SRK-Preity Zinta’s Veer Zaara enters Rs 100 crore club after re-release

Director Yash Chopra’s iconic 2004 film Veer-Zaara proved that it is just as popular among the audience, even 20 years later. Starring Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta, the film has now crossed Rs 100 crore at the global box office after its recent re-release on September 13.
Overseas, it brought in Rs 23 lakh during the re-release, adding to the September re-release total of Rs 1.80 crore. Earlier, in February this year, it had earned Rs 30 lakh during its re-release.
The romantic saga originally collected Rs 61 crore gross in India and Rs 37 crore overseas, earning a total of Rs 98 crore. Over the years, it earned another Rs 2.5 crore. The film now stands at Rs 102.60 crore worldwide, surpassing the Rs 100 crore mark.
Produced by Yash Raj Films, Veer-Zaara was Chopra’s third directorial collaboration with Shah Rukh after Darr and Dil To Pagal Hai. The film also featured Preity, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Manoj Bajpayee, Boman Irani, Kirron Kher, Anupam Kher, and Divya Dutta. The story centers on an Indian soldier and a Pakistani woman who fall in love but are torn apart after Shah Rukh’s character is imprisoned in Pakistan. Rani Mukerji’s character fights to free him and reunite the couple after years of separation.