Veer-Zaara is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra and written by Aditya Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukerji, while Manoj Bajpayee, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Boman Irani, Kirron Kher, Divya Dutta, and Anupam Kher form the supporting cast. Set against the background of India–Pakistan relations, it focuses on the titular star-crossed lovers—Veer Pratap Singh (Khan), an Indian Air Force pilot, and Zaara Hayaat Khan (Zinta), a Pakistani woman—whose love story spans across two decades amid trials and tribulations and the young lawyer Saamiya Siddiqui (Mukerji) who tries to help the couple. The soundtrack of Veer-Zaara is based on music by Madan Mohan, which was later revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli. The film was shot by Anil Mehta on sets that were designed by Sharmishta Roy and was edited by Ritesh Soni.
Filmed on a production cost of , it premiered on 12 November 2004 and received widespread critical acclaim. A major commercial success, the film emerged as India's highest-grossing film of the year, earning in both India and abroad. The British academic Rachel Dwyer of the British Film Institute included the film in her "10 Great Bollywood Romance Films" listing. The film won 34 awards out of 92 nominations; the story, screenplay direction, performances of the cast, soundtrack, and the lyrical composition garnered the most attention from various award groups.
Veer-Zaara won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 52nd National Film Awards. It was nominated in fifteen categories at the 50th Filmfare Awards, including Best Director (Yash Chopra), Best Actor (Khan), Best Actress (Zinta), Best Supporting Actor (Amitabh Bachchan), and two nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Dutta and Mukerji), and won four including Best Film. In the sixth iteration of the International Indian Film Academy Awards, the film received seven awards including Best Film, Best Director for Chopra, Best Actor for Khan, and Best Supporting Actress for Mukerji. Veer-Zaara also earned two Global Indian Film Awards, one Producers Guild Film Award, five Screen Awards, two Stardust Awards, and four Zee Cine Awards.
Awards and nominations + Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Result Bollywood Movie Awards30 April 2005Best FilmVeer-ZaaraBollywood Movie Awards:
Best DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActressBest Music DirectorBest Lyricist for "Tere Liye"Best CinematographyBest DialogueBest ScreenplayBest StoryBest Art DirectionBest Costume DesignerFilmfare Awards26 May 2005Best FilmVeer-ZaaraFilmfare Awards:
Best DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Music DirectorBest Lyricist for "Tere Liye" for "Main Yahaan Hoon" for "Aisa Des Hai Mera"Best Male Playback Singer for "Do Pal" for "Main Yahaan Hoon"Best DialogueBest StoryGlobal Indian Film Awards25 January 2005Best FilmVeer-ZaaraGlobal Indian Film Awards:
Best DirectorBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Lyrics for "Main Yahaan Hoon"Best Male Playback Singer for "Main Yahaan Hoon"Best CinematographyBest EditingBest DialogueBest ScreenplayBest StoryBest Art DirectionBest CostumeInternational Indian Film Academy Awards11 June 2005Best FilmVeer-ZaaraInternational Indian Film Academy Awards:
Best DirectorBest ActorBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest Music DirectorBest StoryBest MakeupNational Film Awards21 October 2005Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome EntertainmentVeer-ZaaraNational Film Awards: Producers Guild Film Awards21 January 2006Best Actress in a Supporting RoleProducers Guild Film Awards:
Best Music DirectorBest Lyricist for "Do Pal"Best Male Playback Singer for "Main Yahaan Hoon"Best CinematographyBest DialogueBest Sound RecordingBest Sound Re-recordingBest Art DesignBest Costume DesignScreen Awards18 January 2005Best FilmVeer-ZaaraScreen Awards:
Best DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActressBest Lyricist for "Tere Liye"Best Male Playback for "Main Yahaan Hoon"Best Background MusicBest CinematographyBest Art DirectionBest DialogueBest ScreenplayBest StoryJodi No. 1, Stardust Awards20 February 2005Star of the Year – FemaleStardust Awards:
Best Supporting ActressZee Cine Awards26 March 2005Best FilmVeer-ZaaraZee Cine Awards:
Best DirectorBest Actor – MaleBest Actor – FemaleBest Actor in a Supporting Role – MaleBest Actor in a Supporting Role – FemaleBest StoryBest Art DirectionBest Sound Re-recording
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External links Awards and nominations received by Veer-Zaara at IMDb