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      1942: A Love Story

      1994 2h 37m Romance List
      Reviews 70% 500+ Ratings Audience Score The son of a politician loyal to the British rule romances the daughter of a freedom fighter. They are separated by the revolution when her father plots to assassinate a British general. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala give superb performances in this romantic drama directed Vidhu Vinod Chopra as a young Indian couple who are both from wealthy backgrounds. But they find themselves caught up in the 1940s Indian revolutionary movement and this threatens to destroy their relationship. The two leads suit the lead roles very well and give one of the best performances of their careers, while there is very solid support to be had from Jackie Shroff in his role as Shubhankar. The direction from Chopra is very solid because he keeps a good pace going throughout, while at the same time keeping a very tense atmosphere due to what the film is about and the chemistry between the two leads is very impressive because it shows how much they love each other. The script is very well written by the director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali (who would go on to be one of the master directors of Indian Cinema) and Kamna Chandra. This swept the board at the Filmfare awards winning nine prizes - for Supporting Actor (Shroff) and for its superb set, excellent camerawork, decent editing and very good sound design. It also took home awards for its solid score from Rahul Dev Burman and for its playback singers. Kumar Sanu won the Male award for Ek Ladki Ko Dekha, which also won best lyrics, while Kavita Krishnamurhty won the Female Playback Singer award for Pyaar Hua Chuke Se. The only categories it didn't win were for Best Film, Best Director, Actor and Actress. But despite not winning in those categories, this is one very decent film to be made from Chopra and is one that I consider to be a masterpiece of Indian cinema and it may not be a classic now but I don't reckon it will be long before it is. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member this is the best period film in India, yeas better than lagaan and jodha akbar...! the mood, the music, the cinematography and direction is just amazing..! A gem from vifhu vinod chopra.!! and last film from R.d. burman. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/15/23 Full Review Audience Member They managed to find themselves in love in a time of war where the love of the people was given to patriotism. It was unfortunate to see his love become an obsession that got in the way of progress, although at the end the outcome of the story was a good one, I could not help but think that a lot of lives would have been spared if he had not obsessed, but that would have been a different movie altogether lol. Great movie nonetheless. A lot of Romeo & Juliet elements in there too. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice romantic movie....quite liked it...great songs...still ring in my ears Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A really good one. All the perfomers at their best. Well composed subtle music. One of THE BEST. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member my all time favourite film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis The son of a politician loyal to the British rule romances the daughter of a freedom fighter. They are separated by the revolution when her father plots to assassinate a British general.
      Director
      Vidhu Vinod Chopra
      Screenwriter
      Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Kamna Chandra
      Genre
      Romance
      Original Language
      Hindi
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Nov 30, 2016
      Runtime
      2h 37m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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