


To face her past, Samar takes Meera to visit her estranged mother and they reconcile. Samar and Meera begin to fall in love after a night of wild street dancing. Samar notices that Meera often prays when he sees her at the church. The dominant person in her life is her father (Anupam Kher), for whose company she works. Meera grew up, motherless, in an affluent Christian Indian family her mother (Neetu Singh) left for another man (Rishi Kapoor) when she was twelve. Samar is working part-time as a waiter when he meets Meera (Katrina Kaif) at her and her fiancé Roger's engagement party. The diary recounts Samar's earlier years as a struggling immigrant in London, working as a street musician who performs other menial jobs to support himself and his roommate Zain (Sharib Hashmi). Akira finds his diary in the jacket pocket and begins reading. Samar gives her his jacket and leaves before retrieving it. Akira Rai (Anushka Sharma), a Discovery Channel filmmaker, later dives into a river in Ladakh and is rescued by him. Samar Anand (Shah Rukh Khan), a major in the Indian Army, defuses a bomb without fear or regard for his safety. At the end of its theatrical run, Jab Tak Hai Jaan received a number of awards, including four Filmfare Awards, which included awards for Best Supporting Actress (Anushka Sharma) and Best Lyrics for Gulzar. Khan and Sharma were lauded for their performances, though the movie's predictable plot drew criticism. The film was praised for its direction, cinematography, and the chemistry between its lead actors. The film received positive reviews from critics in India and overseas. Jab Tak Hai Jaan emerged as the third-highest-grossing Bollywood film overseas at that time, after 3 Idiots (2009) and My Name Is Khan (2010). The film was released during the six-day Diwali weekend beginning on 13 November 2012. The background score and soundtrack were composed by A. This is his final film before his death in October 2012. This film was Yash Chopra's fourth film to feature Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role.

Yash Chopra returned to direction eight years after Veer-Zaara. Jab Tak Hai Jaan marked the second collaboration between Khan and Sharma, as they previously featured in the film Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and the first between Khan and Kaif. The diary recounts his time as a struggling immigrant in London, and later details his whirlwind romance with Meera Thapar, played by Katrina Kaif. It stars Shah Rukh Khan as Samar Anand, a bomb disposal expert whose diary falls into the hands of an intern played by Anushka Sharma. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (English: As long as I have life) is a 2012 Indian romantic drama film directed by Yash Chopra written and produced by Aditya Chopra under their production banner, Yash Raj Films.
