Veer

Veer Pratap Singh (Salman Khan) is a Pindari prince and the son of the great Pindari warrior, Prithvi Singh (Mithun Chakraborty), who was known for his great battles to free India from British rule. Veer wishes to continue his fathers legacy by leading a movement of Pindaris against the British in order to free both the Rajasthani Kingdom of Madhavghar and the rest of India from the great colonial power. Veer receives the help of his younger brother, Punya Singh (Sohail Khan) in gathering an army. However Veer finds opposition from the King of Madhavghar, Gyanendra Singh (Jackie Shroff), who sees Veer as a threat to Madhavghar and his rule and orders for Veer to be killed. Veer and Punya along with their supporters go into hiding within the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, while Singh makes an alliance with the British Governor of Rajasthan, James Fraser (Tim James Lawrence), saying that Madhavghar will support the British in crushing the Pindari movement and eliminating Veer.

To keep stakes high, the Pindaris kidnap Singhs daughter Princess Yashodhara (Zarine Khan), who Veer finds himself in love with. The Pindaris then make a failed attempt to take down Singhs palace by surprise. However Singhs spies discover the plan and thousands of Pindari warriors are slaughtered. Veer fails to get his revenge on the corrupt King but knows that Punya has been captured by Yashodharas brother Gajendra (Puru Raajkumar) as Veer runs in to save his brother and kills Gajendras men but Gajendra is killed to when he gets punched by Veer and lands on a sword which Gyanendra seeks revenge for his son. In the meantime, Lady Angela Fraser (Lisa Lazarus), wife of James Fraser, begins to question her husbands actions as he supports the evil king in slaughtering members of the Pindari movement.

Fraser refuses to back down from his campaign of crushing the movement.After Veer promises his father that he will finish Singh, he gatecrashes Yashodharas Swayamvara. As he takes the princess away from the fort, Gyanendra Singh sees a vast army of Pindaris has surrounded his fort. He asks the British to help him but they refuse and make the Pindaris their ally in a bid to escape from Madhavghar. Before the British leave a battle follows in which the Governor and Gyanendra Singh are killed.

Veer, wounded from a gunshot, falls unconsious in the arms of his father. Years later it is shown that Veers son and Prithvi are having a friendly fight.The movie was generally panned by critics. Taran Adarsh criticized the writing and direction of the movie, describing it as a colossal disappointment. Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN termed it as an impossible film to appreciate, criticizing the performance of the support cast, while praising the performance of Salman Khan.

Gaurav Malani praised the performance of Salman Khan, while terming the story as average. Noyon Jyoti Parasara of AOL.in also praised Salman Khan but added Overall, Veer has its pluses but it is sadly restricted to a very average film. It has nothing new and that only makes it seem slower. Among U.

S. critics, Frank Lovece of Film Journal International enjoyed it as hokum of the highest order, punctuated with the most rousing musical sequences of the last several Indian imports, and after dissecting the films numerous historical and chronological fallacies said, Stateside Bollywood fans more accustomed to modern-day musical romances or stylish crime thrillers will be pleasantly surprised to find a period piece thats more Xena: Warrior Princess than A Passage to India.