Veer-Zaara (2004)

Main Actors: Sharhukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji
Directed By: Yash Chopra
Produced By: Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra
Music By: Madan Mohan, Sanjeev Kohli
Genre: Romance, Drama,
Summary: Squadron Leader Veer Pratap Singh is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force, who risks his own life to save the lives of others. One day, on duty, he comes across a stranded Zaara... a girl from Pakistan. Zaara, a carefree, sprightly girl has come to India to fulfill her surrogate mother's dying wish. She meets with a bus accident leaving her stranded in a foreign land.
Veer saves her life... and his life is never the same again... Twenty-two years later, Saamiya Siddiqui, a Pakistani lawyer on her first case, finds herself face-to-face with an ageing Veer Pratap Singh. He has languished in a Pakistan jail cell for 22 years and has not spoken to anyone all these years - and no one knows why.
Her mission is to discover the truth about Veer and see to it that justice is served. And thus starts her journey to unveil the truth... the story of Veer and his life...
Why has Veer been silent for 22 years? Why is he in a jail in Pakistan? Where is Zaara? What happened to her?
God has written the destinies of Veer and Zaara, such that they can never be joined together. Saamiya has come to change that... to join Veer and Zaara together... forever...
Veer-Zaara is not an ordinary story - it is a Love Legend... Veer and Zaara's love legend. This is a saga of love, separation, courage and sacrifice. A love that is divine, a love that is whole-hearted, a love that is completely consuming, a love that grows with separation, deepens with sacrifice.
A love that is an inspiration... and will remain a legend forever.
Review: One of my favorite Bollywood films. The whole thing is amazing! It has one song scene of Zaara seeing Veer everywhere and there is some "necking" but other than that the movie is perfectly clean. Totally worth seeing!

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Kal Ho Naa Ho (2004)

English Title Translation: Tomorrow May Not Be
Main Actors: Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, and Saif Ali Khan
Directed By: Nikhil Advani
Produced By: Karan Johar, Yash Johar,
Music By: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Genre: Romance,
Summary: New York. April 2003. The late winter continues…

For Naina Catherine Kapur [Preity Zinta], life is cold, grey and dull – as it has been ever since a family tragedy shook her world.
Between the constant bickering in her half Punjabi, half Catholic household, her grand-mother's temper, looking after her little sister and brother and helping her mother Jennifer [Jaya Bachchan] deal with the family's financial troubles – Naina has no time for parties, fun or herself.
She is 23, going on 50. She is serious, she is boring.
Enter Aman Mathur [Shah Rukh Khan]. Like a whiff of fresh air, he moves into their tiny Indian neighbourhood to take it over, helping others solve their problems and face life's little challenges – Aman has all the answers.
Much to Naina's irritation, he insists on interfering in her life too…
Aman pushes Naina into doing things that she would never dream of doing. He nags her till she learns to smile. He conspires with friend Rohit [Saif Ali Khan], an eligible Manhattan bachelor, to help her find happiness.
KAL HO NAA HO is the story of Aman, Rohit and Naina's journey together. How they discover themselves, find the courage to love and come together to celebrate life.

Review: Kal Ho Naa Ho was the first Bollywood film I saw and is still a favorite. The acting is superb, the music is amazing, and the storyline is tear-jerking. This film has 2 risque dance scenes and some suggestive humor. A classic.

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars