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Veer is a 2010 Hindi film directed by Anil Sharma, and starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Sohail Khan and Jackie Shroff. The film, written by Salman Khan, is an epic film set in 1825 when the British were ruling India. Veer got released on 22 January 2010.

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Destiny’s Child – Zarine Khan

Comments from Salman's Blog:

My lead co-star in Veer is newcomer Zarine Khan. Much has been said about her looks etc. Two weeks before the shoot we didn’t have a heroine. We needed a new face that had that royal elegant, period face, the charm and looks of a princess. She had all those qualities. Just like luck plays an important role in your life, it played a huge role in Zarine’s life too as she was cast in a process of three hours. She underwent a photo session and between developing the pictures to showing them to Anil Sharma & producer Vijay Galani, she was cast as she suited the character bang on…so I call her Destiny’s Child.

And the other thing about her weight…Zarine was required to play a princess in the late 1800s where size zero (dubli patli) didn’t exist! Women back then had a healthy look about them and it was Anil Sharma’s brief to her to look like a woman of that era and to not starve herself (wanted a hari bhari woman!)

The other actress in the film is Lisa Lazarus. Liza, an ex-Miss UK had met Vijay Galani’s London coordinator and was very keen on doing a Bollywood film and auditioned for veer. She later sent her photographs which were shown to me and Anil Sharma and finally she was signed in. Liza then underwent acting and diction classes and has done a great job.

The other key British cast includes Tim Lawrence who is playing the main villain in Veer. He has worked earlier with Sohail in I - Proud to Be Indian, wherein he was playing the main villain too.

Love,
Salman

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Who were the Pindaris?

Firstly, a very happy new year to all of you. It’s been a while since I blogged last, been busy wrapping up dubbing and getting into the promotions of Veer. January is here and the countdown begins for Veer’s release. Gearing up for the release with a busy calendar coming up. Shot for some music channels over the last two days at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai and planning radio station visits today at Big FM and Radio City. More interviews to follow at Mehboob next couple of days.

I’ve been telling you all so much about Veer and that it’s about a brave tribal warrior group called Pindari but who were the Pindaris? Did they really exist? So, today’s blog is a little about the Pindaris…

Well yes, the Pindaris did exist. They were a tribe of fearless warriors of the 19th century when the British ruled India. They were strong, brave and who preferred death to dishonor and fought till their last breath to save their land. These brave rebellions fought against the British when all others couldn’t. They were strong & amazing but little spoken about.

I came to know about this tribe through one of my dad’s dear friends Jai Singh Kalewar who was a Pindari who has passed away. Through him I came to know about this heroic group of people who can be compared to the Russian Cossacks. I play

I was so keen to portray this tribe that I told Tinu, our action director, that I wanted to learn the specialized technique of fighting from a horseback like a true Pindari. I’ve tried my best to do justice to the character of a Pindari warrior and hope you guys enjoy it!

Until next time..

Love,
Salman

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“There is nothing cliché about this film”

Hi Friends,

Firstly, a huge thanks for the overwhelming response to the blog. Have read with great pleasure each of your comments. While it may not be possible to reply to every comment, please rest assured I have seen all of them and will try my best to reply to what I can.

Had rushed earlier this week to Mumbai from Wai where I am shooting for Dabang to attend the media event for the first look launch of Veer at PVR theatre in Juhu. The feedback from guests at the event was tremendous and the trailer hit screens yesterday. Now, I am most excited and looking forward to audience and my fans’ response as well.

Veer, I think is the largest scale film ever made in the country and to pull it off was no mean feat. . One thing I can say is there is nothing cliché about this film! We began filming in August 2008 but prior to that, to make a film of this scale, a lot of prep and research had to be done. Detailed research of over 8 months on the period, language, behavior, culture etc (done by Krishna Raghav) to understand the accents, traditions, valor, attitude, history, music, architecture of that era.

The film has been extensively shot across Rajasthan (Rajasthan has its own ways of calling me back, it’s a karmic connection!) - Bikaner, Jaipur, Sambhar, Dulla and Jodhpur and all over England. The second schedule lasted 60 days, where the film was shot extensively across Rajasthan at prominent Locations like Mehrangarh fort (Jodhpur) and Ajmer fort (Jaipur).

While talking about sets, I have to add the art director Sanjay Dhabade has done an excellent job. Sanjay and his team had a crucial job since the film boasted of extravagant sets covering over 400m at times and approximately 500 members of the art department worked at a time to erect various sets taking from 15-40 days to construct. The action sequences involve 100s of fighters, 1000 plus horses, 100s of elephant and camels, including huge sequences such as, a train robbery and a full fledged war on the battlefield with a combat between troops of warriors. Today, its rare to shoot with these large numbers but with our director Anil Sharma , who is an ace at shooting scale, it was a must to have larger than life sets, real locations with real animals, props etc.

The film was also shot across the United Kingdom, primarily in and around London utilizing chariots, horse carts and items peculiar to the late 19th century. We thought a film of this magnitude would take at least 200 to 220 days for completion but Veer was made in record 150 days.

When you watch a period film, for some strange reason it is believed that the film is going to be 3 hours plus, with flowery dialogues, very heavy with no humor in it but I assure you Veer is not like them. Every scene is relevant and the film has all the emotions, drama, light moments and visually one of the largest looking films we may have seen. We are trying to keep the film to about 2 hrs 35 minutes approx. There is so much of scale and bigness in the film that we didn’t want to compromise and lose out on anything.

Until the next time…

Love,
Salman

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ZARINE KHAN: IN VEER:


How has life changed after Veer?

Veer definitely is a blessing to me but it has still not sink in to me that I have become an actress. I have always been a Salman Khan fan and now acting in his film is nothing less than a dream come true. I remember when I gave my first autograph I did not know what to write. It feels great to know that people have started recognizing me. Now that I have become an actors relatives from all over would try connecting with me. My father did call me after it went public that I am doing ‘Veer’ to appreciate me but I would never go back to him, as he was never there for me when I needed a father in my life.

How was your experience when you faced camera for the first time?

My first shot was a song sequence Taali Maar… where Mithun Da had to spin me, I was not even aware that the cameras are on and I did it like how I would do casually during rehearsals. Later when people came and complimented me for the good shot, only then I realized.

How was your equation with Salman?

He is a very nice person and has no starry airs about himself. I was his die-hard fan and I am still is, at times on sets I would keep staring at him. Whenever I told him this that I am his ‘Big Fan’ he would smile. In fact everybody on the sets made me feel comfortable and helped me out in difficulty. My director Anil Sharma is behind my every emotions that I pulled off for the film. He would sit with me patiently until I get it right.

You are famously known as Katrina’s look-alike did this ever irk you?

She is an established star and I have just begun. Definitely I take it as a compliment to have compared to someone who is a star. I have met her and both of us do not think that we look-alike. Despite being a girl I could not take my eyes off from her, she is far prettier than me. Earlier when people told me this I thought they are simply flattering me by saying this as I have grown hearing that I resemble my mother.

Tell us about your role in the film?

I am playing a Yashodhara who is a princess. She is a simple lady who falls in love with Veer. It’s a journey of a princess who matures to take up Yuvraji.

Which was the toughest scene in film?
It was a scene when Yashodhara swears Yuvraji and in the process she has to bath in milk. Already it was winter and above that chilled milk was poured on me. During the shot I had to control the shiver. It took four hours to shoot the scene until then I was drenched in milk. In every break I use to drink coffee.

You had to put on weight for the film?

I had put on 8-10 Kgs for the film. I had some how managed to lose weight to get in shape by hardcore dieting and walking and when I came for the film I was asked to put on as ladies in old times were comparatively plump. It is not hard for me to gain weight, as I am a Pathan. I was 100 Kgs when I was in school. I lost several Kgs later when I had to go out and look for a job, as my healthy physique would give an impression that I would be lethargic at work.

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MITHUN IN VEER:

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LISA LAZARUS IN SALMAN KHAN'S VEER:

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Interesting to note that the box office for the opening day for VEER has not been as expected, will look on another few more days then before giving a verdict of thumbs up or down.

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I went to see Veer last night, it was entertaining. I like it.

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LISA LAZARUS IN SALMAN KHAN'S VEER:

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Lisa Baby Oh Baby. I love this woman. This made my day Bhai. Now I can go do my Grocery.

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I went to see Veer last night, it was entertaining. I like it.

Hi Zahra, cant remember saying Hi and Welcome to you, so I am doing that now; and thanks for your feedback on Veer. Makers of the film were expecting the first day to be a tremendous opening but it turned out to be not as expected.

This one brings back memory of Dharmendra "DharamVeer" which was quite entertaining at the time.

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Lisa Baby Oh Baby. I love this woman. This made my day Bhai. Now I can go do my Grocery.

Nehrubhai there are a few more pix of Lisa that we will showcase later, but not in bikini

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Veer Box office Opening
Posted by: Indicine Team | January 23rd, 2010

Salman Khan’s Veer has opened to a fantastic response at the box office and is currently on a record-breaking spree on single screens. Business is best in North, East and Central India and worst down South.

Single screen business is 90% on Day 1 while multiplexes have seen around 50-60% average through the day. Combined, Veer has managed to nett 7 crores on Day 1 all over India.

As the film is performing best at single screens, it would be unfair to compare Veer based on box office nett collections. Going by the distributors share, the Day 1 business of Veer is next only to Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots and Ghajini.

Saturday too, the business is excellent at single screens and it would be very interesting to see how the film performs on its first crucial weekday. Tuesday, being a holiday (Republic day) should also boost the Week 1 collections.

If the trending is close to as good as Wanted, Veer should easily attain HIT status.

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23 January 2010 | 10:46pm 52 Comments
Veer aims to take you on a magical journey to the days of pre-independent India. And to some extent it does.



Cast: Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Neena Gupta, Jackie Shroff, Zarine Khan, Sohail Khan

Director: Anil Sharma

The film takes us to Madhavgarh of Rajputana state in the 1920s.

Apparently the King of Madhavgarh (Jackie Shroff) ends up not sticking to his promise. This irritates Prithvi (Mithun Chakraborty) a leader of the Pindari tribe so much that he chops off the Raja's wrist. Thus begins the tale of two sworn enemies.

What follows is the inevitable when it comes to eternal loves stories. The children of the sworn enemies'- Princess Yashodhara (Zarine Khan) and Veer (Salman Khan), fall in love. The love story stretches all the way from a chance encounter in Madhavgarh, to a brief stint in a London university to back again in Madhavgarh. This romance is full of typical Salman-ish naughtiness. And also a lot of giggles and oh-I-wish scenes for girls.

However, truth unfolds; both lovers come to know that they picked for each other the oddest pair. How the two seemingly unmatchable lovers find their way against all odds to unite, paralleled by how Veer gets back at those who cheated the Pindaris is what you'll get to see in the film.

Salman has always been a man of the masses. This movie has been tailored to reach out to them. There are some super-cool dialogues such as the one where a British professor mocks Veer saying- I know your country. Full of dust, dirt and sweat. To which Veer replies to him in the same accented Hindi - If that were the case what are you guys doing in our country for 140 years… cleaning it up? I think I heard a few claps when Sallu miya mouthed that one!

Given the kind of royalty that's shown in the film, a little more could've been done for bringing out the grandeur of that era. Especially when it came to the costumes of Zarine and her girlfriends.

Some of the gaping loopholes include the fact that Daddu's vest which is supposed to be either metal or leather is clearly rubber. Also, the aftermath of a massacre on a battlefield doesn't exactly leave the corpses in equally spaced positions. And, Oh My! This one just shot through the roof - Salman gets shot by a bullet straight at the heart but still has the energy and life (I guess we can do nothing but credit his will-power and strength of his psyche) to get back at those firangs…

Veer isn't dry on comedy. It's full of a lot of expected and unexpected jokes. There's one other thing it isn't dry on- blood. Be prepared to see lots and lots of it squirting left right and centre of the screen. Were Pindaris barbaric? After watching the film you'll swear your life that they were!

The music is not bad. Classic Sajid-Wajid stuff. It bears the rustic quality that so suits the film. Surily akhiyon waale is one track that stays with you thanks to the deep hounding voice of the singer.

Editing is abrupt. Maybe they didn't want the film to be longer than the two hour fifty minute duration but the transition from one sequence to another could have been smoother.

Salman Khan is at his entertaining best. All his loyal fans and the I-don't-give-a-damn-about-Salman crowd will not be disappointed with his performance. His portrayal of the barbaric fighter, the love-struck college boy and the slick spy all is done in an affecting way. Zarine Khan for a debutant is fairly good. Sohail Khan as the brother who tags along, once again plays a role that's so typical of him!

Mithun Chakraborty does a cool job as the raw, booze-downing and wild fighter as well as loving father. It's nice to see Neena Gupta back on-screen. Her portrayal as a tribal woman is effortless. Aryan Vaid as a prince is okay. Jackie Shroff looks every bit the wicked Maharaja. He is one scary dude in the film.

The movie is almost three hours long. But you don't get bored. Not for a second does the pace of the story get painfully unbearable. If you can handle gore and love served on the same plate, this film will definitely not fail to impress you.

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As the British enslave India with their devious Divide and Rule policy, kings and nawabs fall to their guile and cunning, and entrust their precious kingdom to the foreigners.

Except for the brave Pindaris, who prefer death to dishonour and will fight to their last breath to save their land…their mother.

The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindaris is Veer. As Veer takes on the might of the British Empire, he also has to fight the conniving King of Madavgarh as well his own jealous tribesmen.

But then the stakes are high…

At stake is his love for princess Yashodhara, daughter of his sworn enemy…

At stake is his thirst to avenge his father’s dishonour…

At stake is his very existence itself….

Cannons roar, swords clash in fierce battle, the dead pile up… And when the dust settles down on the blood soaked land…one valiant warrior stands head and shoulders above them all – Veer!
Veer – an epic saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love…

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Salman Khan: Veer
Impetuous in action, emotional in love, a tiger in battle… Veer encompasses all that is brave, heroic and true. When asked to make the toughest decision of his life – what will he choose his true love or his call of duty?

Mithun Chakroborty: Prithvi Singh
The proud head of the Pindaris, he has vowed to avenge the deception that cost his tribe their land and their reputation, forcing them to be on the run forever.

Jackie Shroff: Raja of Madhavgarh
He cheated the Pindaris to please the British but lost his arm. Thirsting for revenge he has sworn to hunt the Pindaris down, little realizing that his daughter is in love with the bravest of them all.

Sohail Khan: Punya
Loyal to the core, he is Veer’s shadow and like Laxman he will follow his elder brother Veer to the ends of the earth if need be. He loves to flirt, but he loves to fight even more.

Zarine Khan: Princess Yashodhara
Head over heels in love with Veer, she must now make a solemn vow to destroy Madhavgarh’s deadliest enemy – who happens to be, none other than Veer!

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Veer´ Salman Khan Gets ´Pride of the Nation´ Award

New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Bollywood star Salman Khan was today conferred the ‘Pride of the Nation’ award for spreading the message of patriotism, secularism and national integration through films.

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Eros International and Vijay Galani’s VEER is by far the biggest epic Bollywood movie that audiences have witnessed on the silver screen - and has scored the second biggest opening in CI as per official reports.

Salman Khan ‘the hero of the masses’ is back in full form with a film meant ‘for the masses’.

With VEER-Bollywood’s most ambitious project yet the audiences were in for a never seen before visual treat!

According to sources VEER - Salman Khan’s brainchild opened to packed houses which seem to remain that way right till Tuesday evening.

Reveals a respected trade analyst ‘Small screens like Gaiety, Galaxy, Chandan and the likes are already opening to packed houses across main cities approximately between 70 to 100 % and since this week will have as good as an extended weekend-theatres seem to remain packed till Republic Day’

What’s bigger news is that VEER has broken records of Salman Khan’s previous hit WANTED.

Adds the trade analyst ‘VEER has scored the second biggest opening day turn over ever in Bollywood for Central India. The business is the second best first day ever in the history of Hindi cinema- An approximate 27.33 lakhs’

VEER has it all - great stars, opulent and majestic sets, adrenaline pumping action scenes and Salman’s presence lifts the screen to a whole different level.

Reveals a source ‘The fact that Salman has penned the script himself has given his fans all the more reason to queue up to watch the film. VEER is definitely going to break records both for epic films and commercial films alike- establishing Salman Bollywood’s hottest Khan yet!’

Adds the source ‘Despite mixed reviews theatres are opening to packed houses, just goes to prove that critical scores don’t make a film a hit - audiences do! And audiences are running to watch just 1 star - that is Salman Khan’

So here’s to a monumental hit and here’s to the magnum opus VEER

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Veer Has Good First Weekend

Monday 25th January 2010 12.00 IST

Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Veer has done good first weekend business of 19.50 crore nett thanks to bumper business in single screens. The film did 7 crore nett on Friday, Saturday saw a drop with 5.25 crore nett business and Sunday was good with 7.25 crore nett. Tuesday is Republic Day holiday so around 31-32 crore nett business can be expected over the first week.

Veer has got a big thumbs down from the critics and media but at the box office it has performed well till now. The film will emerge a hit in Rajasthan while circuits like Delhi/UP, Bihar, CP Berar and CI may also do hit business. Single screen business is huge in the Hindi belt.

N.B Interesting to note that this flix is doing very well at the small screens, but at multiplexes it is not doing so well, one of the reasons is that maybe because of the bad critical reviews it has gotten so far and maybe because the price per ticket at the multiplexes is almost double that of the small screens.

A few more days/weeks and we will get a fair idea if the film is a flop, an average, a hit or a super hit, so far all indication is that it is an average film.

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Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network

Veer recorded huge collections on Tuesday which was Republic Day holiday. The film grossed around 6.25 crore nett as per early estimates which takes it five day business to nearly 29 crore nett. The collections on Tuesday are the second highest ever for a Tuesday after Three Idiots but is must be noted that Veer did the business on a major holiday.

The film has benefited hugely from Republic Day holiday as the collections are double of what they would have been if it was a normal day.

The film is now heading for a 33 crore nett plus total and a distributor share of over 20 crore. Normally films post large drops after a big holiday so if Veer can stay around its Monday range on Wednesday and Thursday that will a good sign for its second weekend.

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Veer grosses Rs. 41 Crores in its opening weekend worldwide
By SAMPURN: January 27th, 2010

Eros International, the Indian media and Entertainment Company today announced that Salman Khan starrer- Veer in its opening weekend, has had gross collections of Rs. 41 crores worldwide at the box office. Veer did a first weekend business of Rs. 32 crores (Rs. 19.50 crores net) in India with Rs. 9 crores coming in from overseas. Salman’s last hit Wanted netted Rs. 17.25 crores for the same period.

An Anil Sharma film, Veer, starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff and debutant Zarine Khan released across cinemas worldwide on 22nd January 2010. The film released with 1,300 prints and digital cinemas all over India and 236 prints overseas.

A spectacular treat for Salman fans, Veer has emerged a high grosser in circuits like Rajasthan, Delhi/UP, Bihar, Gujarat etc. with the single screens doing good business over the weekend, which again demonstrates Salman Khan’s power to connect with the masses.

Veer is a saga of bravery and drama, treachery and love. Set in the nineteenth century, this is the story of a warrior clan, the Pindharis, who become sworn enemies with the King of Madhavgarh, Rajasthan after the latter betrays them, joining hands with the British for a full-blooded Pindhari slaughter. The bravest, the toughest, the strongest of the Pindharis is Veer who takes on the might of the British Empire, the conniving King of Madhavgarh as well as his own jealous tribesmen. Veer is a period drama with romance and action thrown in.

The movie is distributed globally by Eros International.

It is surprising how the critics had downplayed Veer on its opening, labelling it as a flop, now they are left with their wide mouth opening catching flies, if that is a right way to put it.

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