No words to describe this music. Absolutely great. Every singer has done a great job Lata ji, Sonu da, Udit da etc. Once again Yash uncle you and your whole crew have delivered a masterpiece for us to cherish... God bless you all and may you carry on making such beautiful cinema. You make my heart truly smile... Dil se... Love you... Veer Zaara's music is a once in lifetime music to be heard. It is just directly heart touching. My favorties are - 'Tere liye' and 'Aisa des hai mera' and others. This music is so amazing - i wonder how amazing would this movie be.
- Pranav Vishnoi
THANK YOU MR YASH CHOPRA, YOU ARE GREAT. BIG MUSIC. BIG FILM. AMAZING MELODIES... VEER-ZAARA MUSIC WILL REMAIN FOREVER...
- YOUSOUF (PARIS, FRANCE)
Songs are overwhelming and touching to the core. In short songs for a lifetime...
- Harsh Sancheti (Hyderabad, India)
The Music was so kool!!!! Oh my God. Yash Raj rocks!!!
- Jalim (Trinidad and Tobago)
VEER-ZAARA, A WONDERFUL MUSICAL SAGA FROM MR YASH CHOPRA. WHENEVER I HEAR 'TERE LIYE' I GO MAD... AND 'MAIN YAHAAN HOON' - THAT'S AMAZING. I LISTEN TO THIS MUSIC ALL THE TIME.
- ASIF SHAIKH (UK)
What is music? Being a Music student with a background of performing and composing, i fail to define it successfully. But when i listen to the legendary Madan Mohan's poignant and awe-inspiring compositions, I am able to catch a glimpse of the self-fulfilling and tremendous power of Music. Once again, India's nightingale is in a league of her own, and Udit, Roop, Gurdas and Sonu have achieved the best they can be. Mr. Chopra, thank you for encouraging me to challenge myself further as a vocal artist. Shah Rukh Khan is my role model, in a female version! And now Lataji is my inspiration. Congratulations. No other words for you all.
- Rekha (Harrow, UK)
AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!! The music is touching right to the heart. My favourite songs are Tere Liye, and Main Yahaan Hoon. I have been listening to the music as soon as the CD came out and I could not wait till the opening show weekend for the movie. I took family and friends and it was 12 of us who saw the movie together. I LOVED IT! I can't wait to see it again. Yash ji you have outdone yourself this time with Veer Zaara. Especially the opening of the movie, what beter time than for DIWALI and EID. I hope you make more movies like this in the future. Thanks for the wonderful experience of Veer Zaara.
- Anuradha G (Canada)
Veer-Zaara - oh it has such wonderful music. Really it has a royal touch. I really appreciate the efforts of the entire team who have worked for this music. Late "Madan Mohan" really was a musical genius!
- Ijas Rahman
Beautiful, Amazing and Wonderful!
- DNK
Veer Zaara's music is... magical, amazing, unforgettable! These words seem too small to describe it. They are modern songs with a classic touch. Even though he is not with us anymore, Mr. Madan Mohan Ji has outdone the industry again.
- Zara Ahmed (Melbourne, Australia)
Veer-Zaara is one of the most melodious music album that I have heard in a long time. Your choice to marry the music of late Madanji with lyrics by Javedsaab is an excellent one. I have liked it so much that I have bought an audio cassette for my car & an audio CD for my home.
You have also picked the right singers for the right song. Indeed very well done. Thanks for creating magic in music, for lovers of good music like me. Hope this precedent of great music continues in all your films to come.
God bless you & everyone at Yash Raj Films.
- Manish K. Jobanputra (Panjim, Goa, India)
Veer-Zaara's music is melodious and apt to the movie situations. Keep it up Yashji!
- Parag Maheshwari (Houston TX , USA)
i personally luv the music of veer-zaara. my favourite song is 'tere liye'. the movie was a masterpiece. well done yashji!
- Kavita Vallabh
Its not fair to select any one song as best song because VEER ZAARA is a music which can't be described, its a music which can only be felt by heart. Every track has its own history, language, emotion and story. veer zaara is a music which make u emotional with its 1st track (TERE LIYE) itself. It makes u feel confident and face the difficulties of life by listening the track (HUM TO BHAI JAISEY HAI). It makes u feel love for ur country by listening (AISA DES HAI MERA). It makes u to remember ur unforgettable love by its track (DO PAL RUKA). It takes u in the lovely memories of life by its track (JAANE KYON). It gives u energy and lots of fun and make ur body to dance automatically by its track (LODI). It helps u to express ur love by its track (MAIN YAHAN HOON YAAHAN). It takes u to the world of imagination, fantasy and love by its track with the touchable voice of yash ji and his amazing and impressive style of narrating the poem in (KYON HAWA AAJ YUN GA RAHI HAI). It can steal ur heart by its track (TUM PAAS ARAHE HO). It can express the language of new love birds by its track (YEH HUM AA GAYE HAIN KAHAAN). It makes u love the Urdu language by its attractive and emotional qawalli (AAYA TERE DAR PAR). So after all this I'm sure you will also agree tat it is not only difficult to select the best song of VEER ZAARA, but it is impossible.
- MAHMOOD AKHTER
I can't express how much i'm fond of Veer-Zaraa'z songz. They are amazing.. and i cant wait till i watch the movie in which i'm sure it'll be a very special and different experience as all Yash Chopra'z moviez.
I just have one enquiry, will the movie be released in the UAE, cuz i felt so bad that itz not yet released here. Kindly advise us since all of us, Yash'z Fanz, are waiting for this movie to be released.
- KAIFY MALAAAANAH (UAE)
Music was superb & i liked all songs of this movie especially TERE LIYE & i cried a lot during this song. Thankx for making this film & this song.
- Mansi Modi
THE MUSIC OF VEER ZAARA WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST EVER MADE. AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE THE SONGS WERE EVEN MORE TOUCHING. THE MUSIC WAS UNBELIVEABLE AND ALL THE SINGERS DID A GREAT JOB. THE BEST I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED
- OMAR (BROOKLYN, NY, USA)
I have found new love for songs after watching the movie. Lodi comes alive thanks to Amitabh and Hema Malini who looks so beautiful in the salwaar khameez and she matches every step of the choreography with the rest. Lata Mangeshkar's voice suits Hema 100%. The direction of the song as well as the choreography makes it stand out in the movie.
Like a well nurtured and matured wine, this album has to be sipped and savored in small spurts. Unlike beer, it does not give instant gratification. Hear the soft cadences of santoor, sitar and Lata soak your sensibilities in a musical equivalent of a softly diffused photograph. However, the sepia toned tunes are given a strong swish of contemporary brush.
With a great burden of expectations, I approached Veer Zaara with lot of doubt, apprehension and cautiousness. At the end of the first listening I tried to shake it off, but like a well trained pet, the music just stayed back with me. Ever since, I have been trying to dissect it but every time I fail, and get carried hopelessly away by the sheer sway of the tunes. Veer Zaara is a monumental dazzle of bright lights... this is the Diwali of Hindi film music!!!
The music is extracted from an unspent treasure trove of the genius Madan Mohan - probably a first in the history of films, wherein a dead composer's music has been so thoughtfully resurrected. But to say that these are purely Madan Mohan's compositions would be a fallacy. In KYON HAWA, the chorus at the beginning harks back to Shiv-Hari's prelude in Silsila's Yeh kahan aa gaye hum; the rhythms of MAI YAHAN HUN remind of DDLJ and Mohabbatein; a snitch of Sharara gets attached to HUM TO BHAI JAISE HAIN; and lo, was that a glint of Ladki kyun in the second guitar interlude of MAI YAHAN HUN?
That, however, does not mean the score is not original. Far from it- the songs are as fresh and fragrant as a freshly powdered baby! And equally tender too! But suffice to say, this is a Yash Chopra score - with a strong dash of Madan Mohan (just the way Kahin aag lage lag jaaye and I Love My India were Subhash Ghai songs, and nothing to do with their respective credited composers).
From the opening piano bars of TERE LIYE to the closing saxophone/trumpet strains of JAANE KYUN, the album is stacked with myriad emotions-a musical rainbow-with multifarious song genres- love, sad, patriotic, festive, qawwali, et al. The CD contains 11 fulsome tracks - no repeats, no remixes, no redundancies.
This stunning soundtrack is a gift of gratitude by Yash Chopra to his favorite muse, Lata Mangeshkar. Lata has sung all Chopra-directed (and some produced) film songs since Kabhi Kabhie. This perfectly symbiotic relationship has lasted a concrete thirty years in an industry full of nebulous negotiations.
Lata returns the gesture with full vocal support, completely belying her true age! As a critic points out "Her indescribable virtuosity carries us through a universe of romance, nostalgia, patriotism and festivity that is a feast for the ears. What a wonderful birthday gift for her fans!"
From this vast spectrum of sonority, my most favorite track is the Lata-Udit duet YEH HUM AA GAYE KAHAN (Javed Akhtar does a naughty twist of words from his own yeh kahaan aa gaye hum from Silsila). The simple tune is further heightened by a tickling sitar motif that comes in front of each antara. The tune of the antaras is a catchy breathtaking glide from high to low- a waterfall of emotions and melody falling into the fresh water lake of the mukhda. Lata sounds so young when she sings naughtily 'tumhe mil gaye pyaar ke sau bahane' that one is naturally expected to wonder that is she really 75? Her voice conjures up the image of a winking, dimpled Preity Zinta-that is her true genius!!! The musical arrangements, slight and unassuming, are first-rate.
Only Yash Chopra could have coerced her to sound sassy and saucy in the spicy HUM TO BHAI JAISE HAI WAISE RAHENGE - a rebellious number with a strong Arabian undercurrent. The hum in the beginning sets the mood to a vivacious winner. And don't get taken in by the delightfully simple façade; like all Madan Mohan compositions, a more complex sub-terrain simmers. Some critics point that perhaps Asha would have done a much better job at such a number? My rejoinder: this is a silly hypothetical question, which can only be countered with another more potent query- would Lata have done a far better job at Mera kuchch saamaan? Also, that the critics think of Asha for such a song (and not for the rest) just proves my point on the limited ability of the singer!
Another ditty bathed in moonlit melody is DO PAL. Sonu Nigam does a wonderful job, while Lata provides him ample support. The structure looks back at Ek duuje ke vaaste from Dil To Paagal Hai. The sitar and santoor conjoin together in a heave of an enthralling fountain, only to part ways, like the ill-fated lovers. RS Mani's musical arrangements, like the flow of a rustic beauty's dupatta in sylvan surroundings, with just a hint of sorrow in her deep expressive eyes, is visually abundant.
TERE LIYE HUM HAI JEEYE is definitely the most perfect tune; hence, also the opening number and the theme song. Once again, Madan Mohan's favorite instrument sitar finds a pride of place. The laid back languish pace is steeped in nostalgia; the structure of the antara conjoins the mukhda at the end in a seamless amalgamation. Madan Mohan's strength lay in creating the antara with lot of care, without the effort showing; I would take this song as its prime example, though the rest follow the same pattern. This is undiluted Madan Mohan- impeccable in architecture of tune. Writing verse to already composed tunes is not an easy task; yet, Javed Akhtar pens some sober heart felt lyrics, especially in this one.
The contemporary sounds have irritated most purists; I found the combination quaint- except in JAANE KYUN, where the jazz like saxophone does not merge well with the overall tune. In fact the opening guitar riffs sound stolen from some English song. Yet, this is a song where Madan Mohan's basic tune tears out of its arrangements, searing the heart with a passion of warmth. Do I have to add that Lata sounds blissful? My only grouse that Chopra refrained from keeping a typical Madan Mohan-Lata combine song is partially fulfilled with this number.
My last pick from the melody basket is Lata-Jagjit Singh's TUM PAAS AA RAHE HO; together, the singers recreate the magic of Sajda and Nargis (the last is a ill-fated film that never got released but had some sumptous numbers like Dono ke dil hai majboor pyaar se, Arre too pawan basanti, Mai kaise kahoon janeman, Kaahe ab ki ae bahar).
From the three choral songs, LO AAGAYI LODI VE is a topper; with a tune more infectious than flu, the short staccato antara is filled with a remarkable joi-de-vivre; also, in parts it resembles Raamlaxman's Didi tera devar deewana. Gurdas Maan's rough rustic voice is a neat foil to Lata's honeyed one, this time in a cute and perky mould. Udit Narayan comes in for a wrap up line at the end of each antara (as in Mohabbatein's Soni soni ankhiyon waali). Yash Chopra transcends trends by creating probably the first song based on this little known North Indian festival.
The other, AISA DES HAI MERA, is a brilliant patriotic number where Javed Akhtar takes the front seat with some first class imagery of the bucolic life. Largely dominated by Udit Narayan's expressive and restrained singing, the song has snatches of popular Punjabi folk songs. Pritha Majumdar (who sang most of the songs in Mohabbatein, alongwith a hoarde of others) gets to do a couple of lines. She is the only other female playback singer in the album.
The third, a situational qawwali, is the only let down; it is not of the class as in Henna's Der Na Ho Jaaye or Parampara's Mujhe Ishq Ho Gaya! Or perhaps, qawwalis do not motivate me enough.
Although Lata is the sole female playback singer (barring a small two line by Pritha), there is an array of male vocals ranging from the expressive Jagjit Singh to the throaty Gurdaas Maan. In this, a special note for Udit Narayan's immense control of voice and music is definitely warranted. In both his duets with Lata, he holds fort with an amazing grace, only to shine out on his own in his sole solo track, MAI YAHAN HOON, a song that has all ingredients of being a super hit. Sonu Nigam's shining glory is KYUN HAWA; unfortunately for him, Lata's alaaps and hums, overshadow. (Remember how she took the entire song with her by just a couple of alaaps and a word 'aaye haaye' at the end in Bholi si surat aankhon mein masti). As a song, the overtly western semi-rock-and-roll kind of rhythm did not really appeal me.
This year, if Tumsa Nahi Dekha steered Hindi film music to its original course, Veer Zaara lands it up at its rightful destination. The difference is that where TND is good, VZ is great. Actually, it is blasphemy to even think of Veer Zaara with anything that our contemporary musicians create. Let us not even waste time in futile comparisons; like Taj Mahal, Veer Zaara is exclusive; you cannot compare a Taj to a Petronas ever!!
Yash Chopra has maintained an unique clique of exclusivity in the past three decades by signing on non-commercial music directors- Shiv-Hari, Uttam Singh, Khayyam. Largely, this has ensured that the style he has so lovingly cultivated has remained confined to his films only. This time around, he has simple wiped out any means of self-plagiarism.
To sum up, I will quote a review that I read on the net: "The sumptuous score accommodates 11 tracks and as many moods, all culled together to pre-empt all out tomorrows in a clasp of beauty and harmony which is as precious for its fragility as it is for its strength... an album of tremendous melodic value"
The advertisements state 'hear it to believe it'. For once, I agree. A small fear also creeps up; will today's generation fed on a staple diet of techno-induced metal sounds and heave-hop of remixes appreciate this evocative, intimate album? This is revival of melody- enjoy it for you will not hear such a monumental score in a long time to come!
For the skeptics, please do listen to it again - a challenge given to a fellow blogger stands for all: I guarantee, if listened to with your heart, Veer Zaara will stay in your soul forever. Like Silsila and Kabhi Kabhie, Yash Chopra gives one more eternal album!
- DEEPAK JESWAL (KATHMANDU, NEPAL)
It's the best form of music that I have ever heard and I wanna hear it again and again. I'm not able to resist it even in my classroom.
- Mahaveer Singh (Hyderabad, INDIA)
A fitting tribute to Madan Mohan. Javed Akhtar has weaved his words superbly into the melodies composed years ago in the early seventies. Lata Mangeshkar has tried her best and Udit Narayan and Roop Kumar Rathod have shown their true calibre. Ahmed Hussain and Muhammad Hussain, supported by Muhammad Vakil in the tastefully done qawwali and Gurdaas Mann in the Lodi also do proud to the melodies of Sanjeev Kohli's late father. Some of the tunes created for Gulzaar's Mausam blend beautifully in the sound track with the literary gems of Javed Akhtar. A superb effort and a novel idea of Yash Chopra. More of the unheard tunes of the greats of Indian film music needs to be revived in this manner.
- Nazir Patel (Canada)
Excellent music, great for the ears and feet! I enjoy listening to the song and translating them for Israeli friends. A masterpiece.
- Maya Mizrahi (Israel)
The music of Veer Zaara has spread around the world in a very short period of time. It has relaxing music and has a mixture of words in the music. Its music is related to the story of the movie and sounds great!
- Masood Khan
SIMPLY SUPERB AND MINDBLOWING. i do not think that I have ever heard such melodious music before. i just want to listen to it over and over again the whole day. although it is difficult to select the best song from the whole album but there are a few which are so melodious and sentimental that you would want to listen to them over and over again. tere liye, main yahan hoon, do pal, aisa des... all are just superb. this is one perfect romantic album. this is a memorable one and a must have for all music lovers irrespective of their age group.
- Shwetabh Mathur (Lucknow, India)
I had tears in my eyes when I heard before the release of "Veer-Zaara" that the music is composed by my most favourite "Madan Mohanji". Heartiest Thanks Yashji "Aap ne to Madanji ko tees saal bad phir se zinda kar diya..."
The music of "Veer-Zaara" is the kind never heard before and will be never heard again.
- Yogesh Solanki (Gujarat, India)
The Music of Veer-Zaara really touches the heart. Yashji has really created magic. Besides the story, the heart and soul of the movie is it's music, songs, and beautiful style of Yashji showing garden of yellow flowers and of course the great culture of Punjab.
A request to Yashji. Please don't wait for another 7 years to make another movie; we are all desperately waiting for more.
- Sunil Sharma (Toronto, Canada)
I can say only one thing. The moment one knows that Yash ji's film is coming, every one is eagerly waiting for the Music. Same was with Veer-Zaara.
The songs are excellent, particularly Main Yahaan Hoon, Aisa des hai mera & Yeh hum aa gaye hain kahan. The moment one hears these songs, a person is taken somewhere else, this is the power these songs have.
Udit Narayan has sung simply beautiful. He's sung Main Yahaan Hoon song with such ease. I feel you extract some thing special from your singers. I request you to make your next film as early as possible. Thanks for entertaining us.
- Madhav S Jakati (India)
Yash Ji makes the best movies. All of them are so good and i don't know what to say. The songs of Veer-Zaara were excellent i loved them all. And the story of the film was excellent too.
- Milly
The music of Veer-Zaara was fantastic... dil ko choo jaye aisa...
- Pradeep Rai
I just loved it... The reason behind it is many firstly its a Yash ji movie, then comes Lata ji (after a long time) and to i wonder the creativity of both yash ji and his son aditya ji how they have re-created the magic of the late Madan ji... Its true that the music like this comes once in a lifetime....
I want to thank Yash ji specially because he is the person who can give our industry such music, story and direction in these times where many people believe that only by showing hot stories and songs, without any emotion, films can be successful.
I believe in his work very much, if any person who truly loves pure music hears "the making of the music" CD, they will understand the hard work the whole production house has done on this album... The music, lyrics, singers, everything all were so perfect.... it cant be expressed in words...
I know there is no need to say good for good music, but it is very much needed to say good work done by the person who has re-created the music (Sanjeev Kohli ji), for joining again of Lataji and late Madan ji... many people didn't know much about Madan ji but now they all want to know about him and his past work... and all the credit goes to Yash ji and his production house and also the people working for it...
At last i just want to say - "LOVELY MUSIC & SONGS... HEAR IT TO BELIEVE IT...
- Shyam, Bangalore
Dear Yashji,
Thank You for sticking with the voice of the nightingale for Veer Zaara. And she has not let you down nor her millions of fans around the world. Of course there are a few who still bitch and say that why should Lataji sing. But after listening to the songs of Veer Zaara, anyone who bitches would be nothing but a fool. No other singer could have done justice to the rendition of all the songs as Lataji has and she deserves our collective thanks.
And I sincerely hope that you stick by her for the songs of your next directorial venture too. And I hope that you direct one soon. I wish you and Lataji long lives. But we all have to depart sooner or later. And we all are not getting any younger. So please do not wait for another 7 years.
- Nazir Patel (Mississauga, Canada)
Congrats to Shri Yashji for the great movie with a great music which he has given to the Indian public.
Indeed he's a genius and we are lucky to have him around in this age. Lucky are the guys associated with him.
- A. V. Garg
The music is too good... you not just listen... but you have to "feel" this type of music...
- Amitraizada (Kota, India)
The music of this film is so touching, emotional and unbelivable. The movie also was so touching and emotional and all the scenes, acting, story were very good. At a lot of places, there were tears in my eyes.
Keep up the tradition Yash Raj Films, you are amazing. You are keeping up the culture.
- Andy Nasser Ali
Dear Yashji,
It is a sheer pleasure to get another heart-beating music and a superb story of VEER-ZAARA. But one thing which I noticed is that my most favorite song of the movie "Yeh hum aa gaye hain kahaan" was not in the Movie. Why? Why this injustice to the people who love this music the most and is in their hearts.
The music of Veer-Zaara will surely get tears in eyes of everyone who live with their heart... in this world of today. Even my 4 year old son sings all the songs of this movie easily. This is the credit of your music.
- Nihal Tagdiwala (Ahmedabad, India)
I AM YOUR AND SHAHRUKH'S, PREITY'S and RANI'S BIGGEST FAN. AND VEER-ZAARA'S MUSIC IS SUPERHIT, NO DOUBTS.
- BHANU-PRIYA [Ahmednagar, India]
Dear Yashji... great job and I appreciate your music. Great music... great movie. Melodious songs and fantastic direction.
- Zulfiqarali (San Francisco)
Lata Mangeshkar should be given an award for her rendition of either "Tere Liye" or "Do Pal" in Veer Zaara. And Madan Mohan for his music in Veer Zaara. No one came close to match Lata and Madan Mohan in 2004. If they are left out it is a great injustice in the history of Indian Cinema as well as those in charge of awards. I request all the fans of Yashrajfilms and Veer Zaara to email any award nominating groups to include Lata Mangeshkar and Madan Mohan for consideration for the Best Female Playback Singer and the Best Music director awards.
Lataji opted out of the filmfare awards several years ago. However fans can send an email to Filmfare to consider her for a special 75th award. As you know in 2004 she completed 75 years and in the same year she gave her fans truly touching renditions in Veer Zaara. And all those touching melodies were made possible by the lingering and lasting music of Madan Mohan. Screen Awards did tremendous injustice to the late Madan Mohan by removing his name just a week before the final nominations. I ask of all the fans to make sure that no further injustice happens in any other award nominations. So express your disappointment by writing to Screen and also press other awards by your email.
- Nazir Patel (Mississauga, Canada)
The music of Veer-Zaara simply touched the rhythm of my heart.
- Imran Mondal (Kolkata, India)
From Shardha's to Anuradha's all have come and gone!! Bitched about her, accused her, but the timeless voice and the indispensable voice of Indian Music Film Industry remains as Number One. Thank You Lataji for re-creating a melodious era, Thank Yash Saab for giving us Veer Zaara, Thank You Madanji may your soul rest in Peace.
- Hemant Jain (Chennai, India)
I thought Veer Zaara was a brilliant movie. I thoroughly enjoy every movie that is a Yash Raj film. The music is amazing and blew me away. I love Lata Mangeshkar's voice even more. I particularly loved "Jaane Kyon", I listened to it for the first time and repeated it six times! I would like to say that the music that the entire music team has created has touched my heart. Thank you for making such beautiful songs and films to make every day of our lives filled with happiness.
- Chandrika (Canada)
I cannot describe the degree of joy and satisfaction I feel whenever I listen the music and songs from this film. Thanks for bringing back LIFE to the filmy music. First time I heard the songs from the Veer-Zaara music CD I bought, tears of joy gushed and I plunged back to 1960s. Thank you for the joy.
- Satish
This soundtrack is probably the best I have ever heard in my life, with each next song as good as the previous one. It also has my all time favorite songs "Main yahan hoon" and "Do Pal". I heard CD-2 today. After hearing the story behind each song I am appreciating the songs even more. Each song feels so emotional, and I must say that the genius behind this extraordinary work could only be of a true maestro. It truly is an appropriate tribute to the legend Madan Mohan was.
- Ashish Chauhan (Philadelphia, USA)
The Film is good. But the Music is 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 good!!!!!
- Subrata Saha (Kolkata, India)
The music of Veer Zaara represents the true intensity of the people this world has lost, people who gave their very thing for an ounce of true, soulful music. Please Mr Chopra, we want to hear the real Madan Mohan compositions on which the music was recreated. Heartily thanks for such a nice movie. Hope this movie makes politicians aware of the intense love and warmth between the people of two politically estranged nations. 22yrs in the movie and 57yrs on ground. Though several generations have passed, this one, like everyone too, yearns for peace. We hope to see more of such warm and hatred-smashing movies in the future.
- Ranjan (Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
Veer-Zaara, I bought the cassette, I listened to it & I kept on listening... Really Great Music!!!
- Shashi Dixit (Delhi, India)
Dear Yashji,
Once again many many congratulations for the grand success of VEER-ZAARA. I just bought the instrumental CD of Veer-Zaara and it is amazing. The effect that piano has is something incredible. After hearing the music it seems that the music rules your senses completely. I got completely engrossed when I heard the instrumental CD. It came like a surprise when you released the instrumental CD.
GOD bless you and your family.
- Manav M. Choksi (New Jersey, USA)
Dear Yashji,
Forwarding below, just for your reference, a letter I recently sent to the organisers of the Bollyawards function in Atlantic City, to be held soon.
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In September 2004, Lata Mangeshkar completed 75 years. The nightingale of India and Bharat Ratna sang quite a few compositions of the Late Madan Mohan for Veer Zaara.
No other singer could have done justice to the songs of Veer Zaara as her especially in Tere Liye, Do Pal and Yeh Hum Aaa Gaye Hain Kahaan. The Veer Zaara songs were on top of the charts for a long time. Then Lataji delivered Kitne Ajeeb Rishtey Hain for Page 3 and now her song Kaise Piya Se is also high on the charts for Bewafa. In an interview of Lataji I read of her dissapointment that the Late Madan Mohan failed to win the Filmfare Award (although she said the just concluded award function). Millions of her fans (inspite of those critics as she has a few) around the world have enjoyed and liked her songs in Veer Zaara. One just has to witness from all the messages posted under Music Feedback for Veer Zaara on the Yashrajfilms website. So many in Bollywood have come and gone but the larger than life voice of Lataji whenever she sings is a treat to millions. Correctly Salim Khan, father of Salman Khan once said in a Filmfare interview that in Bollywood so many have seen their career graph move up and down but not Lataji's.
I also feel that Bollyawards should come up with a special 75th Award for Lataji even if she is unable to attend the function to accept it as well as an award for the Late Madan Mohan whose compositions in Veer Zaara are simply outstanding. The Late Madan Mohan truly deserves to be remembered with a special award. Perhaps Lataji may come to accept the award for the Late Madan Mohan whom she respects so much. So please consider these two awards.
That is my suggestion and I am sure that millions will agree.
- Nazir Patel (Canada)
The lady whom I most admire, Lataji you are the best. You are in your element in Veer-Zaara. Your fans around the world hope that other music directors would use your voice for rendition of melodious tunes such as in Veer-Zaara.
- Nazir Patel
The music of Veer Zaara is awesome! Thanks Yashji for giving us this music!
- Trishna Agrawal (Manhattan, New York)
Dear Mr Yash Chopra,
The music that has been given to the masterpiece VEER-ZAARA was amazing. I can never stop listening to the music, I love it so much. The music suits the movies mood totally. Keep making amazing and mind-blowing movies with sensational music to go along with it.
From a huge fan of your work...
- Taran Parmar
Our family is so in love with Veer Zaara. The music is to die for! It could not get any better. Each song tells a story that matches the film. This is such a classy film. I can't believe it only received 4 Filmfare awards. It does not get any better than Veer Zaara. My husband is American and usually never sits through a movie, but he and my 4 small children watched it. He went WOW when it was over. He asked why would a film like this not be sent to the Oscars for a foreign film. It has both love and politics, but the politics of the two countries were handled beautifully. Believe me that's high praise coming from him! My three daughters made me buy them Indian clothes and now they dress up and pretend they're part of Veer Zaara. They are only 10, 8 and 5 but they love the movie and they can watch the songs over and over.
I sent an e-mail to Filmfare -- they should change their name to Film-unfair!!!!! This movie should have walked away with every award, it was that good. And Lata was not even nominated for her beautiful voice, was she? I loved this movie so much that I got a DVD copy for every member of my family and I have family members who are VERY CRITICAL of Indian movies and they had nothing to criticize about VEER-ZAARA. Believe me, this was the FILM of our lifetime. Mr. YASH CHOPRA you and everyone who had a part in this movie have our vote. This is your finest moment and you should be proud!!!
