

2004·Drama·3h 12m
7.4
★









Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.
Directed by Yash Chopra
prison
class society
love of one's life
pilot
musical
pakistan
india
kashmir conflict
ambiguous
Rank
#45 in 2004·#1696 overall

IMDB
N/A
Where to Watch



Cast

Shah Rukh Khan
Veer Pratap Singh

Preity Zinta
Zaara Hayaat Khan

Rani Mukerji
Saamiya Siddiqui

Kirron Kher
Mariam Hayaat Khan

Divya Dutta
Shabina 'Shabbo' Ibrahim

Boman Irani
Jahangir Hayaat Khan

Anupam Kher
Zakir Ahmed

Amitabh Bachchan
Chaudhary Sumer Singh

Hema Malini
Saraswati Kaur

Manoj Bajpayee
Razaa Shirazi

Zohra Sehgal
Zahida 'Bebe' Hayaat Khan

Tom Alter
Dr. Yusuf
Crew

Yash Chopra
Director

Aditya Chopra
Screenplay

Anil Mehta
Director of Photography

Aditya Chopra
Producer

Yash Chopra
Producer

Sonu Nigam
Playback Singer

Gurdas Mann
Playback Singer

Udit Narayan
Playback Singer

Lata Mangeshkar
Playback Singer

Sharmishta Roy
Art Direction

Uday Chopra
Associate Producer

Aditya Chopra
Story
Popular Reviews
220 reviews
ErinPRO
10.0★ · 03/04/25

Why is this kinda the greatest love story ever put to film
Why is this kinda the greatest love story ever put to film
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Aishwarya Dev
9.2★ · 03/02/25

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ErinPRO
9.0★ · 03/20/24

They love each other so much 😭😭😭 and they have so much faith in God 😭😭😭 and they sacrificed so much 😭😭😭 and they overcame so much 😭😭😭 and now they’re gonna be together educating and empowering the next generation of girls for the rest of their lives 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
They love each other so much 😭😭😭 and they have so much faith in God 😭😭😭 and they sacrificed so much 😭😭😭 and they overcame so much 😭😭😭 and now they’re gonna be together educating and empowering the next generation of girls for the rest of their lives 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
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Unholy
9.0★ · 03/25/26


Ima admit this movie made me tear up too much
Ima admit this movie made me tear up too much
ChaiclassicsPRO
10.0★ · 06/07/26

I really enjoyed this a lot! In a world of Dhurandhars be a Veer-Zaara! Veer-Zaara to me promotes peace and humanity over anything between both nations India and Pakistan. And this is shown through the love story of Veer Pratap Singh and Zaara Hayaat Khan. Both fall madly in love with each other. They represent the peace that both countries have a possibility to have one day I hope to see in my lifetime. Though I will admit this film does gloss over the whole Kashmir issue between both countries. In my opinion, Kashmir should have the right to self determination on its own situation! It's a very humane film though. The film has much feminist themes prevalent too which is amazing of course. When Zaara persuades Chaudary Singh to promote women's education in the village in Punjab. Meanwhile, Saamiya Sidiqui as a lawyer who is a woman and breaking boundaries is amazing to see. She takes on one of the most esteemed lawyers and in the process finds her own standing. I loved how this film showed the shared heritage of Punjabi culture. From using the same language that both countries use to even small details like how they play Mere Laung Guwacha, a popular Punjabi folk song, instrumental in Main Yahaan Hoon Yahaan. I don't think people understand how much Punjabis went through during the partition of India, from seeing people once considered neighbours into strangers the next day, it's horrifying. Lahore and Amritsar two sister cities now divided by a border. I truly love the message of this film though! Genuinely I hope to visit India and see all of its beauty as a British Pakistani, I hope to be received as Zaara was. Anyways in terms of artistic merits, this film does really good. One of Yash Chopra's best films ever! Apparently he did quite a few films that centred on unity between Hindus and Muslim in his early days (I need to see!). But he stopped making such films because of backlash (if I remember correctly). But Veer Zaara is a return to such a humane issue. The cast is amazing too. Specially Shah Rukh Khan who is the goat, what can you say? He is so charming, handsome and genuinely so understated. Preity Zinta was quite good as Zaara but I've seen betyer performances. One of the most scene stealing performances was by Rani Mukerji who made this film for me. She had such a strong performance I loved her a lot in this film. And her scenes were so interesting.
I really enjoyed this a lot! In a world of Dhurandhars be a Veer-Zaara! Veer-Zaara to me promotes peace and humanity over anything between both nations India and Pakistan. And this is shown through the love story of Veer Pratap Singh and Zaara Hayaat Khan. Both fall madly in love with each other. They represent the peace that both countries have a possibility to have one day I hope to see in my lifetime. Though I will admit this film does gloss over the whole Kashmir issue between both countries. In my opinion, Kashmir should have the right to self determination on its own situation! It's a very humane film though. The film has much feminist themes prevalent too which is amazing of course. When Zaara persuades Chaudary Singh to promote women's education in the village in Punjab. Meanwhile, Saamiya Sidiqui as a lawyer who is a woman and breaking boundaries is amazing to see. She takes on one of the most esteemed lawyers and in the process finds her own standing. I loved how this film showed the shared heritage of Punjabi culture. From using the same language that both countries use to even small details like how they play Mere Laung Guwacha, a popular Punjabi folk song, instrumental in Main Yahaan Hoon Yahaan. I don't think people understand how much Punjabis went through during the partition of India, from seeing people once considered neighbours into strangers the next day, it's horrifying. Lahore and Amritsar two sister cities now divided by a border. I truly love the message of this film though! Genuinely I hope to visit India and see all of its beauty as a British Pakistani, I hope to be received as Zaara was. Anyways in terms of artistic merits, this film does really good. One of Yash Chopra's best films ever! Apparently he did quite a few films that centred on unity between Hindus and Muslim in his early days (I need to see!). But he stopped making such films because of backlash (if I remember correctly). But Veer Zaara is a return to such a humane issue. The cast is amazing too. Specially Shah Rukh Khan who is the goat, what can you say? He is so charming, handsome and genuinely so understated. Preity Zinta was quite good as Zaara but I've seen betyer performances. One of the most scene stealing performances was by Rani Mukerji who made this film for me. She had such a strong performance I loved her a lot in this film. And her scenes were so interesting.