Veer-Zaara revolves around the lives of Veer (Shah Rukh Khan), an Indian truck driver, and Zaara (Preity Zinta), a beautiful and innocent Pakistani woman. Their paths cross when Veer visits Pakistan to transport a shipment of apples. Zaara, engaged to be married, falls in love with Veer, and they share a brief yet intense romance. However, their love is doomed from the start, as they belong to different nations with a troubled history.