Veer an Indian Airforce rescue pilot meets Zaara the daughter of a
Pakistani politician quite accidentally. Zaara comes to India to immerse
her surrogate Hindu mother's ashes in the holy river. While travelling,
her bus meets with an accident and then she meets Veer. After the initial
hiccups both of them fall in love. Veer takes her around Punjab, his
native place. Veer an orphan was brought up by an uncle (Amitabh Bachchan)
and aunt (Hema Malini). Zaara meets his uncle and aunt and they take
an instant liking for Zaara.
Meanwhile Zaara's fiancée Raza (Manoj Bajpai) comes to India in search
of her. The lovers are forced to part before they could express their
love for each other. Zaara leaves for Pakistan but could not forget
Veer. Her maid contacts him and explains the situation. Veer who reciprocates
the feelings, rushes to Pakistan leaving everything behind. There he
meets Zaara, and expresses his feelings in front of everyone concerned
including her parents and prospective in laws. But the lovers are separated,
Zaara and Raza get married and Veera is put in jail framed as a spy....will
the lovers meet again??
The film has everything it takes to make it work.. romance, emotional
drama, songs, beautiful shots, dialogues etc. The movie is a bit long
and there are too many songs that are not really needed. The narration
and execution is fab with enough dramatic sequences to keep the audience
interest intact. Overall the film has a classic look with authentic
settings and well made costumes. However the climax could have been
better thought of.. The songs by Madan Mohan go well with the movie
and the lyrics by Javed is meaningful.
Performance wise the cast does justice to their roles. Shah Rukh Khan
in his umpteenth role as the forlorn lover does his act all over again
with ease, Priety Zinta looks elegant and portrays her role with grace
and Rani Mukherjee as the lawyer performs her role with elan. She yet
again proves her mettle in the acting department. Supporting cast including
Kiron Kher as Zaara's mother, Manoj Bajpai as her fiancée, Amitabh Bachchan,
Hema Malini, Divya Dutta, everyone does their roles well.
Overall the movie may go well with audience who love this genre especially
Chopra fans.
