Cast: Salman Khan, Zarine Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Sohail Khan, Jackie Shroff
Music: Sajid/Wajid
Director: Anil Sharma
Producer: Vijay Galani/Sunil A. Lulla
Lyricist: Gulzar
Rating: ***
Salman Khan, Zarine Khan starrer Anil Sharma’s epic ‘Veer’ which opened yesterday at theatres worldwide, has done excellent business at single screen theatres in North India, especially in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
The audiences were seen in awe of Salman Khan’s aura and terrific performance and loved his part.
Veer is a must for all Salman Khan fans - he delivers an inspired performance and keeps you interested in the proceedings even when the story doesn't.
VEER : HQ Wallpaper
What's good: Veer is an out-and-out Anil Sharma film and there are no pretenses when it comes to that. The canvas is larger-than-life and some of the scenes have been shot spectacularly.
Just like Kranti and Mard, which were over-the-top with their high-strung notes of patriotism, Veer follows the same path. If you go looking for reasoning and detailing in the script, you'll end up feeling short-changed. Anil Sharma delivers a full-on masala film and he makes no bones about that.
Veer is an action film with a love story as the backdrop - and it serves you adequately on both fronts. The action works particularly because of the way it is executed and the towering presence of Salman Khan.
Giving Sharma his due, some of the stunts are the film's highlight - the train sequence with Salman galloping on two horses simultaneously; the pre-interval action scene between him and the king's son (Puru Raaj Kumar); the sequence between Salman and the phirang wrestler; the Salman-Mithun confrontation scene and of course, the climax.
The war scenes (digitally enhanced, of course) look magnificent. The Veer-Yashodhara love story also has its poignant moments.
Among the performances, Mithun Chakraborty is fantastic as Veer's father - he steals the show every time he's on screen. Jackie Shroff as the bad man is impressive.
Newcomer Zarine Khan is charming though her resemblance to Katrina Kaif is uncanny - in her introductory scene Sharma even shoots her from the 'Kaif' angles.
But of course, the real 'veer' of Veer is Salman Khan - it's his sheer star power that holds the film together. In a role that's tailor-made for him, Salman packs a punch exactly when it matters.
What's bad: The biggest flaw in the script is its wavering stance towards who the real enemy is. Most of the time, it's the king of Madhavgarh; then suddenly the focus shifts to the British Empire.
Anil Sharma also should've avoided lifting scenes from Hollywood period films like Gladiator and Troy to avoid comparisons. Veer had the potential to be an Indian Braveheart had he kept it totally original.
In any period drama, the costumes form a critical part. However, in Veer, the outfits that the men wear keep you confused.
Sometimes, Salman and Sohail dress like hippies and at other times like gypsies and pirates. Some of the ladies seem to have shopped at Seasons for their noodle-strap blouses and net sarees. And the British commissioner simply borrows Mogambo's attire.
Sohail Khan is a huge disappointment; he keeps making the same faces and noises he did in Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya. Puru Raaj Kumar and Aryan Vaid play one-dimensional wicked princes, looking out for their sister. Neena Gupta sticks faithfully to one expression throughout the film.
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