| 1942: A Love Story | |
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Written by | Screenplay: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Vidhu Vinod Chopra Dialogues: Kamna Chandra |
| Story by | Kamna Chandra Shiv Kumar Subramaniam Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Manisha Koirala Jackie Shroff Chandni Danny Denzongpa Pran |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Music by | Songs: R. D. Burman Score: Manohari Singh Babloo Chakravorty |
| Distributed by | SLB Films Vinod Chopra Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹47.5 million[1] |
| Box office | ₹69.9 million[1] |
1942: A Love Story, also known as 1942 A Love Story, is a 1994 Indian Hindi-language patriotic romantic drama film, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It stars Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala and Jackie Shroff, with Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Pran and Brian Glover. The film revolves around lovers Naren (Kapoor) and Rajjo (Koirala), who come from contrasting family backgrounds and depicts how their relationship is threatened owing to the outbreak of the Indian revolutionary movement.
The film's core plot was reported to be inspired by the 1992 Kannada-language film Mysore Mallige,[2] which itself was based on the 1942 work of same title by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.[3] The screenplay was jointly written by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kamna Chandra and Chopra. Binod Pradhan acted as the cinematographer while Renu Saluja edited the film. R. D. Burman composed the highly successful soundtrack with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar. This was the last film work of R. D. Burman, who died before the release of the film. It was the first Indian film on Dolby Stereo.
- ^ a b "1942: A Love Story (1994)". Box office India. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Contributions of Kannada Cinema to Historical Dramas". prekshaa.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "ಕನ್ನಡದ ಅನನ್ಯ 'ಪ್ರೇಮಕವಿ'" [Kannada's unique 'love poet'] (in Kannada). Archived from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.