Veer-Zaara Page #17

Synopsis: Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh (Shah Rukh Khan) is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force. In the line of duty he comes across a stranded Zaara (Preity Zinta) - a girl from Pakistan who has come to India to fulfill her surrogate mothers dying wish. Veer saves her life and his life is never the same again. Twenty two years later Saamia Siddiqui (Rani Mukerji), a Pakistani human rights lawyer on her first case, finds herself face to face with an ageing Veer Pratap Singh. He has languished in a Pakistan jail cell for 22 years and has not spoken to anyone all these years. And no one knows why. Her mission is to discover the truth about Veer and see to it that justice is served. VEER-ZAARA is a saga of love, separation, courage and sacrifice. A love that is divine, a love that is whole-hearted, a love that is completely consuming, a love that grows with separation and deepens with sacrifice. A love that is an inspiration - and will remain a legend forever.
Genre: Drama, Family, Musical
Director(s): Yash Chopra
Production: Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.
  21 wins & 29 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.9
Metacritic:
67
Rotten Tomatoes:
91%
NOT RATED
Year:
2004
192 min
$2,856,738
Website
4,016 Views


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"..or why l've been

given this unhappiness."

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"What can l tell you,

why is love a crime."

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"Why does one cry?

Why does this happen?"

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"Why is everyone a

stranger to his heart?"

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"What turn has this story taken?"

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"What sort of world is

this that we live in?"

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"Where sorrows wear

the face of happiness?

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"What sort of world is

this that we live in."

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"Where sorrows wear

the face of happiness?"

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"Who do l call my own

and who is a stranger?"

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"What turn has this story taken?"

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Ms. Zaara Hayaat Khan,

daughter of Jehangir Hayaat Khan.

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Your marriage has been

fixed with Raza Shirazi.

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Son of Abdul Malik

Shirazi at a dowry of..

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..Rs.5 million. Do you

accept this marriage?

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"What turn has my story taken?"

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Do you accept that your

name is Rajesh Rathore or no?

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"My love story. My love story."

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"What turn has my story taken?"

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l accept.

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"What turn has my story taken?

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"What turn has my story taken?"

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The bus that left from

Lahore met with an accident..

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..before it reached lndia.

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Nobody survived.

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My name too was on

the passenger list.

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l was happy that Maati and

father would hear about my death.

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lf they got the news

that l was missing..

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..then they wouldn't have been

able to live or die in peace.

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Now, in lndia, veer Pratap

Singh was dead and in Pakistan.

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There was no sign of

Veer Singh left.

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Now, his only identity was..

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Prisoner number 786.

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786.

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My country owes you

22 years of your life.

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l can't bring baCk these 22 years.

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But l take a vow.

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That l won't put flowers

on my father's grave until..

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..veer Pratap Singh

doesn't get his name..

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..his identity and his country back.

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So, Ms. Samiya Siddique,

this is your first case?

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Yes.

- Congratulations.

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Thank you, sir.

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And you're the defence

counsel on behalf of the..

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..Human Rights Commission?

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That's right, sir.

- Good. That's good.

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No one is

representing the Prosecution?

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Well, sir, they should be coming.

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May l come in sir?

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Oh, it's you, Mr. Zakir.

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Good morning, sir.

- Morning. Come in, take a seat.

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That's Mr. Zakir Ahmed.

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l know. l know him very well.

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Come.

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Sorry, Your Honour, you

know the traffic of Lahore..

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Zakir sir, are you

presenting the case..

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..on behalf of the

Government of Pakistan?

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Yes, sir. Actually, l've not

been to court since many days.

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People maybe thinking that

Zakir Ahmed has forgotten..

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..how to fight a Case.

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And anyway, l think this

case is very interesting.

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What do you think, Saamiya?

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So, you both know one another?

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Of course. Saamiya was

working for us earlier.

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But perhaps, she didn't

approve of the way we worked..

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..so, she went over to

the Human Rights Camp.

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She's a very capable lady, it'll be

fun to fight the case opposite her.

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There was a special purpose

for calling both of you here.

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lt would be better if

both the parties can have..

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..an out of court settlement.

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Otherwise, the court has fixed

the date for day after tomorrow.

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But yes, if the case does not

start the day after tomorrow..

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..then the next date could be after

six months or maybe e?en a year.

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We're ready, sir. But if the

defence needs more time then..

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Defence is ready, sir.

- But Saamiya..

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Sir, you can fix it for day after

tomorrow. My client has waited..

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..for 22 years to get justice.

l can't make him wait any more.

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Okay, then that's fixed.

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l thank you both for coming here.

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Good day.

- Good day, sir.

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Okay, Saamiya. l'll see

you in court. Good day.

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This was an impossible

case right from the start.

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And now, with Zakir Ahmed's arrival,

there's absolutely no chance.

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But this case is too small for

his portfolio.. l don't know why.

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l can't understand anything.

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Listen, just make any

excuse and drop this Case.

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This is your first case

and the way Zakir Ahmed..

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..insults the opposition,

he'll ruin your career.

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Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian filmmaker. His work as a director includes Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and Befikre (2016).He is also the current Chairman of India's multi-national film, media and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF). Chopra has written and produced a number of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films under the banner such as Veer-Zaara (2004), Fanaa (2006), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), the Dhoom series (2004, 2006 & 2013), Sultan (2016) and the Tiger series (2012 & 2017). He has broken away from typecast through production of off-beat films such as Kabul Express (2006), Chak De! India (2007), Rocket Singh (2009), Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) and Hichki! (2018), that do not necessarily fit into the realm of "Masala films". Chopra is also the first to move towards a true film studio model through independent projects helmed by producers, writers and directors under his banner. Major production and post-production work of the company is now carried out of YRF Studios (co-founded by his ex-wife Payal Khanna), where Chopra serves as Chief Executive. As of March 2018, he has produced eight films that have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of more than ₹200 crore, which is the most for an Indian film producer. In December 2009, Chopra rejected an extremely aggressive acquisition bid by Walt Disney, valued upwards of ₹2500 crore, to remain and continue purely as an independent entity exclusively funded by domestic enterprises. Apart from emerging as an equitable brand, his company has earned the status of a movie movie mogul, through distribution networks spread across the globe. With a majority of his work being part of the highest grossing films of all time, the company is estimated to be net worth ₹6350 crore (FY17/18) by multiple NSE and BSE analysts, thereby making it the biggest and most successful film production company in the history of Cinema. The Government of India honoured him with the National Film Award for his contribution to the arts, on three separate years (1995, 2005 and 2007) through the Directorate of Film Festivals. In June 2018, he was awarded membership into The Academy by the Producers Guild of America. Widely regarded as one of the most influential and powerful executives in Indian entertainment, Chopra has however rejected the publicity and fame that came with being Yash Chopra's son and the Chief Executive of Yash Raj Films. He has remained extremely media-shy and a passive individual, battling constant reports of an alleged dysthymic disorder throughout his three-decade career, resulting in very few public photos of him being in existence. more…

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