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This iconic film marked the director's comeback after seven years, and became the highest-grossing film of the year. The inception of this movie was filled with ups and downs, and several actors rejected it for various reasons.
Simran Singh | Nov 12, 2024, 03:52 PM IST
1.Veer-Zaara: The iconic love story that marked comeback of Yash Chopra as director
In 2004, Yash Chopra made his directorial comeback with Veer-Zaara, a love story based on the backdrop of India and Pakistan. The movie stars Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Rani Mukerji in the lead.
2.Actors who rejected Veer-Zaara
As per the media reports, Yash Chopra initially wanted Kajol opposite SRK, and Ajay Devgn as her fiance. However, both actors liked the concept but rejected the film due to different reasons. Similarly, Ameesha Patel was also considered for Lawyer Saamiya Siddiqui, but she rejected the film due to date issues. Reportedly, Manisha Koirala was also considered the supporting role, but the actress was not keen to play another side role after Kajol took away accolades for Gupt. Thus, Rani Mukerji was finalised for Saamiya Siddiqui. Even Preity was not the first choice for Zaara Hayaat Khan.
3.Aishwarya Rai was replaced by Preity Zinta
As IMDb reported, Aishwarya Rai was the original choice for Veer-Zaara. However, after the actress had a fallout with SRK during Chalte Chalte, she was replaced in both films.
4.Veer-Zaara brought back 30-year-old work of Madan Mohan
The melodious music of Veer-Zaara was based on tunes by the late iconic music director Madan Mohan. Interestingly, Madan Mohan's 30-year-old untouched tunes were used for Veer-Zaara. Madan's son Sanjeev Kohli. When Yash Chopra and his son Aditya were finding difficult to have a music with a touch of classic era, Sanjeev suggested tunes of his late father, made 30 dummy tracks out of them, and finally 10 made it to the final album.
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5.Box office collection of Veer-Zaara
Veer-Zaara was released in cinemas on the festive occasion of Diwali, November 12, 2004. The movie was made with a reported budget of Rs 23 crores, and it became a blockbuster, the highest-grossing film of the year, grossing 97 crores worldwide.
6.The 20 years celebration of Veer-Zaara
To mark the 20th year, the makers decided to re-release Veer-Zaara. The movie is currently playing in cinemas near you.
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