Veer opens in 1862 Prithvi Singh (Mithun Chakravarthy) heads the Pindari community who were once betrayed by the Raja of Madhavgarh (Jackie Shroff). Prithvi’s son Veer (Salman Khan) continues to rebel against Madhavgarh and the British empire in India. Expectedly it’s love-at-first sight with the Raja’s daughter, Princess Yashodhara (Zarine Khan).
With younger brother Punya (Sohail Khan), Veer goes to London to get English gyaan that will help his clan. Predictably he stumbles upon Yashodhara at the university and they indulge in campus romance. Back in India, Yashodhara takes charge of her kingdom and is pitted against their enemy – the Pindaris lead by Veer. What follows is love and war though the treatment is more formulaic than fair. Like many of those action sequences from the film where the hero makes a late entry to win instant applause, the film picks up pulse in the latter reels. The swayamvar sequence of Yashodhara and the climatic combat between father-son makes way for some strg dramatic moments. But Veer is exhaustingly long at a runtime that doesn’t justify its storytelling. One can surely guess that the film is a addition of GLADIATOR, CONAN THE BARBARIAN, TROY, TITANIC and last but not the least KRANTI.
Director Anil Sharma fails to deliver.The project had everything but Sharma and his writers make a complete mess of the story. Sajid-Wajid's music is melodious and heart-touching, but why repeat one song ['Surili Ankhiyon Wali'] again and again? The background score [Monty] is amazing.Gopal Shah's cinematography is splendid. Tinu Verma's action scenes are dynamic and in fact, the saving grace of VEER. The huge and majestic sets catch the eyes's attention. Salman Khan is good but Zarine Khan is a total disappointment with regards to acting. Mithun is okay, while Jackie does his bit well. Sohail Khan irritates. Puru Raaj Kumar and Aryan Vaid get no scope and are wasted. Other cast and crew are stuffed, they come and go as usual.
But on the whole Veer fails to keep up our expectations and is yet another historic disappointment.
