year. The film was released on 12 November 2004 during Diwali.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Netflix
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 2004
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 3h 12m
- Rating
- 7.8/10
Storyline
An Indian Air Force pilot rescues a Pakistani woman after a bus accident. They fall in love, but their different nationalities and her engagement to a powerful politician tear them apart. He is falsely imprisoned as a spy in Pakistan for 22 years. A young Pakistani lawyer takes on his case and fights to reunite the lovers.
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Veer-Zaara
Cast reunions in this film: Anupam Kher & Amitabh Bachchan (13 films together), Hema Malini & Amitabh Bachchan (11 films together), Shahrukh Khan & Rani Mukerji (10 films together), Anupam Kher & Boman Irani (9 films together), Anupam Kher & Shahrukh Khan (8 films together), and Shahrukh Khan & Boman Irani (8 films together).
Trivia
- The film's music was recorded with a 100-piece orchestra in Prague, a first for a Yash Chopra film.
- Preity Zinta's character, Zaara, was originally named 'Sahiba' in early drafts of the script.
- A real retired Indian Air Force pilot, Wing Commander (retd.) Ramesh Jetley, was a technical consultant to ensure accuracy.
- The movie was shot in Punjab, India, but also extensively in locations across Himachal Pradesh to depict rural Pakistan.
- The courtroom scenes were filmed in a real, historic courtroom in Chandigarh, not on a set.
- The film's climax was partly inspired by a real-life case of an Indian soldier missing in Pakistan for decades.
- It was the first major Bollywood film to be released in Pakistan after a decades-long ban, becoming a huge hit there.