Veer-Zaara is a romantic tale of an Indian man, Veer Pratap Singh (Shahrukh Khan) and a Pakistani woman, Zaara Hayaat Khan (Preity Zinta).  | Rani Mukerjee as Saamiya Siddiquii |
Squadron Leader, Veer Pratap Singh, is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force. A caring person, Veer will go out of his way to help someone in real need. Whilst on duty, he comes across Zaara, a daughter of an influential Pakistani politician. A simple girl by nature, she is happy to marry the man of her parent's choice. She has come to India to full fill her Hindu mother's last wish and that is to immerse her ashes into the holy river of the Ganges. But on her way to the Ganges, she has an accident which leaves her stranded in a foreign land. It is at this point in time that she meets Veer. Their initial friendship starts off on a sour note but as time goes by they become good friends and eventually, fall in love.  | Shah Rukh Khan as Veer Pratap Singh |
Veer also takes this opportunity to show Zaara the place where he grew up (Punjab). From there, he accompanies her back to the border where Veer meets Zaara's fiancé (Manoj Bajpai). Soon, a sudden turn of events sees the arrest of Veer by the Pakistani police. He surprises everyone by choosing to remain silent. Twenty-two years later, Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer comes to his rescue. She meets an ageing Veer Pratap Singh for the first time. He has languished in a Pakistan jail cell for 22 years and has spoken to no one. No one knows why. Saamiya takes it upon herself to find the truth about this man. She sees to it that justice is served. And so begins her journey. . . Bollywood legends, Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini make a special appearance as Veer's grandparents.  | Preity Zinta as Zaara Hayaat Khan |
Filmed in northern India, Veer-Zaara sees the comeback of director Yash Chopra' after 8 years since his last release, Dil To Pagal Hai. Yash Chopra has launched his own music, Yash Raj Music for this Veer-Zaara. The musical score is provided by the late Madan Mohan. Recreated by his son Sanjeev Kohli, it features singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Gurdas Mann, Roop Kumar Rathod, Mohammed Hussain and Ahmed Hussain. The film sees a Diwali release by Yash Raj Films in the UK cinemas on 12th November 2004. Previewed by Manish Gajjar,
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