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Movie poster for Veer-Zaara |
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| Directed by | Yash Chopra |
| Produced by | Yash Chopra |
| Written by | Aditya Chopra |
| Starring | Shahrukh Khan Preity Zinta Rani Mukerji Kirron Kher Divya Dutta Boman Irani Anupam Kher |
| Music by | Sanjeev Kohli |
| Distributed by | Yash Raj Films |
| Release date(s) | November 12, 2004 |
| Running time | 192 min. Yash Raj Chopra ( Hindi: यश चोपड़ा born 27 September 1932) is a writer director and producer of Bollywood movies in India Yash Raj Chopra ( Hindi: यश चोपड़ा born 27 September 1932) is a writer director and producer of Bollywood movies in India Aditya Yash Chopra or commonly known as Aditya Chopra ( 21 May 1971) is an Indian Film director, Scriptwriter and producer Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा priːt̪ɪ zɪɳʈaː born January 31 1975 is an Indian Film actress. Rani Mukerji (রাণী মুখার্জী रानी मुखर्जी born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian Film actress Kirron Kher (Born June 14 1955) is an Indian actress and TV host in Bollywood from Chandigarh India Divya Dutta is an Indian Bollywood actress from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Boman Irani (born in 1962 Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian film and theatre actor Anupam Kher (अनुपम खेर born March 7, 1954) is an actor in Hindi films in India. Yash Raj Films (YRF is a company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi |
| Budget | $7,000,000 (estimated) |
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Veer-Zaara (Hindi: वीर-ज़ारा, Urdu: ویر زارا) is a 2004 Bollywood film directed by Yash Chopra. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised Punjabi (pa ਪੰਜਾਬੀ in Gurmukhi script pa-PK {{Nastaliq پنجابی}} in Shahmukhi script Pañjābī in Transliteration) is an Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Urdu ( ur '''{{Nastaliq اردو}}''' trans Urdū, historically spelled Ordu) is a Central Indo-Aryan language Urdu is a standardised A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 2004: Highest grossing The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India Yash Raj Chopra ( Hindi: यश चोपड़ा born 27 September 1932) is a writer director and producer of Bollywood movies in India It is a romance set against the backdrop of conflict between India and Pakistan. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The movie stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji. Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा priːt̪ɪ zɪɳʈaː born January 31 1975 is an Indian Film actress. Rani Mukerji (রাণী মুখার্জী रानी मुखर्जी born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian Film actress The dialogues were written by Aditya Chopra. Aditya Yash Chopra or commonly known as Aditya Chopra ( 21 May 1971) is an Indian Film director, Scriptwriter and producer
Yash Chopra returned to directing after eight years, his last directed film being Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). Yash Raj Chopra ( Hindi: यश चोपड़ा born 27 September 1932) is a writer director and producer of Bollywood movies in India Dil To Pagal Hai ( Hindi: दिल तो पागल है Urdu: دل تو پاگل ہے, Translation: The Heart Is The film was originally going to be called Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum, a name take from the title of a song in the movie Silsila (1981). "Silsila" redirects here For the Hindi film, see Silsila (film. The director, Yash Chopra, eventually decided on Veer-Zaara as a title. However, one of the songs in the film is called "Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain Kahan", a twist on the proposed title. About the song The music was composed by the Late Madan Mohan and recreated by his own son Sanjeev Kohli and is sung by Udit Narayan and Lata The film was eventually the biggest Bollywood hit of the year at both the Indian and the international box office, being showcased at numerous prominent film festivals.
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Most of the story is told in flashback from Veer's prison cell.
Zaara Haayat Khan (Preity Zinta) is an independent, carefree, and sprightly young Pakistani girl travelling to India. Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा priːt̪ɪ zɪɳʈaː born January 31 1975 is an Indian Film actress. Her bus, which is traveling to India with her "bebe's" (a Punjabi word to denote mother or grandmother, but here used for Zaara's old governess) ashes. Before dying, "Bebe" (Zohra Sehgal) begs Zaara to fulfill her final wish - to take her ashes to India, to the holy Sikh city of Kiritpur, and scatter her ashes in the river there, among her ancestors. Zohra Sehgal (born 27 April 1912, Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, British India) is an Indian actress Zaara decides to carry out Bebe's dying wish.
In India, Zaara's bus gets into an accident, overturns, and she is saved by an Indian pilot, Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh (Shahrukh Khan). Zaara completes her Bebe's final rites with the help of Veer. He convinces Zaara to go back to his village with him, and spend one day together. Veer then takes Zaara on a tour of India's Punjab and they visit Veer's hometown during the Lodi festival. Punjab (ਪੰਜਾਬ पंजाब pəɲdʒaːb is a state in northwest India. The two fall in love and Veer is just waiting for the right time to tell Zaara how he feels about her. But then it is revealed that Zaara is engaged to another man, Raza (Manoj Bajpai). Manoj Bajpayee born on 23rd April is a Hindi film actor known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles During their last few moments together, Veer confesses his love, then watches sadly as Zaara boards the train that will take her back to Pakistan. Both believe that this is the end of the story, and the last time they will ever see each other.
Zaara eventually realizes that she loves Veer and cannot marry her fiancé; Veer, after being told over the phone by Zara's friend Shabbo, that how miserable Zara is without him, quits the Indian Air Force and goes to Pakistan to bring her back with him to India. Zaara's mother, however, begs him to leave Zaara. Zaara's father is a high-profile politician whose reputation will be ruined if news got out that his daughter is in love with a Hindu man. Veer respects this and decides to leave. But Zaara's fiancé, outraged by the shame Zaara has brought upon him, frames Veer and has him wrongly imprisoned for being an Indian spy.
22 years later, Veer meets Saamiya Siddiqui (Rani Mukerji), who is an idealistic Pakistani lawyer, whose mission in life is to pave the path for women's empowerment. Rani Mukerji (রাণী মুখার্জী रानी मुखर्जी born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian Film actress To dissuade a female lawyer from being successful, she has been given Veer's case, an impossible case to many. The man has been languishing in prison and has not spoken for the last 22 years.
Veer tells Saamiya she can do anything for the case except mention, much less subpoena, Zaara's family. He's assigned the number 786 for his prisoner number. 786 is the integer coming after 785 and before 787 In mathematics 786 is a Sphenic number. This convinces Saamiya that God has chosen Veer for some special purpose, and determined to exonerate him, and restore his name, identity and country.
After a number of attempts which fail to prove Veer's innocence, Saamiya goes to Veer's village in India to gather evidence proving Veer is Veer and not Rajesh Rathore the spy. There, Saamiya finds Zaara has taken over in the village for Veer's parents. Saamiya convinces Zaara to go back to Pakistan with her and finally tell the truth about Veer's identity. The judge releases Veer from prison and apologizes on behalf of Pakistan. After Veer is finally released, him and Zaara return to India together, at last reunited.
| Actor/Actress | Role |
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| Shahrukh Khan | Veer Pratap Singh |
| Preity Zinta | Zaara Haayat Khan |
| Rani Mukherji | Saamiya Siddiqui |
| Kirron Kher | Mariam Hayaat Khan |
| Divya Dutta | Shabbo |
| Boman Irani | Jahangir Hayaat Khan |
| Anupam Kher | Zakir Ahmed |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Chaudhary Sumer Singh (Bauji) |
| Hema Malini | Saraswati Kaur (Maati) |
| Manoj Bajpai | Raza Shirazi |
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The music is based on compositions by the late Madan Mohan, as revised by Madan Mohan's son, Sanjeev Kohli. Preity Zinta (प्रीति ज़िंटा priːt̪ɪ zɪɳʈaː born January 31 1975 is an Indian Film actress. Rani Mukerji (রাণী মুখার্জী रानी मुखर्जी born on March 21, 1978, is an award winning Indian Film actress Kirron Kher (Born June 14 1955) is an Indian actress and TV host in Bollywood from Chandigarh India Divya Dutta is an Indian Bollywood actress from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Boman Irani (born in 1962 Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian film and theatre actor Anupam Kher (अनुपम खेर born March 7, 1954) is an actor in Hindi films in India. Hema Malini ( Tamil: ஹேமமாலினி Hindi:हेमा मालिनी (born October 16 1948) is an Indian actress Manoj Bajpayee born on 23rd April is a Hindi film actor known for playing offbeat and unconventional roles A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Madan Mohan ( Devnagari: मदन मोहन is a form of the Hindu god Krishna. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Sony BMG Music Entertainment is a diverse music and entertainment group In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Madan Mohan ( Devnagari: मदन मोहन is a form of the Hindu god Krishna. Madan Mohan ( Devnagari: मदन मोहन is a form of the Hindu god Krishna. Madan Mohan ( Devnagari: मदन मोहन is a form of the Hindu god Krishna. Lyrics were contributed by Javed Akhtar. Javed Akhtar ( Urdu: جاوید اختر; Hindi: जावेद अख़्तर born
Lata Mangeshkar, the famous playback singer, is featured in many of the songs. Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर born September 28, 1929) لتا منگیشکر is a singer from India. She used to sing with Madan Mohan, so there is a special poignancy to her contributions. Other singers: Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Gurdas Mann, Roop Kumar Rathod, Ahmed, and Mohhamed Hussain. Udit Narayan Jha (उदित नारायण झा popularly known as Udit Narayan is a Playback singer in commercial Hindi - Tamil - Sonu Nigam or Sonu Niigaam (सोनु निगम born July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India) is an Roop Kumar Rathod is an Indian Playback singer and music director
Veer-Zaara was heavily promoted pre-release. Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर born September 28, 1929) لتا منگیشکر is a singer from India. Udit Narayan Jha (उदित नारायण झा popularly known as Udit Narayan is a Playback singer in commercial Hindi - Tamil - Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर born September 28, 1929) لتا منگیشکر is a singer from India. Lata Mangeshkar (लता मंगेशकर born September 28, 1929) لتا منگیشکر is a singer from India. The film music, released before the actual cinematic release, went on to do very well at the charts, as was the movie. The movie opened in theatres on 12 November 2004. It grossed Rs. 45,00,00,000. In its first week it grossed Rs. 17,00,00,000 which hold the recored for highest grossed first week from 2004-2005.
The film was a success not only in India and Pakistan, but overseas, notably in United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Africa and the United States. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The United States of America —commonly referred to as the When the three Indian stars, Shahrukh, Preity and Rani, visited the Virgin Megastore in the UK, over 5,000 fans thronged the store. On April 26, 2006, Veer-Zaara had its French premiere at The Grand Rex, the biggest theatre in Paris. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Le Grand Rex is an old and famous theatre for movies and concerts in Paris. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city It is the first Hindi film to premiere in such a large and luxe venue. Apart from that, it was screened at the Berlin Film Festival as well. The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin In February 2005, it was featured in the issue of the National Geographic Magazine in an article about Bollywood. The National Geographic Magazine is the official journal of the National Geographic Society. Bollywood (बॉलीवूड بالی وڈ is the informal term popularly used for the Mumbai -based Hindi-language Film industry in India
Veer-Zaara received fifteen Filmfare nominations. Filmfare is a Bollywood magazine published fortnightly in India. It won awards for best dialogue, story, movie and lyrics. The film was nominated for the following awards (Filmfare wins in bold. Other sections present only the wins):
On June 6, 2005 the Yash Raj Films released the DVD of Veer-Zaara on a Collector's Double DVD Pack, with the disc one containing the original film and second disc having special features, e. Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won The winners are listed below- See also Global Indian Film Awards Yash Raj Films (YRF is a company set up by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer g. making of the songs (with little original melodies), interview with Yash Chopra, premier, deleted scenes, trailers and promo and deleted song Yeh Hum Aa Gaye Hain Kahan. About the song The music was composed by the Late Madan Mohan and recreated by his own son Sanjeev Kohli and is sung by Udit Narayan and Lata
Disc 1 (the film) has one audio track in Hindi/Urdu/Punjab, and eleven subtitle tracks for English, Spanish, Dutch, Hebrew, Arabic, Gujarati, Tamil, Malayalam.
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| Preceded by Koi... Mil Gaya कोई मिल गया |
Filmfare Best Movie 2004 |
Succeeded by Black ब्लैक |