Regarded as one of the best films of Hindi cinema, Veer-Zaara needed to be watched with a big box of tissues! Set against the Indo-Pak conflict, it told the heart-breaking story of the romance between Veer Pratap Singh, an Indian Air Force pilot, and Zaara Hayaat Khan, a Pakistani woman from a rich Lahore family. Separated for 22 years, it is a Pakistani lawyer, Saamiya Siddiqui who finds Veer in prison and tries to get him freed.
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Speaking about why she couldn’t resist this film, Preity Zinta had said, “Well, first of all it was directed by Mr. Yash Chopra, he's one of India's finest directors. His career spans over five decades and I think for me to be part of this film was an absolute honour. Second, I think the way people think, the way people think, is reflected in their art and is reflected in their cinema. There was a time with Pakistan we were going through a lot of problems, we had a war and we made movies that were war-oriented, we made a lot of films. And I think today with this script, we've reached a stage where people have said, ‘Okay, it's time to move on’. And I thought that was a great message to have in a film and I think what our governments can't do -- you know I think people blend better than governments -- what our government cannot do, our cinema can do and this film is truly doing that. It's doing beautifully everywhere, it's doing really, really well and the kind of response we're getting from it is incredible so I think everybody looks at this film and goes 'ding!' so that's good.”
Loved the world of Lahore viewed via the film? They were perfect sets created by art director Sharmishtha Roy, who had never visited across the border! If the frames of the film conveyed an old-world sepia beauty, full credit to Anil Mehra's special cinematography.
There’s a reason the music of the film is so hauntingly vintage. No less than 35 tunes composed by Madan Mohan were picked up from the archives. Of these, 11 tunes which best suited the era being depicted, were selected. Lyrics were penned by Javed Akhtar. All this and Shah Rukh delivering utterly romantic and poignant dialogues… “Aisa toh nahi tha ki isse zyada khoobsurat ladki maine dekhi nahi thi… par pata nahi kyun uske chehre se meri nazar hatt ti nahi thhi.” …Who could resist!
