Veer-Zaara is a romantic drama film directed by Late Yash Chopra. The film stars Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher.
Love blooms between an Indian pilot, Veer, and a Pakistani girl, Zaara. As Veer spends his years in a Pakistani prison, Zaara believes him to be dead and devotes her life to his village in India.
I watched this film for the first time in 2022 and found this film cliched, predictable and stereotyped but considering the film was shot and released in 2004 will try to review the film keeping in mind that the types of film that were released during that era.
The plot of the film is unique and execution is in typical Yash Chopra's style. The film has some typical Yash Chopra's feel such as long running of the film, fabulous music and the mesmerizing voice of the legend Lata ji apart from off-course Shah Rukh Khan. Yash Chopra has been remembered as king of comedy film and this film displays why he is called so.
The screenplay of the film is evenly paced but gets slow in middle and younger generation might get disconnected from the film. The first half of the film is more romantic but slow and second half is little less romantic and a little fast, music and BGM of the film is very strong.
Acting in the film is terrific and for me it was Preity Zinta who were the most impressive among all followed by Rani Mukerji and Shah Rukh Khan. Other stars were also impressive in their limited screen space but the fake Punjabi accent of Hema Malini irritates, in one of the scene she had addressed herself as South Indian and her dialogue delivery should've been kept normal.
Climax of the film is good and the film ends on a happy note. Millennial and younger generations might feel disconnected from this film because of it's predictable and cliched approach but the viewers who were and still are a fan of Yash Chopra's work will surely like this film.
Love blooms between an Indian pilot, Veer, and a Pakistani girl, Zaara. As Veer spends his years in a Pakistani prison, Zaara believes him to be dead and devotes her life to his village in India.
I watched this film for the first time in 2022 and found this film cliched, predictable and stereotyped but considering the film was shot and released in 2004 will try to review the film keeping in mind that the types of film that were released during that era.
The plot of the film is unique and execution is in typical Yash Chopra's style. The film has some typical Yash Chopra's feel such as long running of the film, fabulous music and the mesmerizing voice of the legend Lata ji apart from off-course Shah Rukh Khan. Yash Chopra has been remembered as king of comedy film and this film displays why he is called so.
The screenplay of the film is evenly paced but gets slow in middle and younger generation might get disconnected from the film. The first half of the film is more romantic but slow and second half is little less romantic and a little fast, music and BGM of the film is very strong.
Acting in the film is terrific and for me it was Preity Zinta who were the most impressive among all followed by Rani Mukerji and Shah Rukh Khan. Other stars were also impressive in their limited screen space but the fake Punjabi accent of Hema Malini irritates, in one of the scene she had addressed herself as South Indian and her dialogue delivery should've been kept normal.
Climax of the film is good and the film ends on a happy note. Millennial and younger generations might feel disconnected from this film because of it's predictable and cliched approach but the viewers who were and still are a fan of Yash Chopra's work will surely like this film.