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Veer-Zaara is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romance film directed and co-produced by Yash Chopra with his son Aditya Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta in the lead roles and features Rani Mukerji, Manoj Bajpayee, Akhilendra Mishra and Kirron Kher in supporting roles. The film's script and screenplay were written by Aditya, the choreography was handled by Saroj Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant, and the cinematography was done by Anil Mehta. Set in India and Pakistan, the plot of Veer-Zaara focuses on Veer Pratap Singh (Khan), an Indian Air Force helicopter pilot who falls in love with Zaara Hayat Khan (Zinta), a Pakistani lady hailing from a rich political family of Lahore. When Veer learns of Zaara's love for him, he quits his job and travels to Pakistan, where he is imprisoned on false charges. Years later, a young Pakistani lawyer (Mukerji) finds Veer in prison and upon listening to his story, tries to free him.

Produced on a budget of ₹230 million, Veer-Zaara was released on 12 November 2004 to positive reviews. It was commercially successful, grossing around ₹976.4 million worldwide. The film won a minimum of 32 awards from 63 nominations; its direction, story, music and performances of the cast members have received the most attention from award groups.

At the 52nd National Film Awards, Veer-Zaara received the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment. It received fifteen nominations at the 50th Filmfare Awards and won 4, including Best Film and Best Director (Chopra). At the 6th IIFA Awards, the film won 7 awards, including Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (Mukerji). It won 5 awards from 13 nominations at the Screen Awards, including Best Film, Best Actor (Khan) and Best Story (Aditya). It won 4 Zee Cine Awards for Best Film, Best Director (Chopra), Best Actor (Khan) and Best Supporting Actress (Divya Dutta). It won a Producers Guild Film Award for Best Dialogue (Aditya). Among other wins, it has won 6 Bollywood Movie Awards and 2 Global Indian Film Awards.