Chopra intended the film to be a tribute to Punjab it was to be titled Yeh Kahaan Aa Gaye Hum, based on an eponymous song from Yash Chopra's Silsila (1981). Aditya then narrated a few scenes of a story he had written, which interested Chopra and prompted him to direct it. Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Divya Dutta, Manoj Bajpayee, Boman Irani, Anupam Kher and Kirron Kher play supporting roles.Ĭhopra wanted to make his return to cinema after 7 years he was dissatisfied with the scripts he received. Veer is imprisoned on false charges, and a young Pakistani lawyer, named Saamiya Siddiqui ( Rani Mukerji), fights his case.
It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the eponymous star-crossed lovers: Veer Pratap Singh (Khan) is an Indian Air Force officer, and Zaara Hayaat Khan (Zinta) is the daughter of a Pakistani politician. Veer-Zaara ( Hindi pronunciation: ) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language period epic romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra, who co-produced it with his son Aditya Chopra.