Product Description Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force, who risks his own life to save the lives of others. One day, on duty, he comes across a stranded Zaara... a girl from Pakistan. Zaara, a carefree, sprightly girl has come to India to fulfill her surrogate mother's dying wish. She meets with a bus accident leaving her stranded in a foreign land.Veer saves her life... and his life is never the same again... Twenty-two years later, Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer on her first case, finds herself face-to-face with an ageing Veer Pratap Singh. He has languished in a Pakistan jail cell for 22 years and has not spoken to anyone all these years - and no one knows why.Her mission is to discover the truth about Veer and see to it that justice is served. And thus starts her journey to unveil the truth... the story of Veer and his life...Why has Veer been silent for 22 years? Why is he in a jail in Pakistan? Where is Zaara? What happened to her?God has written the destinies of Veer and Zaara, such that they can never be joined together. Saamiya has come to change that... to join Veer and Zaara together... forever...Veer-Zaara is not an ordinary story - it is a Love Legend... Veer and Zaara's love legend. This is a saga of love, separation, courage and sacrifice. A love that is divine, a love that is whole-hearted, a love that is completely consuming, a love that grows with separation, deepens with sacrifice.A love that is an inspiration... and will remain a legend forever. Review Veer Zaara a beautiful romance across borders. Veer-Zaara is similar to most other Hindi movies but it is not at the same time. How is it different? For starters, it handles the Indo-Pak relationship very differently from the post-Gadar era. It carries the story sensitively and graciously.The directors wanted to please both Indians and Pakistanis. And they did. This movie was released around the time of the festival of Diwali and Ramadan Eid, and crowds went in large numbers to see this movie. I saw people enjoying at ease the romance, the melodrama, the emotions, the sentimental scenes and the beautiful backgrounds and getting in to the soul of the movie. The other thing that strikes about this movie is, that this may be among few new Hindi movies, which do not depend on titillations or skin to sell. It is clean entertainment suitable for the whole family to watch together. Veer Zaara -a beautiful movie with heart and soul. A love, which lasts the test of time. And worth the three and half hours of our lives too! --platform47.com P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor There is not a dot in Bollywood that does not carry Shahrukh Khan's name. He was born on 2 November 1965 in New Delhi, India. He married Gauri Khan on 25 October 1991. They have two children, son Aryan Khan (b. 1997) and daughter Suhana (b. 2000). Khan started out his career appearing in several television serials in the late 1980s. He made his film debut with the commercially successful Deewana (1992). Since then, he has been part of numerous commercial successes, as well as having delivered a variety of critically acclaimed performances. During his years in the Indian film industry, he has won seven Film Fare Best actor awards and has had significant box office success. Some of his films includes: Darr (1993), Baazigar (1993), Anjaam (1994), Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Om Shanti om (2007), Chak De India (2007) among others. About the Director Yash Raj Chopra (born 27 September 1932) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter, and the most successful producer of Bollywood to date in India. Yash and his wife, Pamela, have two sons: Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra. Aditya is a film director and manages most of Yash Raj Production House. Uday is an actor who received his first break in Aditya's "Mohabbatein".The founder of the biggest production and distribution house of Bollywood, Yash Raj Films, Yash initially worked as an assistant to I. S. Johar, and then for his director-producer brother, B.R. Chopra. Baldev Raj gave him his first directorial opportunity in "Dhool Ka Phool" in 1959 which became an instant hit and even today remains popular. Encouraged by this success, the Chopra brothers made a few more movies together, the most notable being "Waqt" (1965), India's first multi-starrer; and "Ittefaq" (1969), a thriller. Yash Raj Films was launched with "Daag: A Poem of Love" in 1973, a successful melodrama about a polygamous man. In 1995, Chopra turned to production and Aditya Chopra made his directorial debut with "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", which had the longest-running initial release in cinema history. In 2004, he made a grand comeback with Veer-Zaara, a touching cross-border love story, which he said would be his last directorial effort.Waqt, Deewar, Kabhi Kabhie, Lamhe, Darr, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Veer-Zaara are some of the highly successful movies which Yash Chopra made. Labeled the eternal romantic and with one of the best musical senses in the business, Yash Chopra is arguably India's most successful director of romantic films. See more
K**I
A True Classic...
Which era do these people belong to!" Rani Mukherjee exclaims about the Pakistani girl and the Indian man who live with the "idea" of love for 22 years.Old yet passionate, frail yet sublime, the estranged lovers in Yash Chopra's eagerly awaited film are no ordinary love birds. Their body language, demeanor, speech and attitude hark back to an era when emotions were hallmarks of human nature, not designer things to be used as and when required in bubblegum concoctions that masquerade as romantic musicals in our wretched times.By the time the utterly evocative theme song about two inseparable souls torn apart by fate comes on, we're so enamored of Yash Chopra's film that we surrender entirely and unquestioningly to his prescription of romantic passion.Just when we thought heart-warming tales of undying love were a dying art form, "Veer-Zaara" comes along. It is the sort of sublimely designed, delicately threaded romantic fable that comes once in a while to win hearts and influence people.After all, a film directed by Yash Chopra is no ordinary event. "Veer-Zaara" is a little more extraordinary than we expect it to be.While telling a fluent story about a love that cuts captivatingly across the India-Pakistan border, Chopra, for the first time in his romantic oeuvre, introduces ideas that transcend romance.Through the strong and very memorable character of the rookie lawyer Samiya (Rani Mukherjee), ideas on female literacy and women's empowerment seep into the narrative.Nothing about the romance between the Indian Air Force pilot and the aristocratic Pakistani girl is overstated. There are no raised voices (even when the heroine's father scolds her he does it sotto voce).There's no screaming, no attention-getting tactics...And yet the films gets it...All of our attention, though it takes a bit of time to get over the longish bits of Punjabi dialogues among Amitabh Bachchan (playing Shah Rukh's prankish old-man), Hema Malini (hopelessly out of her depth in the robust Punjabi milieu), Shah Rukh and Preity.Once the slight hiccups are done, it's as simple as falling in love."Veer-Zaara" builds its case for the protagonists' unbreakable bonding through a neo-classical blend of song and emotion. Chopra unleashes a temperate tidal wave of feelings that swim teasingly just beneath the surface.The surge of love between two people belonging to entirely different cultures and lands is collected into a quaint and quivering collage of memory and melody.The narration moves of its own melodious volition. The music and songs by the late Madan Mohan and the profound yet simple poetry of Javed Akhtar supplement the melody of romance with enchanting articulations of heart that know not why they love and sing. They just do.Chopra has terrific help from cameraman Anil Mehta who beautifies the rugged rural landscape without making it appear fairytale-like in proportion. Shah Rukh and Preity fill the splendid rustic spaces with sounds of love.But the protagonists' geopolitical credentials never appear forced or labored. Veer and Zaara are who they are. In sequences such as the one where Veer meets Zaara's fiance (Manoj Bajpai) on the railway station, or when Zaara's mother (the brilliantly passionate Kirron Kher) implores Veer to give back her daughter for the sake of family honor, are potentially cliched situations converted into a celebration of life through the writer's imagination.The writing skills imparted to the story of 'forbidden' love are immense, and so is the performance level of the cast. Rani's deeply studied, utterly heroic part of the activist-lawyer is uplifting.Once again Shah Rukh confers his charismatic personality on a role that has many shades of emotions. His performance as the old man in the courtroom where after being absolved of all crimes he reads out a poem is rabble rousing.And those who thought Preity couldn't be rustic and earthy, better watch how she slips into Zaara's slippers, imparting a coltish seductiveness to the part. Kirron Kher, Divya Dutta and Manoj Bajpai bring tremendous feeling to the supporting parts.But the director's true allies in this creative endeavour are the photography and the music. The use of spatial harmony in the haunting climactic song "Tere liye" is a measure of Chopra's power and skills of narration. The calibre of the late Madan Mohan's music is certainly high grade. Many scenes are elevated by the quality of music."Veer-Zaara" is a very simple story of immense nobility and idealism. Its contours are fleshed out with the most precious colors of life to complete a picture that is at once symmetrical and sublime, sweet, tender and yet secreting a core of strength and conviction that takes it beyond the conventional romantic musicals.By the way I LOVE PREITY!!! SOOO BUFF!courtesy of kzay n india-glitz
T**M
Personal Review
I am not new to enjoying Bollywood Movies-just slightly lapsed-and enjoying them as much if not more than I used to.I have been back 'into' Bollywood for about two years having first enjoyed them when stationed on a little tiny island in The Indian Ocean-many years ago.I am very much a Romantic,SO-Bollywood Movies do it for me.VEER-ZAARA is a Classic.When I first watched it I was spellbound.I watched it from beginning to end.Sometimes I laughed,sometimes I cried.The Story has been chronicled many times so I will not repeat the storyline which has been very ably told.Shahrukh Khan-well He is Shahrukh and a Master at what He does.His performance is flawless as it has been in all his films that I have seen-In this one He Excels-Not heard of any Bollywood Actors receiving Oscars or have I missed that!!Preity Zinta-seen a few films with her in-having read The storyline I did not think that she had been well cast.Oh Boy!was I wrong.I may be incorrect but I heard that Preity was not first choice for the part!!Well whoever it was,Sorry.Preity-You were FANTASTIC!!First Film I have seen with Rani Mukerji in.She is STUNNING-she took my breath away-and still does.The Film IS a Classic.I am only sorry that it has not been dubbed!Maybe a thought for the Future as I am sure more people would watch them-ME-I don't care I will watch them anyway.
S**
An all-time classic romantic movie
There are no words to describe this fantastic movie. Yash Chopra’s direction, Shahrukh Khan and Preity Zinta’s acting, Madan Mohan’s music with Lata’s singing are flawless. The “tere liye” song always brings up goose-bumps owing to the intense emotions, screen-play and the lovely music. I absolutely love this movie and I’ve watched it many times.
M**Y
LOVE this film
LOVE this film , some great songs ( especially the “my land “ number as he (Indian) shows her (Pakistani) his beloved India and great performances by SRK, Rani M and Preity Z - a feel good movie and lot of the Bollywood cliches we know and love. Eg the old arranged marriage thing getting in the way of true lurv ‘n’ that. Oh and the oblivious to the pouring rain thing we see so often. Corking. Definitely watch it. One of my top 5
S**N
Four Stars
Classic film when you could still watch Bollywood films with the family.
S**Y
Lata Mangeshkar's final album
Epic love story transcending border and time. I watched it in remembrance of India's beloved singer Lata Mangeshkar, who passed early 2022. It serves as a wonderful tribute to her, as the music is by Madan Mohan, a famous composer of the yesteryears with whom she frequently collaborated back in the 60s. His archives were retrieved by his son to create the magical soundtrack we are blessed with in this movie.Finally, a huge credit to the legendary director Yash Chopra who has also left this world.You all continue to live on, through your masterpieces like this one. Brilliant writing and performances by all.*Semi - spoiler*Watch out for the Shabbo and Veer Pratap scene in her home. The trivia states they had a hysterical episode whilst trying to film it, and you can tell they are struggling to stifle their laughter. Amusing in itself.Romantic, beautiful, fun, and thought provoking. Let the past go, and always stand by the truth for the human before you.
E**E
No English subtitles!
English subtitles are usually included with Hindi/Bollywood DVD's, so I'm very disappointed with Amazon. Got the most basic gist of the story, but most of the rest, I had no idea what was going on. Please add the subtitles!!!!!
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