YRF to re-release Veer-Zaara in theatres to mark its 20th anniv

Veer-Zaara, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, will re-release on Thursday, days ahead of its 20th anniversary. Production house Yash Raj Films will re-release the movie internationally in 600 screens, with first-time premieres in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar. It originally released in cinema halls around the world on November 12, 2004. Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra directed Veer-Zaara from a screenplay written by his son Aditya Chopra. Spanning two decades, the film is a cross-border love story between Veer Pratap Singh, an Indian Air Force officer, and Zaara Hayaat Khan, the daughter of a Pakistani politician. (PTI)