Running time 196 minutes Country India Language Budget ₹230 million Box office ₹976.4 million Veer-Zaara ( Hindi pronunciation: ) is a 2004 Indian film directed and co-produced by with his son. It stars and as the eponymous lovers; Veer is an pilot and Zaara is a Pakistani woman hailing from a rich political family of. When Veer learns Zaara loves him, he quits his job to go to Pakistan, where he is imprisoned on false charges. Years later, a young Pakistani lawyer played by finds Veer in prison and upon listening to his story, tries to free him. Veer-Zaara has,, and play supporting roles, with a special appearance from. Chopra wanted to make his return to cinema after seven years; he was dissatisfied with the scripts he received. Aditya then narrated a few scenes of a story he had written, which interested Chopra and prompted him to direct it.