Veer Zaara (Veer-Zaara)

Veer Zaara (Veer-Zaara) (2004)

  • 87% of users liked it
    (15,777 ratings)

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 day meets a beautiful Pakistani heiress, Zaara Hayaat Khan (Preity Zinta), as she travels to a… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Aditya Chopra
Genres
Romance, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International
In Theaters
Nov 12, 2004 Wide
Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.

Critic Reviews

  • 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.

  • Laura Sinagra, Village Voice

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

  • Carrie R. Wheadon, Common Sense Media

    Bollywood forbidden love tale with song, dance, drama.

  • 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 surprisingly lightly.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dannielle A


    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 enjoyed… More

  • Marion R


    This movie was cute and sad, I was surprised how much I really liked it.

  • Leo L


    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!

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