When Veer hears this in jail, he believes the amulet Zaara's mother gave him is what protected his life. Meanwhile, the bus Veer was supposed to be on going back to India falls off a cliff, killing all the passengers. Veer respects this request and decides to leave but Raza, outraged by the shame Zaara has brought upon him, has him wrongly imprisoned on charges of being an Indian spy. Mariyam begs Veer to leave Zaara because Jehangir's high-profile reputation and health will be ruined if news gets out that Zaara is in love with an Indian. When he arrives, Zaara runs into his arms in tears, causing her father to fall sick in shock. Veer quits the Indian Air Force and travels to Pakistan. Seeing Zaara breaking down, her maid and friend Shabbo calls Veer, asking him to take Zaara away before her wedding. Zaara boards in silence and bids him goodbye both believe they will never meet again.īack home in Pakistan, Zaara realises she too is in love with Veer but that she must keep her family's honour and marry Raza, a wedding that will further the political career of her father Jehangir. Before she leaves, he confesses his love to her, accepting that they cannot be together. However, he ends up meeting Zaara's fiancé Raza Sharazi. The next day, Veer takes Zaara to the train station for her train back to Lahore, planning to confess. Veer realises that he is falling in love with Zaara. Zaara meets Veer's uncle Choudhary Sumer and his aunt Saraswati. Veer convinces Zaara to return with him to his village to spend a day together on account of Lohri.
Veer, an Indian Air Force pilot, rescues her, and she completes Bebe's final rites. While traveling to India, Zaara's bus meets with an accident. Zaara's Sikh governess (whom she addresses as her grandmother) Bebe asks Zaara to scatter her ashes in the Sutlej river among her ancestors as her last wish. Zaara Haayat Khan is a lively Pakistani woman whose family is of the political background and high standing in Lahore. After addressing him by his name, Veer Pratap Singh, Veer opens up to Saamiya and narrates his story. The prisoner has not spoken to anyone for 22 years. Saamiya Siddiqui, a budding Pakistani lawyer, is given prisoner 786's defense as her first case. In 2004, the Government of Pakistan decides to review unsolved cases pertaining to Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture. It also won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the National Film Awards. At the 6th IIFA Awards, the film won seven awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Music Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress. The film received several awards, including four at the 50th Filmfare Awards, including Best Film and Best Story. It was described by analysts as having themes pertaining to a shared Punjabi culture, secularism and feminism, among others. It received highly positive reviews from critics, with praise directed to the story, screenplay, dialogues, music, performances and sensitive portrayal of India-Pakistan relations. Veer-Zaara earned over ₹976.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing Indian film of the year in both India and overseas territories. The film was released on 12 November 2004 during the Diwali festival. The soundtrack album, based on old compositions by Madan Mohan with lyrics by Javed Akhtar, was the highest-selling album of the year in India. Set in India and Pakistan, principal photography took place in Punjab and various locations in Mumbai parts of the film were also shot in Pakistan. Chopra intended the film to be a tribute to Punjab it was to be titled Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum. Aditya then narrated a few scenes of a story he had written, which interested Chopra and prompted him to direct it.
Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher play supporting roles.Ĭhopra wanted to make his return to cinema after seven years he was dissatisfied with the scripts he received. Veer is imprisoned on false charges, and a young Pakistani lawyer, named Saamiya Siddiqui ( Rani Mukerji), fights his case. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the eponymous star-crossed lovers: Veer Pratap Singh (Khan) is an Indian Air Force officer, and Zaara Haayat Khan (Zinta) is the daughter of a Pakistani politician. Veer-Zaara ( Hindi pronunciation: ) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language period romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra, who co-produced it with his son Aditya Chopra.