Veer-Zaara is a 2004 Indian romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta in the leading roles, supported by Manoj Bajpayee, Kirron Kher, Divya Dutta and Anupam Kher. Veteran actors Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini make a special appearance in the film. The film's story and dialogues were written by Aditya Chopra.
Set against the backdrop of conflict between India and Pakistan, this star-crossed romance follows the unfortunate love story of an Indian Air Force pilot, Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh and a Pakistani woman hailing from a rich political family of Lahore, Zaara Hayat Khan, who are separated for 22 years. Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer, finds Veer in prison and upon listening to his story, tries to get him freed.
Highly anticipated pre-release,[3] the film eventually became the top-grossing Bollywood film of the year at both the Indian and the international box office, earning over ₹942.2 million (US$14 million) worldwide,[2] in addition to being showcased at numerous prominent film festivals around the world. The music of the film, based on old compositions by the late Madan Mohan with lyrics by Javed Akhtar, was also successful. Upon its theatrical release, Veer-Zaara received mostly positive reviews from critics. The film won several awards in major Indian film award ceremonies, including the Most Popular Film award at the National Film Awards and the Filmfare Award for Best Film, among others.
Cast
Shah Rukh Khan as Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh (Veeru; Chaudhary Sumar Singh's and Saraswati Kaur's Son) / 786
Rani Mukerji as Saamiya Siddiqui
Preity Zinta as Zaara Hayat Khan
Manoj Bajpayee as Raza Sharazi
Divya Dutta as Shabbo
Akhilendra Mishra as a Pakistani jailor
Kirron Kher as Maryam Hayat Khan (Zaara's Mother)
Boman Irani as Jehangir Hayat Khan (Zaara's Father)
Anupam Kher as Zakir Ahmed
Zohra Sehgal as Bebe
Tom Alter as a Doctor
Amitabh Bachchan as Choudhary Sumer Singh (Veer's Father)(Special Appearance)
Hema Malini as Saraswati Kaur (Veer's Mother)(Special Appearance)
Manish Arora
Music
The soundtrack of Veer-Zaara was released on CD and specially on Audio DVD. The music is based on old and untouched compositions by the late Madan Mohan, as revised by his son Sanjeev Kohli.
Yash Raj Music also released complete background music of Veer-Zaara, this being a rarity. The CD was titled The Love Legend Themes - Instrumental.
The famous playback singer Lata Mangeshkar sang most of the songs. She used to sing with Madan Mohan, so there was a special poignancy to her contributions. According to Yash Chopra, upon coming for the recording, with tears in her eyes, Lata Mangeshkar told him, "Madan Mohan was like my brother. You [Chopra] are like my brother. I feel I have gone back in past".[3] Other singers like Jagjit Singh, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam, Gurdas Mann, Roop Kumar Rathod, Ahmed Hussain, Mohammad Hussain and Pritha Mazumder also appear in the soundtrack. The album was the best selling Bollywood soundtrack of the year.[4] The album was nominated for Filmfare Best Music Director but lost to Main Hoon Na, although it managed to win IIFA Award for Best Music Director.
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Kabali is a 2016 Indian Tamil gangster-drama film written and directed by Pa. Ranjith. The film stars Rajinikanth as the title character, whilst Taiwanese actor Winston Chao, Radhika Apte, Dhansika, Dinesh Ravi, Kalaiyarasan, and John Vijay star in other pivotal roles. Principal photography for the film began on 21 August 2015 in Chennai. While filming mostly occurred in Malaysia, smaller scenes were shot in Bangkok and Hong Kong. The film was released on 22 July 2016. Kabali released in 3200 screens in India, which included 2200 screens in South India. It shattered all the record for an Indian film worldwide. The film has received mixed reviews, from audiences and critics alike.
