
We soon meet our heroine-to-be, Zaara Hayaat Khan (Preity Zinta), only child of one of Pakistan’s leading (and apparently more liberal and progressive) politicians.
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Thus begins a series of flashbacks that comprise much of the film. Taunted by a prison guard but inspired by the memory of her crusading lawyer father, Saamiya draws the prisoner out of his shell by calling him by his real name, Veer Pratap Singh (in effect, “hero” times three!), and the sound of an F-16 passing overhead causes him to break more than two decades of silence to recall his former career as a helicopter Squadron Leader in the Indian Air Force. Indeed, much of the film unfolds in that significantly Other country, which is as lavishly and lovingly fantasized as, say, the Punjab of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (though that is brought in here too), and although the film’s sole (and brief) act of villainy is committed by a Pakistani man (tellingly, he soon emigrates to the West), the country and its citizens are generally positively presented and are even shown to be-in the final courtroom scenes conducted under a huge portrait of Muhammad Ali Jinnah-capable of both justice and “heart.” It’s a small Subcontinent, after all.Īs the film opens, an aspiring human-rights lawyer in Lahore, Pakistan, Saamiya Siddiqui (Rani Mukherji) is preparing for her (seemingly impossible) first case: the reopened defense of a stubbornly silent prisoner (Shahrukh Khan), incarcerated twenty-two years earlier on charges of being an Indian spy, and now known only by his prison number “786.” Not coincidentally, this is a sacred number in Islam, representing the numerical equivalent of the Name of God, but perhaps equally famously to Indian cinema audiences, also the number of Amitabh Bachchan’s auspicious and fateful coolie badge in Chopra’s 1975 hit DEEWAR.
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Lush, lyrical, and pleasantly improbable, it allows one-during its very ample duration-to not only be thoroughly entertained, but also to feel good about a whole gamut of intractable real-world problems: the fate of longtime political prisoners, the education and professional advancement of women, rural development, and even political relations between India and Pakistan. Indeed, this eminently mature and polished work by Bombay cinema’s reputed “master of romance” offers itself as a kind of meta-Yash Chopra film-a self-contained retrospective of his long and successful career, peppered with cameos by many of the stars with whom he has worked. This lavish and impeccably executed fantasy draws heavily on the Perso-Arabic masnavi (romance) tradition, with its tales of star-crossed and long-suffering lovers like Majnun and Laila (Indianized in such tales as the popular Punjabi saga of Heer and Ranjha), but here with a modern setting, a (mildly) political subtext, and (in the best tradition of Hindi cinema) a wealth of allusions to earlier films. Twenty years later, Veer is still behind bars, and finds that his case is being given a new trial, but while he has a new chance at freedom, he discovers his lawyer will be going up against a state attorney who has never lost a case.Story, screenplay, and dialogues: Aditya Chopra Music: Madan Mohan, Sanjeev Kohli Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Cinematography: Anil Mehta Costumes: Manish Malhotra, Karan Johar Choreography: Saroj Khan, Vaibhavi Merchant Production design: Sharmishta Roy A friend of Zaara contacts Veer and tells him that Zaara wants out of her engagement and has strong feelings for him, but when he comes to her rescue, matters take a turn for the worse and Veer winds up in jail. It isn't long before Veer finds himself falling for her however, Veer learns that Zaara is engaged to another man, Raza (Manoj Bajpai), a cruel and humorless Pakistani.


Veer has family in the village, and while most Indians show no affection for Pakistanis, his aunt and uncle are willing to take Zaara in for the night. Veer Zaara The story of the love between Veer Pratap Singh, an Indian, and Zaara Hayaat Khan, a PakistaniVeer 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 small Indian village to scatter the ashes of one of her family's loyal servants.
