Salman's Veer to hit theatres on January 22

Mumbai: The New Year / January 2010 will witness a new chapter in Indian cinema with the year’s most awaited film Veer starring super star Salman Khan set to release on 22nd January 2010. An Eros International worldwide release, produced by Vijay Galani and directed by Anil Sharma, the epic saga stars Salman Khan in a never seen before avatar along with leading lady - newcomer Zarine Khan. Audiences will be treated to a glimpse of the film with the theatrical trailer hitting the silver screen with De Dana Dan on 27th November.

Veer, Salman Khan’s brain child that has lived with the actor for over 20 years is a legend of heroism and bravery of a Pindari soldier. The film is a period drama with the theme of love versus duty. It speaks of bravery exemplifying the courage of every oppressed Indian fighting for justice and independence. The film has been directed by Anil Sharma, a master at big canvas and historical projects.

Adds a source “The film Veer has been a 20 year dream of Salman’s even before his foray into acting. Salman’s involvement in this particular project is tremendous especially since he’s lived with the script for so long. It’s like a dream come true.” The film also stars veteran actors like Mithun Chakraborty and Jackie Shroff along with Sohail Khan, Bharat Dabolkar in pivotal roles. And new faces Zarine Khan and Lisa Lazarus –Miss UK are the leading ladies of the film.

Reveals the source “Salman has gone all out for this film. He has worked hard on his look for Veer right from the styling to his toned physique. The film has turned out great much to everyone’s delight and is touted as Salman Khan’s greatest work”

Not compromising on the music, Vijay Galani has roped in the unusual combination of musical duo Sajid Wajid for the music and Oscar winner Gulzar for the lyrics. This will be the first time Sajid Wajid will experiment on a historical film. An esteemed and exciting star cast with Salman Khan in the lead, great music, never seen before cinematography, vast historical landscapes, and a great script – Veer is set to arrive in theatres on January 22, 2010.

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Anil Sharma Unhappy with Salman Khan

Apparently, Sharma frivolously wasted time in London, which could’ve been avoided if he had been better prepared for the shoot. The cavalier attitude inflated the budget considerably.

Salman had assured producer Vijay Galani that he would put his career back on track. Our source said, “Salman was so irritated by Sharma’s ways that he didn’t shy away from giving the director a earful on the sets.”

Revealing what transpired on the sets, a unit member said, “Anil Sharma doesn’t value time. Although we stayed in London for 30 days, the productivity was that of five days. Sharma asks for far too many retakes, so a lot of raw stock has been consumed. Plus, he hadn’t finalised the location. It is inexplicable that a director takes a unit abroad and doesn’t know where he is going to shoot next.”

However, Anil Sharma rebutted the story. He said, “There have been a lot of rumours about my London schedule. I would like to clarify that I had a very smooth shoot throughout. I had a wonderful working relationship with Salman. Veer is a period film and I shot scenes around Buckingham Palace, for which I had taken permission.”

Our source from the sets in London, disagreed. The source said, “For a 9am shift, Sharma would leave the hotel at 9.30am to hunt for the location. Often, he wouldn’t get the permission to shoot. If at all the shoot began, it wouldn’t be before 2.30pm. After which, it would not go on for more than four hours. We had to wind up by 6.30-7pm as most of the scenes were to be shot during the day. Everyday, the actors (including Salman) were left to cool their heels in the hotel while Sharma went to hunt for the locations.”

Not only Salman, but every actor was exasperated. The source concluded, “All of this magnified the cost of the film.”

Vijay Galani said, “We might have had a bit of a problem in getting permission to shoot at a certain place for a stipulated amount of time, but we didn’t have any major problems as such. I know Salman ever since he did my first film Suryavanshi and he has always been very supportive.”

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On the sets of Salman Khan's Veer

Salman Khan's mega ambitious venture Veer is making news for a long time, courtesy its massive sets.

Erected in Mumbai's Film city by art director Sanjay Dhabade, the set spreads over 10 acres of land with nearly 400 workers working on it.

The movie is being directed by Anil Sharma and produced by Vijay Galani.

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