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Veer-Zaara
2004
· Movie
· 192 min
B
MEANRANK
79/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #719
- IMDb #611
- Rotten Tomatoes #460
- Metacritic #952
- Letterboxd #680
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #808
+4 more
- Metacritic Audience #141
- Kinopoisk #54
- AlloCiné #1678
- Trakt #385
Every rating
67–88
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 67, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88. Critics average 67, everyone else 81.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Yash Chopra
- Writer
- Aditya Chopra
- Studio
- Yash Raj Films, Veer Zaara Pictures
- Released
- 12 November 2004
- Country
- India
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 192 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $29.4M
- Awards
- 34 wins, 58 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (30) →
Awards & nominations
See all 92 →8 major awards won · 34 wins from 92 nominations across 9 ceremonies
| Producers Guild Film Awards 2006 | Best Dialogue | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Director | Yash Chopra | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Makeup | Anil V. Pemgirikar | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Music Director | Madan Mohan | Winner |
| International Indian Film Academy Awards 2005 | Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
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92 awards — Veer-Zaara
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International Indian Film Academy Awards
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Winner |
| Best Director | Yash Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Anil V. Pemgirikar | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Madan Mohan | Winner |
| Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Nominee |
Producers Guild Film Awards
10 nominations, 1 won
| Best Dialogue | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
| Best Art Design | Sharmishta Roy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Manish Malhotra | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Do Pal" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Madan Mohan | Nominee |
| Best Sound Re-recording | Anup Dev | Nominee |
| Best Sound Recording | Anuj Mathur | Nominee |
Bollywood Movie Awards
14 nominations, 8 won
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Sharmishta Roy | Winner |
| Best Costume Designer | Manish Malhotra | Winner |
| Best Director | Yash Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Tere Liye" | Winner |
| Best Music Director | Madan Mohan | Winner |
| Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Actress | Preity Zinta | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Aditya Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Aditya Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
Screen Awards
15 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Winner |
| Best Dialogue | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Winner |
| Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Jodi No. 1 | Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta | Winner |
| Best Actress | Preity Zinta | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Sharmishta Roy | Nominee |
| Best Background Music | R. S. Mani | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Nominee |
| Best Director | Yash Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Tere Liye" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback | Udit Narayan for "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Aditya Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
Filmfare Awards
15 nominations, 4 won
| Best Dialogue | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Winner |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Tere Liye" | Winner |
| Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Actor | Shah Rukh Khan | Nominee |
| Best Actress | Preity Zinta | Nominee |
| Best Director | Yash Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Aisa Des Hai Mera" | Nominee |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar for "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Sonu Nigam for "Do Pal" | Nominee |
| Best Music Director | Madan Mohan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Nominee |
Zee Cine Awards
9 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Female | Divya Dutta | Winner |
| Best Actor – Male | Shah Rukh Khan | Winner |
| Best Director | Yash Chopra | Winner |
| Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Female | Preity Zinta | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Sharmishta Roy | Nominee |
| Best Sound Re-recording | Anup Dev | Nominee |
| Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Nominee |
Global Indian Film Awards
15 nominations, 2 won
| Best Story | Aditya Chopra | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Winner |
| Best Actress | Preity Zinta | Nominee |
| Best Art Direction | Sharmishta Roy | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Anil Mehta | Nominee |
| Best Costume | Manish Malhotra | Nominee |
| Best Dialogue | Aditya Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Director | Yash Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Ritesh Soni | Nominee |
| Best Film | Veer-Zaara | Nominee |
| Best Lyrics | Javed Akhtar for "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Nominee |
| Best Male Playback Singer | Udit Narayan for "Main Yahaan Hoon" | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Aditya Chopra | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Amitabh Bachchan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
Stardust Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting Actress | Kirron Kher | Winner |
| Star of the Year – Female | Preity Zinta | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Divya Dutta | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Rani Mukerji | Nominee |
National Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment | Veer-Zaara | Winner |