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Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Kirron Kher, Divya Dutta ... see more see more... , Boman Irani , Anupam Kher , Amitabh Bachchan , Hema Malini , Manoj Bajpai , Zohra Segal , Akhilendra Mishra , Tom Alter , Gurdas Mann , Arun Bali

A star-crossed love affair has political as well as emotional repercussions in this Bollywood romantic drama. Veer Pratap Singh (Shah Rukh Khan) is an officer and pilot in the Indian Air Force who one... read more read more... day meets a beautiful Pakistani heiress, Zaara Hayaat Khan (Preity Zinta), as she travels to a small Indian village to scatter the ashes of one of her family's loyal servants. Veer has family in the village, and while most Indians show no affection for Pakistanis, his aunt and uncle are willing to take Zaara in for the night. It isn't long before Veer finds himself falling for her; however, Veer learns that Zaara is engaged to another man, Raza (Manoj Bajpai), a cruel and humorless Pakistani. A friend of Zaara contacts Veer and tells him that Zaara wants out of her engagement and has strong feelings for him, but when he comes to her rescue, matters take a turn for the worse and Veer winds up in jail. Twenty years later, Veer is still behind bars, and finds that his case is being given a new trial, but while he has a new chance at freedom, he discovers his lawyer will be going up against a state attorney who has never lost a case. Veer-Zaara was one of the first Indian blockbusters to open in India, the United States, and the United Kingdom at the same time. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 3 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Yash Chopra

Release Date: November 12, 2004

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  • crazydannielle16
    January 19, 2011
    crazydannielle16
    3 hours of epic awesomeness... Veer-Zaara is a fun, tear-jerking, romantic musical with a powerful message of doing what is right and honorable, true love conquering all, the truth that sets you free, and the equality of all men and women no matter what race or religion. I enjoy... read moreed this tremendously. It was heart-pounding at times and so well-acted and directed.
  • Doctor0Quinzel
    June 30, 2008
    Doctor0Quinzel
    This movie was cute and sad, I was surprised how much I really liked it.
  • ileo
    February 22, 2008
    ileo
    An excellent love story! Yash Chopra is a great director. Fascinating story plot. Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Shahrukh Khan, and Amitabh Bachchan are all phenomenal in this. Great music!
  • starrose3
    September 14, 2009
    starrose3
    this IS the love story of ALL times!!!! the love that they had for each other is unimaginable!!!!! unheared of!! so deep!!! AMAZINGLY AWESOME!!!!!!!
  • misterq
    December 27, 2008
    misterq
    The plot is excellent and the writing was precise. Each actor brought their character to life in vivid detail.
  • Catieliz
    June 12, 2008
    Catieliz
    very nice love story. heart warming and sad. But love conquers all and wins in the end. Good if you like Ballywood musicals.
  • cutedaughter101
    April 12, 2008
    cutedaughter101
    i love this movie because trying to say that we all are equal if we are mulsim or indian or punjabi.
  • Movieslug
    February 17, 2008
    Movieslug
    i really enjoyed this one. it made me homesick tho. aside from a few over dramatized parts this film was well doe. i liked the songs and the sets were good. i kept wishing for ladoo and some good old fashioned subjii roti!! khan was convincing in both his roles, preity only convi... read morenced me the first half, when she was supposed to be old, she didnt cut it, they should try giving her wrinkles next time!
  • ananaprincess
    October 20, 2007
    ananaprincess
    like it but hate the part they have to waste all those years of their lives not knowing that they are both alive separate
  • gavinrrsmith
    September 24, 2007
    gavinrrsmith
    A fascinating film that uses a love story as a commentary on the relationship between India and Pakistan. Veer is an Indian prisoner in a Pakistani prison. However, a young female lawyer has decided to fight for his freedom and as she regularly visits him in his cell, he tells he... read morer the story of how he became a prisoner. It seems it all started because of his strange encounter with a Pakistani girl named Zaara twenty years before. The story is quite captivating and the characters engaging. The musical numbers are quite delightful and in a few instances quite inventive. It could be argued that the film is a bit on the predictable side but that's hardly a fault in the long run. Certainly worth a look.

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Jonathan Curiel
January 28, 2005
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

Veer-Zaara is so arresting, its scenes so full of beauty and colors, that the three hours go by almost too fast. Full Review

Laura Sinagra
November 16, 2004
Laura Sinagra, Village Voice

Director Yash Chopra manages to fight several culture wars while milking the melodrama. Full Review

Maitland McDonagh
November 12, 2004
Maitland McDonagh, TV Guide's Movie Guide

Though Chopra's film is emotionally extravagant even by the standards of India's epically unrestrained cinema, the star-crossed lovers bear the weighty metaphorical significance of their travails surp... Full Review

Derek Elley
June 26, 2008
Derek Elley, Variety

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July 30, 2005
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Anita Gates
November 22, 2004
Anita Gates, New York Times

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June 24, 2006
Time Out

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