Why so much secrecy about Veer-Zaara?
Perhaps people are more curious than we are secretive about our film. (laughs) The truth is, while we were shooting Veer-Zaara, there was constant debate and argument between Aditya and me. Veer-Zaara is one of the most difficult films I have ever made. We had no time to think of anything else but to complete the film. We needed to shoot in Punjab during a particular season. By the grace of God, we got all the stars’ dates. When we returned, we completed the indoors shooting. So people presumed we were secretive about the project because of its sensitive [Indo-Pak] subject when, in fact, we never got time to make announcements. After completing the film, Aditya — who conceived the project, as well as wrote the script, story and dialogues — and I started debating on the title. We first thought of calling it Yeh Kahan Aa Gaye Hum. But Veer-Zaara went better with the mood of the film. The film’s lovers [Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta] are not bothered with the strife around them. For t
