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RUNTIME
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At 192 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
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Veer-Zaara
"A Love Legend"
2004 3h 12m HI
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7.5
BANGER
★7.5TMDB · 322
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh, a pilot in the Indian Air Force, rescues the stranded Zaara, a woman from Pakistan, following a bus accident, and their lives are forever bound.
“A Love Legend”
Cast
Shah Rukh Khan
Veer Pratap Singh
Preity Zinta
Zaara Hayaat Khan
Rani Mukerji
Saamiya Siddiqui
Kirron Kher
Mariam Hayaat Khan
Divya Dutta
Shabina 'Shabbo' Ibrahim
Boman Irani
Jahangir Hayaat Khan
Anupam Kher
Zakir Ahmed
Amitabh Bachchan
Chaudhary Sumer Singh
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Writers
- Aditya Chopra, Aditya Chopra, Samir Raut
- Languages
- Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
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ERA
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Released 22 years ago.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Yash Chopra, shot by Anil Mehta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Sanjeev Kohli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Ritesh Soni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji carry the top of the cast.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Yash Chopra directs. Anil Mehta behind the camera. Sanjeev Kohli scores. Ritesh Soni cuts. A long sit — settle in. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1At 192 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
- 2Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
- 3Released 22 years ago.
- 4Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.
- 5Directed by Yash Chopra, shot by Anil Mehta. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Original score by Sanjeev Kohli. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 7Editor Ritesh Soni shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 8Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji carry the top of the cast.
- 9Marketing tagline: "A Love Legend".
- 10IMDB entry: tt0420332 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 11Classified under 9 themes, including "prison", "class society", "love of one's life", "pilot".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Anil Mehta
- Original score
- Sanjeev Kohli
- Editing
- Ritesh Soni
- Costume design
- Mandira Shukla
- Sound
- Vijay Dayal
- Stunt coordinator
- Devendra Bhave
- Runtime
- 192 min · 3h 12m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $7,000,000
- Box office
- $29,385,320
- Return
- 420% of budget
- Original language
- HI
- Certification (US)
- PG
Awards
- Stardust Award for Star of the Year – Female
- Stardust Award for Best Supporting Actress
- IIFA Award for Best Story
- IIFA Award for Best Makeup
- Bollywood Movie Award – Best Film
- Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actor
- Zee Cine Award for Best Film
- National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment
- IIFA Award for Best Actor
- IIFA Award for Best Director
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Yash Chopra
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
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Production companies
Who made it
Yash Raj Films
IN
- VE
Veer Zaara Pictures
IN
Key crew
- ProducerAditya Chopra
- Costume DesignMandira Shukla
- EditorRitesh Soni
- ProducerYash Chopra
- Playback SingerSonu Nigam
- Playback SingerRoop Kumar Rathod
- Playback SingerGurdas Mann
- Playback SingerUdit Narayan
- Playback SingerLata Mangeshkar
- Second Assistant DirectorNaresh Sharma
- Production ManagerPrakash Sawant
- Foley ArtistSajjan Choudhary
- Line ProducerPadam Bhushan
- Sound Re-Recording MixerVijay Dayal
- Assistant DirectorAditi V Makim
- Assistant DirectorManmohan Singh Gill
- Associate ProducerUday Chopra
- Music CoordinatorVictor Dantes
- ColoristKen Metzker
- DialogueAditya Chopra
- Assistant Costume DesignerShiraz Siddique
- Associate ProducerPamela Chopra
- Costume DesignManish Malhotra
- Assistant DirectorEkta Pathak Malhotra
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- prison
- class society
- love of one's life
- pilot
- musical
- pakistan
- india
- kashmir conflict
- ambiguous
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-11-12
- Digital2025-11-01PG· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- ویر زاراDE
- Veer & ZaaraDE
- Veer ZaaraIN
- A Love LegendUS
- อานุภาพรักเหนือแผ่นดินTH
- Die Legende einer LiebeDE
- Veer ZaaraCZ
- Vir və Zara: Məhəbbət HekayətiAZ
