Veer (2010) User Reviews (42)

Salman lives his dream majestically but the film impresses only partially.

[bobbysing · 6/10 · 22 January 2010]

There were mixed reactions about "Veer" before its release, since it was a period drama dealing with the same old Rajput Kings, Britishers and their revolts. The subject had its own limitations, holding a restricted appeal for the viewers. But there was Salman Khan, on Veer's side, with a gigantic fan following, who were all eager to see their favourite star in a new avatar of a revolutionary fighter.

So, the stage was all set for Salman to once again win over the box office with his majestic project which also had few melodious songs to its credit. But after watching more than 160 minutes of this fictional period epic, sadly Salman Khan himself, Mithun Da and the few well composed songs, remain the only worth mentioning features of this costly affair called "Veer".

In few words, the movie which successfully manages to impress the viewers with its powerful content in the first half, fails miserably post intermission and becomes a great let down after its initial one hour. Revolving around a revolutionary tribe named "Pandari's" which existed in the period of 19th century, it talks about the same old father-son vengeance story, which also involves the angle of The Ruling Britishers and their relationships with the Rajput Kings.

Truly speaking, "Veer" starts off quite well, with an explosive & impactful opening sequence which right away forces every person in the theater to take it seriously. Justifying all the historical events happening on the screen with a voice over, the movie makes a successful start and the powerful scenes of Mithun Da & Salman Khan together raise the bar further. "Taali" the first song of the movie, also makes an impression. The song even reminded me of one similar dance sequence in the famous cult movie "Fiddler on the Roof".

In fact, the first half of "Veer" has some excellent scenes, both acted and directed brilliantly. Like the one against animal sacrifice in the name of Religion, the shot with the graphical representation of London in the 19th century, the University scene where Salman answers back to his racist professor and the punishment scene right after. But the real problem starts just before the intermission where Salman performs a lethal bloodshed killing several British soldiers along with the two Rajput brothers of the leading lady.

Actually all the liberties taken by the script writers, which have no logical explanations, start right after the intermission when suddenly you see both Salman & Sohail returning to India (just like that), after mercilessly killing so many people right in the University Grounds in front of all the students. From here on the film takes a negative 'U-turn' and with every new scene progressing on the screen, you start forgetting the excellent scenes witnessed in the first half. After the interval, the narration slows down majorly, as the love story takes the front seat. Moreover, the final moments of the movie are also not capable of awakening the patriotic emotions in the viewers as usually seen in the movies made around the subject of India and its Freedom.

Visually, "Veer" is grand, royal and well worked upon. Cinematography, Visual Effects and Art Direction have a stunning impact and play as another character in the story on the screen. Musically it's undoubtedly among the top 3 musical scores of the duo Sajid-Wajid and they have delivered some real soulful numbers such as "Sureeli Akhiyon Waley" & "Salaam Aaya". Gulzar once again comes up with some logically unexplainable but great deep meaningful words. Only the person who had written "Humne Dekhi Hai Un Ankhon Ki Mehakati Khushboo", could have written "Sureeli Akhiyon Waley". As expected, "Veer" completely belongs to Salman Khan and his dominant screen presence. He realistically lives the character of Veer and delivers a fine performance, but the period feel of the movie may disappoint lot of his young fans who love to see him dressed in cool denims and open shirts. After Salman its Mithun Da to watch out for, with his piercing eyes and strong dialogue delivery. Zarine Khan, no doubts resembles Katrina, but she still looks pretty, though a little overweight. She may be taken in for a specific purpose but manages to give an OK performance in the movie. Jackie Shroff has slightly done it over the top. Sohail Khan does the usual act similar to his previous flicks. Both Puru Raaj Kumar & Aryan Vaid don't get enough scope to make an impact but Neena Gupta shines in her few scenes. Interestingly there are no familiar faces in the actors playing the British Officers and they all do the usual stuff without making any great efforts. "Veer" also has its resemblances with "Taras Bulba" (1962) and "Kranti" (1981). Apart from a similar climax, it even has a half arm person in the form of Jackie Shroff just as there was Prem Chopra in "Kranti".

Anil Sharma, tries to revive the magic of "Gadar" with many similar kind of heroic sequences using the current He-man Salman, following the legacy of Dharmendra & Sunny Deol. But in absence of a logical script and a tight edit, he fails to connect with the audiences after few initial engrossing moments and thus could only deliver a half hearted project.

In the end, I would sincerely like to add, that "Veer" could have been a much better movie with a more realistically directed and written second half. It is clearly the fault of the script writer and the director that the movie which reasonably impresses you in the first half, works so negatively post intermission. As Salman has reportedly written the main story of the movie, I doubt whether this was exactly the tale he wanted to bring on the wide screen. Anyway, if you are a Salman Khan fan, then you are surely going to like it, especially before intermission. Otherwise the magnum epic satisfies the viewer only partially.

It'll work. Probably a hit.

[jaskunwar993 · 6/10 · 22 January 2010]

Where to start? I was going to watch a Salman Khan starrer, so naturally all my expectations were low. VERY low.

I've learned not to expect anything great from him. And, not to forget, I was going to watch a photocopy of my favourite actress, Katrina Kaif (favourite, mind you, for all reasons other than her acting!), which is really frustrating. This is the second time Salman is doing something like getting a carbon copy.

So, anyways, in one word, this movie is average. Very average. For more than one reason. It's a good entertainer, but all the super-bollywoody factors make me hate it, like flying (means a LOOOOOOONG jump), like breaking a sword with a bloody fist, etc, etc. Thank god for what happens in the end, though.

The direction is OK, doesn't feel stretched, but isn't that smooth either. The editing is flawed, but I'd give the cinematography a solid 8/10. Scenes are beautifully captured, no doubt. The 300-type CGI makes one want to puke, at times. The soundtrack... except the one song that I know people will like, it sucks.

And for the performances... Salman Khan's acting was... let's say... what it was supposed to be. Satisfying, nothing great. For others, it was fine. The newcomer Katrina Kaif-ish girl, though didn't have too many dialogues, was pretty OK.

And for the movie... I just LIKED one thing, which is the small twist in the end. As for the rest, it was OK. It is, after all, a love story, and nothing more. And when it comes to love, India has invented so many stories and I've seen so many that honestly, I'm bored. I mean, come on, what are they gonna do next, make films on capturing a terrorist, or a common cold? 6/10. Don't really go on my rating, I'm too critical. But go for it - it's a one-time-watch, and a sure-to-be-hit.

A Nutshell Review: Veer

[DICK STEEL · 6/10 · 23 January 2010]

One of the curious things about watching a Hindi film here, is how you get to see the censor certificate before the show begins, with signatories of approval as well as something which I like to spot – the physical length of the film measured in feet, over X number of projected reels. For Veer, this marks the first time I see the censors being quite upfront about the amount of snips down to the movie, which amounted to some 10 ft worth of film. At least you'd come to expect that the film was cut, and here it's for the gratuitous violence which unfortunately had the more gory bits left on the cutting room floor.

Salman Khan follows up on the disappointment of last year's London Dreams with this effort directed by Anil Sharma, responsible for what's arguably India's largest film Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Unfortunately for what Veer had promised to be one heck of an epic set in a time of tumultuous India with factions battling it out for land, and the invasion of the British by virtue of alliances with Indian kings craving that upper hand in military logistics, not knowing that they're being nothing but slowly colonized by their British masters.

As the story goes, Salman Khan plays Veer, a Pindari general's child whose clansman were massacred through a betrayal by Madhavgarh King Gyanendra (Jackie Shroff). Fearsome in battle and men of their word, the warrior clan Pindaris are not taking this lying down, and have scattered with a vow to one day exact their vengeance against King Gyanendra. The first child born during their exile, Veer gets taught the ways of the warrior kind, before being sent to London with his brother Punya (Sohail Khan) in order to learn the ways of the Britishers (yeah) and especially their cunning minds, one small step toward their goal of overthrowing the Madhavgarh king through the exploiting of his backer's weaknesses and to circumvent their strategy of divide and conquer over India.

Alas Veer has to fall in love in typical Bollywood fashion, and what more in true Romeo and Juliet style. In fact, most of the film adopts this epic love story, which becomes centerstage for Veer's romance, and plot against his father's and people's common enemy. Like the fabled line from Shakespeare's tragedy "too early seen unknown, and known too late", he and Princess Yashod (Zarine Khan, a fleshier dead ringer for Katrina Kaif) realize the enormous obstacles lying in front of them, and have to choose whether to fulfill personal desires, that of their father's (in crushing the other side), while shouldering the weight of their people's welfare as well whether to fight another bloody war, or to kowtow to the British who are pompously throwing their weight around.

While I didn't appreciate much of the token battle and action sequence in the first half, and even Veer's attack of a train for treasure and the love at first sight encounter with Yashod, the narrative was kept tight in the setting of the premise until you realize it's a love story after all, with Veer being a rather smart Romeo in trying to kill multiple birds with a single stone. The scenes in London where both Veer and Punya enrol in a college, and reconnect with Yashod again, was something out of a high school romance with plenty of song and dance to go around so much that it actually gets boring no thanks to the repetitive romantic theme played until ad nausem , until two tragic turn of events set the stage for a cliffhanger just before the interval. It is in this section that Sohail Khan shines as Punya, used mostly for comic relief and then fading away as an underdeveloped character despite some glimpses of a fearsome warrior in the making.

The second half after the interval somehow imploded through its lost sense of direction, and the muddled development of plotting for revenge, fulfillment of promises, and the battling for the hand of Yashod all seemed too scattered. For all the sweeping motion of battle horses and foot soldiers clashing in battle, there was a distinct lack of big battle sequences which are obligatory for a sword and sandals film, and in its place you got a hokey joust with a muscular Caucasian, as well as an emotionally empty father versus son tirade. You cannot deny that Salman Khan tried hard, but it came across as trying too hard yet again, made worst by his display of only two emotions in the entire film – lovelorn and rage, which for some inexplicable reason the latter facial display comes with complete with some cheesy lion-roar effect to accentuate his angry mood.

India has its fair share of contemporary epics set in its period days, and two excellent films which I have watched come to mind in Lagaan and Jodhaa Akbar (incidentally both directed by Ashutosh Gowariker). Unfortunately Veer doesn't even come close to matching the standards set by those two in terms of story, action and songs even. You can see glimpses of what Veer had tried to do, but it lacked focus and was poor in delivery, and the final, cheesy and needless scene just drove the final nail into the film's coffin. I'm also sad to say that of the 3 Khans of Bollywood, Salman has yet to impress me with this choice of projects to star in.

Set in the late 19th century the film is the story of a Rajputana warrior clan.

[sumanbarthakursmailbox · 1/10 · 4 February 2010]

Veer suffers from formulaic overkill. There is just so much contrived jabber-jabber you can take about defending your honour, about duty versus love, and about drinking the blood of the British. The film's director, Anil Sharma, may have touched a chord with a similarly jingoistic approach in his Sunny Deol-starrer Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, but in Veer the chest-thumping melodrama appears mechanical and excessive. The film, then is watchable for Salman Khan's arresting screen presence, his charming romantic overtures, and a degree of involvement from him that you haven't seen before. Unfortunately, what lets Veer down in the end is the fact that it overstays its welcome. At almost two hours and forty minutes, it's way more than you can handle on an evening out. It doesn't help that key parts are filled by weak actors like Sohail Khan, Puru Raaj Kumar and Aryan Vaid who rob the film of any shred of credibility it might have otherwise earned.Watch it if you're a die-hard Salman fan. It's an epic-sized period film with tacky special effects. Unacceptable in these times. From Cameron's Pandora to Anil Sharma's Pindhari, we've come a long way. The film's action is visceral with several blood-splattered slaughter scenes, but often runs the risk of coming off as ridiculous. A Gladiator-style duel ends with Salman literally twisting a man's head 360 degrees around, and there's another one in which he yanks out a rival's insides with his bare hands.The film also suffers on account of too many songs that don't take the narrative forward, including one in which Neena Gupta jiggles and wiggles and heaves her bosom suggestively at the entire Pindhari clan including her grown-up sons who dance along merrily.Much of the film's first half holds up because there's conviction even in the stupidity. You may find it hard to believe that one man can single-handedly fight an armed gang, but Salman and his director dive into the most preposterous scenes unblinkingly.

A Missed Opportunity

[masrur · 2/10 · 22 January 2010]

Veer's production budget was rumored to be around Rs 50 crore. Obviously that raised my expectations to a new height. Had my fingers crossed and hoped that Salman Khan might have finally delivered something laudable. But within 10 minutes into the movie, I knew that I was going to be greatly disappointed, once again.

The story was simply absurd. Any story on the struggle for independence against British Raj should not be narrated with so much surrealism. The viewers must be somehow influenced to be sympathetic and respectful to the characters who fought long and hard to win our freedom. Instead, the movie felt like a stupid joke at times and many people inside the theater started laughing. In the process of writing a period movie, the writer seemed to have been lost in time a few times. Certain parts of the story (in London) felt too modern to be early twentieth century. If Mangal Pandey ought to be criticized for lacking sense of proportion then I am not even sure what to say about Veer.

Salman Khan should consider some training in serious acting. His expressionless face became a burden to watch at times. He should realize that it is time for him to come on the screen as the character, not as Salman Khan. The lead actress was equally inept in her role. Mithun Chakravarty was melodramatic as usual, but he was bearable. The quality of the English actors was mostly poor.

I must admire the technical aspects of the movie though. The sets, costumes, artifacts, decorations, computer graphics, cinematography, etc were one of the best I have seen in Indian movies. Editing could have been better. Some of the fight scenes and stunts seemed old school and felt flimsy in comparison to standard Hollywood action movies.

Anyway, I believe such astronomical production cost and efforts could have been much better utilized on a story from Ramayan or Mahabharat.

Awful..

[zeefmamba · 1/10 · 25 January 2010]

Unquestionably the worst movie of 2010(or may be of all time).i remember people even laughing at "serious scenes" in the theater.I expected it to be at least an entertainer if not a good movie, for the fact that Salman Khan is in the film,but it is painful to sit even for 10 minutes without thinking about the fact that it is boring.I Would(i repeat "WOULD") have liked it if it was a superhero kind of a movie may be,but this is pathetic direction,the hero can fly like a bird,break a sword like a biscuit (WTF). I like Salman Khan,but this is not kind of movie i would like to see him in. Anyways,the only thing good about the movie was the sets n graphics of course.Other than that "zero". It really disappointed me.

Hope this is the Worst Film I see All Year: I can't take it if a worse one comes around

[johnjfink · 1/10 · 23 January 2010]

A truly awful film glorifying a serial killer. It's an explosion of Bollywood film parts that doesn't add up to a good or entertaining film. It has all the typical elements you could want, with production values in its action scenes on par with Hollywood, it's love story is third rate, cheesy and unmotivated. Veer after all is a trained killer, so what he doesn't kill the girl, he kills many others. This is one angry film.

Overly long, poorly acted, written and directed - you almost side with the British. The film's action sequences are so well directed but the British dialogue is so poorly performed and written, very unnatural and awkward - why are they speaking so slowly? It's amazing that the film gets the action scenes right but is so carelessly done it can't get the little things right. And the ending? What was that all about? When you think it can't get any worse it does. I'm doing you a favor, avoid this movie at all costs.

I hate to say it, but if you want a better musical adventure this year, you should see Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel instead, the love stories are more believable there and it involves talking chipmunks! I'd rather sit through silly and stupid film 5 more times than re- watch Veer.

Salman's excellent performance.But is that enough?

[ganeshkss97 · 2/10 · 5 April 2011]

Veer written by Salman Khan is plain average. There are so many loopholes in the film's screenplay. Anil Sharma who directed the super hit Gadar delivers a flop this time. The music of this film is below average. The cinematography is good. The story of the film is nothing great. The promos made me excited.But unfortunately the movie turns to be a plunder. Performance wise-Salman Khan is excellent,amazing,dynamic as Veer.Watch out for his entry sequence or at the end during the swayamvar scene.He rocks.Mithun Da is very good.Sohail Khan irritates.Jackie Shroff is bland.Zarine Khan is no Katrina Kaif.She is okay.Neena Gupta is wasted.

On the whole Veer is sheer disappointment.

Entertainment....

[namashi_1 · 7/10 · 22 January 2010]

Anil Sharma's Magnum Opus, 'Veer' is finally out. Is it good, it worth the hype? The answer is a big YES! 'Veer' is a great entertainer, it's escapist cinema at its best!

'Veer' takes inspiration from the cult classic 'Taras Bulba' & writer Salman Khan excepts the fact. But taking inspiration is no sin, it's no law-breaker. 'Veer' starts off the bang & ends the very same. Sure it slips in the middle {post-interval in the love story becomes boring} but a terrific finale takes away all the blemishes.

'Veer' is a film targeted at the front-bencher's, with Clap-worthy dialogs, Massy stars like Mithun & Salman, terrific locales. 'Veer' is meant for those who enjoy Cinema some times, because of it's escapism.

Pluses: Sharma's direction is good, wish he could've edited those boring portions in the second hr. Cinematography by Gopal Shah is so good, that he deserves a National-Award for his work in here. Music by Sajid-Wajid is beautiful. All the songs have a haunting tune. Background score is gripping. Performances are up-the-mark: Salman as Veer is very good; the Good-Looking Superstar delivers one of his careers best performances. Mithun is terrific. The Legendary actor plays the role of a lead Pindari with rare ease & understanding. Jackie is killer as the conniving villain. New-find Zarine Khan is not only a pretty face, but also a good performer. Puru Raaj Kumar is excellent, while Aryan Vaid doesn't get much scope. Neena Gupta is good.

Minuses: As mentioned, The second hr loses pace. In fact the Love Story seems boring. Sohail Khan's comedy track is absolutely bland.

On the whole 'Veer' is entertainment at its best. Go in with Popcorn, Nachos, Samosas & a large Pepsi. Thumbs Up!

VEER of the disasters

[silvan-desouza · 1/10 · 27 January 2010]

In the 80's films like KRANTI(81) and MARD(1985) were huge hits even recently LAGAAN and GADAR created history but now people are fed up of such films which explains why VEER is flopping

The film seems like a poor cousin of MARD and KRANTI and mixed scenes of GLADIATOR and TROY which makes no sense

The film starts off well but the entire train robbery is the most hilarious and worst scene of recent VEER is made a KRISSH and made to do stunts to appeal to the masses(single screens)

The film seems made just to please those b and c grade centers where even Mithun films are classics

The film suddenly shifts to romance, to comedy and to some nonsense which results in a mishmash commercial potboiler

Direction by Anil Sharma is bad Music is ordinary

Salman gives it all but tends to overdo it and is too loud in many scenes Sohail is useless, why does Salman take him in his films no idea? The heroine Zarine seems a poor cousin of Katrina Jackie Shroff is okay while Mithun is good rest are ordinary

OK movie with some above average assets

[moon_shine_93 · 8/10 · 23 January 2010]

Veer is no art-house flick and nor is it historically accurate. Its a historical drama with an entertainment capacity only. One cannot expect to watch this film and analyze it as being "poetry in motion" or groundbreaking.

Like most Salman Khan movies its a pure entertainer and quite paisa vasool in this regard. There are cringe worthy moments with the historical inaccuracies (would there really have been female "exchange students" in the era in question?)and following the interval the film loses some momentum. However whilst these flaws are present they are overshadowed by the stellar aspects of the film such as the impactful performances and melodious music.

Salman Khan is PHENOMENAL in and as Veer. During the course of the film one cannot separate him from Veer and never has he delivered such a consistent serious performance. His role is strong, powerful and intense which he meets all throughout the film, to the extent that one is able to overlook the films ludicrous historical inaccuracies.

Mithunda is another consistent and powerful performer in the film. He is a pleasure to watch and the audience will find themselves missing him in the portion of the film Veer is in England. All the other cast are strictly OK, understandable by the sheer strength and presence in the performances mentioned before. As far as Zarine Khan is concerned her role is undemanding,however her screen presence ought to be noted.

The films music alongside the awesome performances is another of it's assets. All the songs are beautiful and well placed in the film. Surprisingly none of the songs stick out like a sore thumb and really enhance the film.

What exactly happens post-interval is difficult to pinpoint, the plot slackens and it hits the viewer as it was preceded by the such an engrossing and speedy first half. However the film does quicken toward the end and the ending coupled with Salman and Mithunda's intensity and chemistry can almost make the viewer forget the preceding "shonkiness".

Veer is not the greatest film ever made, but it isn't the worst as one of its critics cited (comparing it to Tashan!). It is a mega entertainer, a great cinematic experience and perhaps one of Salman Khan's best performances.

A lot of hype but only some pleasure.

[scarlet_pyro_786 · 6/10 · 21 January 2010]

Veer is Salman Khans most ambitious project to date. No doubt about that, he has scripted the film, but that is exactly what the film suffers from, don't get me wrong, it isn't half bad for a man whos career lies is in acting. But its quite obvious that Salman viewed the Hollywood Epic "Troy" beforehand, most of the storyline is a rip off from it. 2 warring tribes? the heroine belonging to the enemy tribe? A fight between Veer and the heroines brother in which Veer wins? A tearful yet acceptable climax? All seems a bit too familiar to me.

Salman is very good in the film but he is looking his age, for the most part he does not have a six pack but more of a flab pack. Sohail Khan is ludicrous (in the bad sense), he tries hard to bring a sense of humour but fails miserably. Mithun pleasantly surprises, the fight between him and Salman is the highlight of the film. Jackie Shroff is bearable as is his on-screen daughter, the heroine and debutant, Zarine Khan.

However the film is in all honesty, too long, while being an adaptation of troy, it also has its own stroyline, but 2 and half hours is pushing it, the story could have been told in 2 hours max given the brief interlude from the songs (which are picturised very well).

The love story is a run-of-the-mill one, hero and heroine falls in love, then some melodrama (and in this case fighting and action), before a reunion, then an expected twist.

Action scenes, war scenes etc etc are underdone, the film is definitely an epic, but more in the bollywood "44 crore budget" sense, Veer lacks the granduer but Salman more than makes up for it.

Music is well used in the film, depicts the more grand style of times back then, but the party song, the name of which i cant remember is brilliant on screen. Cinematography is all in all very good.

Final Verdict: See it for Salman, but don't go expecting a huge bollywood epic, you'll be disappointed.

An Accidental Review

[lediscipledessocrates · 1/10 · 9 March 2010]

Devoid of sense, meaning and far removed from reality , this movie has just about everything in it to keep the ANIL SHARMA Bandwagon rolling.

We couldn't have expected anything else from the maker of legendary stuff like TAHALKA,FARISHTEY,APNE,AB TUMHARE HAWALE WATAN SAATHIYON....etc.

Salman Khan told some dainty reporter that he had taken about a score of years to scribble down the story of VEER. The movie in every reel bears testimony to that fact.

With loose ends in abundance and logic conspicuously absent the story hovers around idealistic concepts of Love,Patriotism,Revenge and Forgiveness. One striking thing about the story is that it never meanders down to the valley of unnecessary secrecy,self righteousness and over the top sacrificing deeds. This is in my books single handedly makes this movie great. No melodramatic sacrifices of love for country. No Father Son brawls over the son's love interests. In fact the only point where such conflicts and hence the self sacrificing trait emerge are for a cause which is downright stupid and a living example of how gullible can a Director expect his audience to get.

Each scene is as far removed from it's preceding brother as Eskimoes are from the Arabs.

Not once in the movie does the brain get bothered and when it does it is because of the empty popcorn bag which was devoured greedily by the man himself.

The acting is equally non-onerous . Leaving no space for critical comments to pour in. The dialogues represent the best of light hearted , brain dead revelry .

The music is decent enough and varies from the loud "Taali " to the soft "Salaam Aaya".

The girl who makes her debut does a fine job ( given the script she had to content herself with).

The cinematography was good, I admit. The sets better.

Salman is at his best ( in whatever he does ).

Mithun and Sohail prove to be able supporting heroes.

There are however some doubts still lingering in my mind 1. Why were the costumes of the people in London resembling those of a cheap Broadway commercial made to mock 19th century sensibilities? 2. Why can't Jackie Shroff become better with age? 3. What was Neena Gupta's role in the movie? 4. How did the entire Production Team and Direction squad pull this one off? 5. What was the force which compelled me to watch this movie ? Whatever may be the answers to these questions I can tell you one thing for sure: This movie didn't trouble my brain 's sinews . nor did it pretend that it was intelligent.

I sat there for the entire length and left the hall a happy and carefree person.

Why wasted so much efforts and time?

[jerrel100 · 1/10 · 28 January 2010]

Why wasted so much efforts and time to throw more than 30 million dollars away, if they could throw all the money straight in the ditch and finish the job in just one second? Really, for me this movie is awful and lame. This is a perfect example of narcissist cinema. The central theme of the movie is not Veer but Salman Khan. So if you like to see a movie which highlights all angles of this icon, then this is your movie.

People like me, who like to see a good developed character are curling their toes by witnessing this punishment. Salman is fully loaded with anabolics which block him even to try acting. Veer is king of looking dangerous with angry eyes, however I can't call that acting. The background music score is also terrible: throughout the whole movie you hear "ho ho ho ho ho ho". The stunts are so infantile: Mithun is getting wounded at the end by a small scratch and he yells like a woman giving birth to a baby. I think that this production is definitely not suitable for the westernized world and also not for Indians living in these sides of the world, due to it's logic, which irritates and hurts both eyes and ears. For me the enlightening part was just the appearance of the Dutch bodybuilder as a mad gladiator!

Salman should continue doing movies like No Entry, wherein he plays a naive guy who is been fooled.

Till today, in my opinion, Asoka is still the mature historical epic from Bollywood, produced in 2001.

As for most Indian movies, I state that it's better to release special editions for the world outside India. By cutting redundant songs and some movie parts which has no added value to the main storyline, there will remain a better result to digest for the western viewers.

Salman's magnum opus

[ijzeren_jan · 4/10 · 8 November 2010]

Five things about Veer are actually good, even very good: Jackie Shroff, Mithun Chakraborthy, the music, the visuals, and the basic idea. And that's about where it ends. I won't even start listing those things that are bad...

Apparently, Veer was meant to become The Salman Khan Movie To End All Salman Khan Movies. Salman himself is responsible for the story, which supposedly took him no less than twenty years. The result proves that whatever one may think about Sallu, story-writing is definitely Not His Thing. It should be said, the first 30 minutes of the movie are promising and evoke high expectations, but all the rest is just one big and rather tasteless ego-trip. To such a degree that you can't even say this movie is about Veer at all... no, it is about Salman: Salman dressed up as a Pindari, Salman dressed up as an English gentleman, Salman dressed up as a gladiator, Salman dressed up as Highlander, Salman dressed up as an Indian prince, and of course, Salman in his trademark outfit, his naked muscled chest. The story appears to be completely subordinated to Salman, his poses and his costumes.

The role of princess Yashodhara was obviously meant to be played by Salman's fiancée, but because Katrina had other obligations, he had to find replacement. And so he picked a débutante as his heroine, whose only asset appears to be a certain physical similarity to La Kaif. Mistake number 2, because "Zatrina" quite clearly lacks the talent, the acting skills and the charisma to pull off this one. Her screen presence irritates from the first to the last scene, even though the role wasn't a particularly challenging one anyway. In fact, the film would have been a lot better off without the whole obligatory love story, annoying even for Bollywood standards.

Watching this movie, I got the impression that Salman hoped to create his own "Jodhaa Akbar" or "The Rising". But all he managed was creating his own "Dharam Veer" - without Dharam to that! Manmohan Desai's "Dharam Veer" is at least funny and absurd, however, Salman's Veer is not funny at all. If he would at least have added some humor the Veer character, things might have turned out differently, because Salman happens to a good comedian from time to time. But instead, he left the comedy bits to his brother Sohail who, although not a bad actor himself, is notoriously bad at comedy. And thus, the movie that was supposed to showcase all Salman's abilities as an actor, turns out more successful at showcasing his limitations. The feeling that remains is that this movie deserved to become something much better than it actually became: a major disappointment.

Should come with an apology

[Wonderkind · 1/10 · 16 March 2010]

This film should have been laughed straight out the preview cinema. The only reason I remained in my seat, was the astronomical disbelief that a film with such wealth behind it, could continue to produce such terrible scenes, one after the other.

I sat, then lay, then practically wept waiting for the moment where I could see exactly where the money had been spent, apart from to airbrush a six pack on to the main characters.

It was as if the special effects team had been given cartoon style dynamite, the animation team consisted of one small child, diligently copying and pasting characters, the small horse riding across the desert being a particular favourite, over and over again, the production staff were short staffed, the editing team had got drunk, and all of them were so bored by their own film that they even ended up writing 'insert foreign language' instead of the English translation during several excerpts of the film. Throughout the film, the editors enjoyed the popular old 'cut half-way through a speech and suddenly tag a second scene into it, without any attempt at linking the two together manoeuvre'.

I think at one point, they discovered the pause button when several characters were leaping through the air and believed that stopping them mid-flight was to somehow symbolise their surprise? Rather than conjure a clearly expected look of awe from the audience, it must have been forgotten that fifty years of cinema has passed from the time that that was an acceptable form of conveying emotion on screen, and thus, the entire room dissolved into hysterical laughter.

Finally, the collection of people producing sound on the back of this obviously took out a Yamaha keyboard circa 1980 when providing the effects, and played with a couple of the 'boing' and 'woooooo' and 'beep' buttons in the background to keep the audience entertained through the stiff and wooden dialogue, let's not even mention the corpse-like acting.

I'm sorry, who green-lit this production? The script on its own was beyond terrible. Clearly the power of having a Bollywood star as both lead role and writer as well as chief funder, meant that nobody felt they were able to say that firstly, Salman Khan is hardly capable of giving a world class performance in a historical role, and secondly, he's definitely not winning the Booker Prize anytime soon, so perhaps he should have handed over the reigns to somebody who actually had a clue how to write a script? I cannot fathom how he could even consider taking on the epics; Gladiator and Lord of The Rings (cited as potential inspiration) with so little up his sleeve? Mastery, suspense, awe, groundbreaking cinematography, elegant scripting, time and effort put into picture perfect seconds and sublime acting; all elements that could be taken from those films. Instead - all he's taken is 'there's some big fights that happen in the middle, and it's all about good versus evil so let's just do that and say it's the same thing?'

If this script was handed in at any film studio, without a title or an author, hands down, pages would be being used to wrap big sweaty pieces of take-away pizza in for the staff and by that very evening hurled into the rubbish truck, soaked in grease, shredded and ready for morning collection.

Expecting this film to parallel the beautiful Jodhaa-Akhbar, I was both ashamed and to say disappointed, would be the understatement of the century. I would be embarrassed to see this at a small local amateur production, let alone a huge budget Bollywood film.

This has the potential to be one of, if not the worst, film I have ever seen. For that, I am very sorry.

Think of the good use this money could have been put to!

Worst movie of this decade?

[btermorshuizen · 1/10 · 31 January 2010]

Veer is the worst movie of this decade. Maybe it's too soon to tell. Maybe not.

The only aspect of this movie better than awful is the cinematography. All the rest is below awful.

Salman Khan - the guy playing Veer - has a 'wide' range of facial expressions: it's either romantic or angry. His lip-sync performance in the songs is silly (why bother in the first place?).

The story is very bad - no drama, flat characters, no surprises that you care about, lot's of stuff happening for no reason, silly humor etc.

I could go on and on. But I'm sure it's clear I didn't like it. One bit.

I understand that some people in Jaipur didn't like it either. Supposedly because the film twisted facts. My guess is that they wanted their money back.

Awful Movie

[amitshetty73 · 1/10 · 22 September 2010]

Veer is among the worst movies in History of Indian film industry. What was Anil Sharma thinking when he was making this mess made up with Dharamveer,Mard and Gadar ? Acting - Salman Khan was very disappointing.He was totally miscast as royal warrior. Zarine Khan does okay considering her debut. Sohail Khan is really awful and irritating. Mithun Chakraborty does it well but sometimes he tends to go OTT Jackie Shroff failed to give justice to his role. Other bunch of actors (Neena Gupta,Yuri Suri) were nothing great.

Story - The film really had no story to begin with.It was just mishmash of warrior films from 70s and 80s.

Direction - Direction by Anil Sharma was pathetic.This is not same guy who made highly entertaining Gadar.

Music - Okay (nothing great) but still better than some of crappy music of this age.

Overall - A Pathetic movie.Avoid it all cost.

Copied from 1962 English film

[zkhan33 · 6/10 · 17 April 2016]

I really liked the Salman Khan film "Veer", and actually was convinced the plot was quite original, until I learned as usual, it's yet another Bollywood version of an older English movie.

The 1962 "Taras Bulba", starring Yul Brynner and Tony Curtis, tells the same story (with less typical Hindi family drama of course) between the Cossacks and the Poles, taking place in the 16th century: "The Cossacks of Eastern Europe join the Poles to rid the Turks from the Steps of Europe. In return for their aid, the Poles agree to give control of the Steps to the Cossacks. After the battle, however, the Poles back out of their agreement and force the Cossacks into the hills. Taras Bulba, a Cossack Colonel, raises his son, Andrei Bulba to learn the ways of the Poles so he can one day defeat them in battle. In his learning process, however, Andrei falls in love with the daughter of a Polish Nobleman. This twist causes Andrei Bulba to choose between the love of the Cossacks, and the love of a woman, and causes Taras Bulba to choose between the love of his son, and the love of the Cossacks."

definitely not worth the hype

[superindrajit · 5/10 · 6 March 2013]

Salman Khan's lean phase was during this time of his career, despite ending his flop streak with Wanted in 2009. He continued to give flops and a disaster until Dabangg which was the start of his blockbuster period. Salman Khan is one of the finest actors in Bollywood but this film was not the right kind of film for him. He does much better in Masala action films like Wanted and comedies like Partner. He even did much better films in the 90s but films like Veer brought his career down.

Veer was an extremely hyped up movie, people were excited because it was supposed to be the next Gadar(2001). Sadly, all that hype was for nothing and yes, many people got disappointed. The film did average in single screens but it failed to show any growth at the multiplexes. Even at single screens, the collections dropped and the film became a disaster. The story of the film is actually not a bad effort, but the handling and the flow of the story is not up to mark. The start was good and Salman's entry was superb. However, the forced comedy and the romance doesn't fit well with the story. The second half goes downhill, its like they had an average first half and a horrible second half. The second half of the film focuses on revenge and how it is executed in a poor way. The ending is hilariously bad, Salman Khan gets shot but dies after a long battle. It is so messed up and it doesn't make sense how Khan doesn't die. Plus, the typical Father Vs Son nearing the ending where Mithun and Salman are forced to fight is straight out of 90s movies.

Direction by Anil Sharma is poor, he seems to be stuck in his Hukumat days. These kind of films would have worked if they released earlier but, the film had to release now.

Salman Khan is not at his best here, he overacts badly in some scenes but acts well in the action scenes. Sohail Khan is horrible in this film, he overacts in everything from comedy to sorrow. Zarine Khan is good looking but her acting is poor, her expressions are not well timed. Mithun Chakraborty does a fantastic job, he is the life of the film. Jackie Shroff is average, he is the villain. The rest provide average support.

On the whole, Veer is an average film at its best. It wasn't an awful film but it wasn't anything great either.

enjoyable movie

[BloOondi · 9/10 · 22 January 2010]

i just watched veer today couple hours ago and i really like though i'm not a Salmon khan fan but i liked him a lot in this movie, after a quite year in Bellwood this movie comes quite refreshing.

OK lets face it as it shows the movie cost is really high considering the visual affects and the use of graphics during the movie, the songs were so nice especially "taali" Salmon khan, can you comment but i will, i think he gave the character life and enriched it but i think the super heroes things are somewhat over rated h even out did brad Pitt in troy, one of my favorites, and i had a comment from a really long time i think (me and my sister) that he is a bad lip singer he never made me feel like hes singing or into the song but regarding all this i really liked his performance.

zarine khan, when i saw i throughout she was Katrina kaif um i think her performance was OK but not out standing but she did her part i liked the scene when she shouted with veer's name in the battle like field i remembered a scene from a Heath ledger movie a knight's tale or sth but to be honest with you guyz the movie come catchy at the beginning but somewhere in the middle you get lost but then they draw you back in with the drama if you are a Salmon khan fan you would definitely like it if you weren't you may consider watching it

Big Big Disaster

[vt-05865 · 1/10 · 12 February 2022]

Flop movie ...... Funny story😂...... Funny Action. Isko dekhne se acha h 90's , 80's ki Kranti , etc movie dekh lo......judge Krna mushkil hai ki ye movie comedy h , ya action ya historical 😂

One helluva pathetic movie

[andydgr8 · 2/10 · 14 October 2013]

Here comes a Gladiator! The Khan loves to strip of his shirt once again and he likes it, as the character demands it. But again, leather jackets, rugged clothing, weapon in hand and horses... could be well suited only for Akbar Roshan (referring to Hrithik) and not the Khans (Aamir Mangal Pandey Khan, Shah Rukh Asoka Khan and now Salman Veer Khan). Having look alikes does not make the Jodi Hit. Humne Hit Banadi Jodi only of Salman - Ash and not Salman - Sneha Ullal (no Luck at all) and now Salman - Katrina lookalike in Zarine (strictly not a bit of Kaif at all). But Salman thinks so! He penned the story himself! Inspired by watching all old films of his father's era, this period film of 1862 in 2010 reminds you only of 1970 films. Director Anil Sharma makes Salman do the Sunny Deol way. But does not work for today's multiplex generation. The film is outdated and reminds you of the films that were made in the early 70's and 80's with Dilip Kumar, Dharmendra and even Bachchan (Mard). Jackie and Mithun support him as pillars while his brother Sohail looks like a junior artiste in the film. This British rule film is VEERy Poor and with ham scenes here and there, makes you laugh though. The best example to get bored is to watch VEER. And I doubt there will be VEERy little audience in the complex to watch it!

Historically Disappointing

[salianmoviereview · 1/10 · 17 June 2011]

Veer directed by Anil Sharma is painful watch.

High Budget,lavish production values and great stars do not make an movie super-hit,but it is the story which unfortunately Veer does not have.

The story written by Salman Khan is childish.

The screenplay is bad.

Performances-Salman Khan and Mithun Chakraborty save the movie from going downhill.Salman Khan as always is excellent.Mithun Chakraborty is superb.Sohail Khan irritates.Zarine Khan is no Katrina Kaif.Her acting is bad.Jackie Shroff hams.

On the whole,Veer is sheer disappointment.

2 stars for music, the story of movie is trash,

[drishaktawat · 2/10 · 1 June 2021]

2 stars for the music of his film,

Slowest speed, directionless story, direction lacks continuity, movie targeting only community not focusing on inspiring love story had to end up like that only .. earning viewers of other castes by insulting one full community and that to for taking personal revenge where mistake was also done by the insulter,Wat a Shame Covid has come for a reason .. this movie says in unspoken loud words that the warriors of a particular community exploited other caste people ( pindaries as shown in film) and their kids went against them for love concerns,, what a highest level of bluffing it is .. absurd .. Rajput girls don't go against family wishes and they will destroy boy for family not otherway .. because they know family is always right.. and a warrior blood only understands warrior blood .. if it was not for Rajput warriors than Indian had become Islamic country years ago and the regret and anger for that not happening is taken out by making these foul stories of darkwood,,, so much hatred for a community for own mistake .. what a shame .. the movie met the destiny it deserved .. flop for a reason .. with no good intention there can't be creation of a masterpiece..