Synopsis
Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force, who risks his own life to save the lives of others. One day, on duty, he comes across a stranded Zaara Hayaat Khan, a Pakistani and falls in love with her.
BOTY Score
79
| Release Date | 12 November, 2004 |
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| Starring | Preity Zinta, Rani Mukherjee, Shah Rukh Khan |
| Director | Yash Chopra |
| Budget | ₹23 crores |
| Box Office India | ₹42 crores |
| Box Office Worldwide | ₹98 crores |
| Genre | Drama, Musical, Romance |
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Day-wise Box Office Collections
| First Day | ₹2.46 crores |
| First Weekend | ₹9.79 crores |
| First Week | ₹17.57 crores |
| Second Week | ₹9.44 crores |
| Third Week | ₹5.13 crores |
| Lifetime India (net) | ₹42 crores |
| Worldwide Gross | ₹98 crores |
Inflation Adjusted Earning
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| True Adj Domestic Net | ₹215.88 ( +173.88 ) crores |
| True Adj Worldwide Gross | ₹503.72 ( +405.72 ) crores |
Movie Reception
Veer Zaara opened extremely well and took the second highest opening of the year. The film did well over the first weekend and became the highest grosser in its first three days. Because of the stronghold on the weekdays, Veer Zaara became the top earner among all films in the domestic market.
It crossed the mark of Rs. 17 crores in its first seven days and also maintained itself strong in the second week. Veer Zaara came at the second spot in terms of the earning in the week 2. Due to its powerful performance in the lifetime, it became the highest Hindi grosser of the year.
In the overseas market, Veer Zaara collected Rs. 55 crores and became the highest grosser Indian film in that year. It was declared a blockbuster in the overseas.
Full Cast & Characters
| ACTOR NAME | CHARACTER NAME |
| Shahrukh Khan | Veer Pratap Singh |
| Preity Zinta | Zaara Hayat Khan |
| Rani Mukerji | Saamiya Siddiqui |
| Akhilendra Mishra | Pakistani jailor |
| Kirron Kher | Mariyam Hayat Khan |
| Boman Irani | Jehangir Hayat Khan |
| Divya Dutta | Shabbo |
| Anupam Kher | Zakir Ahmed |
| Zohra Sehgal | Bebe |
| Tom Alter | Doctor |
| Manoj Bajpayee | Raza Sharazi (special appearance) |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Choudhary Sumer Singh (cameo appearance) |
| Hema Malini | Saraswati Kaur (cameo appearance) |
Fun Facts & Triva
- Rani Mukherjee's role is inspired by a Pakistani Human Rights Activist, Asma Jehangir.
- Before the release of this film, there were no bus services between Lahore & Amritsar. After a year of this film, the bus service was given a trial run.
- All the prison scenes were shot in just one day.
- For a song, Amitabh suggested the name of famous Punjabi singer, Gurdaas Maan.
- This film stars husband-wife, Anupam Kher & Kiron Kher. But, they don't share any scene together.
- Preity Zinta was the only choice for the female lead as the director wanted to show her another side. The actress was stereotyped for portraying only westernized roles.
- The role played by Manoj Bajpayee was first offered to Ajay Devgan.
- Karan Johar was the costume designer of SRK.
