1942: A Love Story
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genre: Bollywood, Epic, Romantic drama, Romance Film, World cinema, Musical, Action/Adventure, Melodrama, Drama
Year: 1994
Country: India
Language: Hindi Language, Urdu Language
Starring: Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Pran Sikhand, Pramod Muthu, Sushma Seth, Raghuvir Yadav, Manisha Koirala, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Chandni, Shivkumar Subramaniam, Amar, Kamal Chopra, Ashish Vidyarthi
1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Bollywood film starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, and Pran. The film was the first ever to be given a U/A rating while featuring a scene, previously considered inappropriate for young children, showing the actors kissing. The film was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography, lyrics and the portrayal of its leading lady Manisha Koirala, a turning point for her career. The film was released some time after the death of the music director, Rahul Dev Burman. The film received five Filmfare Awards. This is the first indian film to use Dolby Stereo.
The film is set in 1942, when the British Raj/British ruled India. It was a time when Indians were either working for the British or rallying in underground meetings and protests against them. In this atmosphere, Naren Singh (Anil Kapoor) falls in love with Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak (Manisha Koirala), and their romance is shown developing in spite of the political and social unrest at the time.
Naren's father, Diwan Hari Singh (Manohar Singh), is a loyal British employee, while Rajjo's father Raghuvir Pathak (Anupam Kher) is a
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