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1942: A Love Story
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| 1942: A Love story | |
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| File:1942 A Love Story 1994 film poster.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Written by | Sanjay Leela Bhansali Kamna Chandra Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Starring | Anil Kapoor Jackie Shroff Manisha Koirala Anupam Kher |
| Music by | Songs: R. D. Burman Score: Manohari Singh Babloo Chakravorty |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Edited by | Renu Saluja |
| Distributed by | SLB Films Vinod Chopra Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | ₹896.4 million |
1942: A Love Story is a 1994 Indian Hindi patriotic romance film, directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa and Pran. The first Indian film to use Dolby Stereo,[1] it was highly acclaimed for its music, songs, picturization, cinematography, lyrics and the portrayal of leading lady Manisha Koirala, a turning point for her career.[2] The film received thirteen nominations at the 40th Filmfare Awards, winning nine.
The core plot of the movie was reported to be inspired by the 1992 Kannada movie Mysore Mallige based on the 1942 work of same title by K. S. Narasimhaswamy.[3][4]
Plot[edit]
The film is set in 1942, when the British Raj was declining. It was a time when many 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). 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 revolutionary fighting against British rule. When Naren asks Raghuvir for Rajjo's hand in marriage, Raghuvir becomes livid. Naren declares that he is willing to sacrifice everything for Rajjo, and convinces Raghuvir of his love for her. Pathak relents and tells Naren to talk to his father. When Naren does so, Hari is angry that his son has chosen Rajjo, the daughter of a revolutionary, but pretends that he will do anything for Naren's happiness.
Hari eventually tricks Naren into revealing Pathak's secret location, and leaks the information to the British authorities. Soon, police barge into Pathak's hideaway and try to kill him, only to find him waiting to light a bomb, killing both himself and the men. Rajjo, who was out at that time, realizes what has happened and runs away. She is taken into refuge by Shubhankar (Jackie Shroff), a compatriot of Pathak who has learned of his death. Under Shubhankar's tutelage, Rajjo follows her father's revolutionary path. Meanwhile, Naren is angry with his father for using him as a pawn in the ambush and killing of Pathak and driving Rajjo away. Promising to make up with Rajjo and help her cause, he pledges to become a protester or a revolutionary.
Naren severs all ties with his father and stands up against British rule, in particular General Douglas, in front of the city. He is convicted and sentenced to hang for attempted murder. Moved by Naren's actions, Rajjo tells Shubhankar about him. Shubhankar saves Naren from being hanged and the two finish off Hari and many of the British loyalists. They are helped by Major Bisht (Danny Dengzongpa), who has a change of heart after having witnessed the killing of his daughter Chanda, a revolutionary, by the gunshots of British loyalists upon General Douglas' orders. With the loyalists dead, Shubhankar hangs General Douglas by the same noose that was intended for Naren. Shubhankar, Rajjo and Naren, together with Major Bisht and the citizens are shown at the end of the movie saluting the Indian flag being hoisted by Shubhankar.
Cast[edit]
- Anil Kapoor as Narendra “Naren” Singh
- Jackie Shroff as Shubhankar
- Manisha Koirala as Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak, Naren's love interest
- Anupam Kher as Raghuvir Pathak, Rajeshwari's father
- Danny Denzongpa as Major Bisht
- Pran as Abid Ali Baig
- Chandni as Chanda
- Ashish Vidyarthi as Ashutosh
- Raghuvir Yadav as Munna
- Sushma Seth as Gayatridevi Singh
- Manohar Singh as Diwan Hari Singh
- Brian Glover as General Douglas
Location[edit]
The location was mostly chosen from Himachal Pradesh, District Chamba and its small town Dalhousie, Khajjiar and Kala Top was filmed to depict pre-independence India.
Soundtrack[edit]
The film's original songs were composed by R.D. Burman with lyrics by Javed Akhtar. R.D. Burman won his last Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and Javed Akthar bagged the Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist. Kumar Sanu won his 5th consecutive Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer and Kavita Krishnamurthy won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer, the first of her hat-trick feat. The music in the introduction of the film is from Gustav Holst's The Planets - Mars the bringer of war.
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
| 1 | "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To" | Kumar Sanu | 4:37 |
| 2 | "Kuchh Na Kaho" (Sad) | Lata Mangeshkar | 6:23 |
| 3 | "Kuchh Na Kaho" (Chorus) | 2:06 | |
| 5 | "Kuchh Na Kaho" (Happy) | Kumar Sanu | 6:06 |
| 4 | "Pyar Hua Chupke Se" | Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:15 |
| 6 | "Rim Jhim Rim Jhim" | Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy | 5:18 |
| 7 | "Rooth Na Jaana" | Kumar Sanu | 3:27 |
| 8 | "Yeh Safar" | Shibaji Chatterjee | 5:41 |
Release[edit]
The film was released after the death of music director Rahul Dev Burman.
Box office[edit]
The film's adjusted gross amounts to Rs 896.4 million[5] Average
Accolades[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "The Screen Sound of Silence". 11 July 2011.
- ↑ "Movies: I, Me, Myself...Manisha Koirala,a love affair". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180701165115/http://prekshaa.in/contributions-of-kannada-cinema-to-historical-dramas/#.WzkGkaiwSh-
- ↑ https://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/state/vk-special/k-s-narasimhaswamy-a-prominent-indian-poet-in-the-kannada-language/articleshow/50700135.cms
- ↑ "1942 A Love Story". Ibosnetwork.com. 15 July 1994. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ↑ "40th Filmfare Awards 1995 Nominations". Indian Times. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "40th Filmfare Awards 1995 Winners". Indian Times. The Times Group. Archived from the original on 8 July 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Screen Award winners for the year 1994 are". Screen India. Indian Express Limited. Archived from the original on 16 January 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
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