1942: A Love Story
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| 1942: A Love story | |
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| 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 | R. D. Burman |
| Cinematography | Binod Pradhan |
| Editing by | Renu Saluja |
| Distributed by | Eros International Ltd. |
| Release date(s) | 15 April 1994 |
| Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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[edit] Synopsis
The film is set in 1942, when the 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 revolutionary fighting against British rule. When Naren asks Raghuvir for Rajjo's hand in marriage, Raghuvir gets expectedly livid, but Naren declares that he is willing to sacrifice everything for Rajjo and thus convinces Raghuvir of his love to her. Raghuvir relents and tells Naren to talk to his father. When Naren does so, Hari Singh 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 Singh then tricks Naren into revealing Raghuvir's secret location, and leaks the information to the British authorities. Soon, some police barge into Raghuvir's location and kill him. Rajjo, who was out at that time, realizes what has happened and runs away. She is taken into refuge by Shubhankar (Jackie Shroff), who was a compatriot of Raghuvir and had learned about his death. Under Shubhankar's tutelage, Rajjo too follows her father's path.
Meanwhile, Naren, who is still clueless about what happened, is distraught by Rajjo's sudden disappearance. He starts searching for Rajjo and after a while, finds her. However, Rajjo now makes it clear to Naren that no British employee or his kin should expect sympathy from her. Naren too pledges that he will even go on to become a protester or revolutionary, if that brings Rajjo back to him. With that, Naren proves his point by standing against British General Douglas in front of the city. Rajjo reconciles with Naren and tells Shubhankar about him. Shubhankar is wary of Naren, but in the light of Naren's devotion to the nation and his cause for its independence, the trio are shown at the end to salute the Indian flag, as it is hoisted by Shubhankar.
[edit] Cast
- Anil Kapoor as Naren Singh
- Jackie Shroff as Shubhankar
- Manisha Koirala as Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak
- Anupam Kher as Raghuvir Pathak
- Danny Denzongpa as Major Bisht
- Pran as Abidali Baig
- Chandni as Chanda
- Raghuvir Yadav as Munna
- Sushma Seth as Gayatridevi Singh
- Manohar Singh as Diwan Hari Singh
- Brian Glover as General Douglas
[edit] Soundtrack
The music was composed by music director Rahul Dev Burman.
| # | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
| 1 | Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To | Kumar Sanu | 4:37 |
| 2 | Kuch Na Kaho (sad) | Lata Mangeshkar | 6:23 |
| 3 | Kuch Na Kaho (chorus) | 2:06 | |
| 4 | Kuch Na Kaho (happy) | Kumar Sanu | 6:06 |
| 5 | 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 | Sivaji Chattopadhyaya | 5:41 |
[edit] Box office
The film's adjusted gross amounts to Rs 89.62 crores and was declared "Average".[3]
[edit] Awards
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- Wins[4]
- Best Supporting Actor - Jackie Shroff
- Best Music Director - Rahul Dev Burman
- Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar for "Ek ladki ko dekha"
- Best Male Playback Singer - Kumar Sanu for "Ek ladki ko dekha"
- Best Female Playback Singer- Kavita Krishnamurthy for "Pyaar hua chupke se"
- Best Art Direction - Nitin Desai
- Best Cinematographer - Binod Pradham
- Best Editing - Renu Saluja
- Best Sound Design - Jitendra Chaudhary, Namita Nayak
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- Nominations
- Best Film - Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Best Director - Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Best Actor - Anil Kapoor
- Best Actress - Manisha Koirala
[edit] References
- ^ "Movies: I, Me, Myself...Manisha Koirala,a love affair". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/07slid3.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-08.
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://shajiwriter.blogspot.in/2011/07/he-screen-sound-of-silence.html
- ^ "1942 A Love Story - Starring Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Manohar Singh, Pran, Anupam Kher, Chandni, Danny Denzongpa. 1942 A Love Story's box office, news, reviews, video, pictures, and music soundtrack". Ibosnetwork.com. 1994-07-15. http://ibosnetwork.com/asp/filmbodetails.asp?id=1942+A+Love+Story. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ Filmfare Nominees and Winners
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