Veer-Zaara

فير زارا

Veer-Zaara.

Depth

At a glance

Identifiers
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Review
Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it

Islam and HinduismFamily, marriage and kinshipPeace-making and coexistence

Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2004 CE · 1425 AH†
Countries
IN
Languages
hi (original) · ur (original)
Approach
drama of Muslim life
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film by Yash Chopra about an Indian pilot who falls in love with the Pakistani Zara; an epic of love across borders and prisons. 1 2

People and things also explored

Where Do We Go Now?· Taj Mahal· Abawan (the two parents)· Justice among co-wives· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Nasab (the kin by descent, and who counts as kin in bequests and endowments)· Akdariyya (a named inheritance case)

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Veer-Zaara”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/vir-zara-2004/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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