Veer-Zaara hindi movie

Veer-Zaara (Hindi: वीर-ज़ारा) is a 2004 Hindi film directed by Yash Chopra. The movie stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji in the leading roles, with Kirron Kher, Divya Dutta and Anupam Kher in supporting roles. Veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini make special appearances in the film. The dialogues were written by Aditya Chopra.

Set against the backdrop of conflict between India and Pakistan, this star-crossed romance follows the unfortunate love story of an Indian Air Force Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, and a Pakistani woman hailing from a rich political family of Lahore, Zaara Haayat Khan, who are separated for over twenty years. Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer, finds Veer in prison, and upon listening to his story, tries to get him freed.

Highly anticipated pre-release,^[3] the film eventually became the top-grossing Bollywood film of the year at both the Indian and the international box office, earning over Rs. 750 million worldwide, in addition to being showcased at numerous prominent film festivals around the world. The music of the film, based on old compositions by the late Madan Mohan with lyrics by Javed Akhtar, was also successful. Upon its theatrical release, Veer-Zaara received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film won several awards in major Indian film award ceremonies, including the Most Popular Film award at the National Film Awards and the Best Movie award at the annual Filmfare Awards, among others.

Cast

• Shahrukh Khan as Veer Pratap Singh
• Preity Zinta as Zaara Hayat Khan
• Rani Mukerji as Saamiya Siddiqui
• Amitabh Bachchan as Choudhary Sumer Singh (Special Appearance)
• Hema Malini as Saraswati (Mrs. Sumer Singh) (Special Appearance)
• Manoj Bajpai as Raza Sharazi
• Divya Dutta as Shabbo
• Akhilendra Mishra as a Pakistani jailor
• Kirron Kher as Mrs. Jehangir Khan
• Boman Irani as Jehangir Khan (Zaara's father & Pakistani politician)
• Anupam Kher as Zakir Ahmed (Lawyer)
• Zohra Sehgal as Bebe (Zaara's surrogate Hindu mother)
• Tom Alter as a Doctor
• Gurdas Maan as Special Appearance in song, "Aisa Des Hai Mera"
• S. M. Zaheer
• Rushad Rana