- Release date: 1994
- Runtime: 157 min
- Genre: Action, Drama, History, Musical, Patriotic, Romance
- Starring: Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher ... See all
- Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
- Plot: In 1942 India, Naren, the wealthy son of a local politician loyal to the British crown, romances Rajjo, the daughter of an Indian freedom fighter. Both become caught up in the increasingly violent revolutionary program when Rajjo's father and her uncle plot to assasinate a sadistic, visiting British general determinted... Read more
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Sensationalist drama. Not much substance.
Jan 21, 2006
Jan 21, 2006
1942: A Love Story, stays unfaithful to its name. Its neither a love story, nor does it contain the factual underpinnings surrounding the events of 1942. But I digress. If those were the only two shortcomings (albeit major) of the... Read more at imdb.com
An absolute masterpiece
Jun 04, 2005
ank_jabberwocky1
Jun 04, 2005ank_jabberwocky1
"1942 A Love story" is a portray of a beautiful love story with the backdrop of the Indian struggle for freedom.The plot is still the same of a love story but unlike other Bollywood movies the villains are not the... Read more at imdb.com
this film is more like the other manisha film 'Dil Se'. But the ending is different, manisha and he dad are revolutionists and anil kapoor has taken a liking to manisha. She starts to like him aswell and when he finds out about them, he wants to marry her and join them in their task. But his father is with the police and the british and snitches on them to which manisha's father dies. Jackie comes into the scene and helps manisha to complte her dads wishes. Anil then finds them and helps them in their task. They have to kill the british captain in order for a free life, so with anil on the noose the whole village uproars and a big fight starts. Jackie then kills the english captain and many people start joining into the revolution. Manisha and anil get to be together. Some very famous tunes in here. A good watch
An ok ok movie based set in the year 1942. I didn't like the movie too much except for the songs. Found it to be a drag. So do not recommend it.
A romantic film and a great choice for my first Bollywood hit!
Mar 14, 2002
chickof80s
Mar 14, 2002chickof80s
As an ABCD (An American Born Confused Desi) I wanted to make my first Bollywood hit a memorable one...and that this movie was!While keeping to a simple plot and common theme of love in a war-torn country, the struggles are... Read more at imdb.com
Lavish filmmaking
Dec 14, 2001
Danny Ledonne
Dec 14, 2001Danny Ledonne
Blending musical poetry with epic spectacle, "1942: A Love Story" stands as a definitive work of Indian filmmaking. As the film follows a pair of lovers through the Indian uprising against imperialist Britain, traditional Indian song is used to juxtapose... Read more at imdb.com
Foppish caps and 'ang 'em 'igh Generals
Sep 23, 2005
JoeytheBrit
Sep 23, 2005JoeytheBrit
1942, in common with most of India's movie output is something of a curiosity. It has the scope and scale of a western 'event' movie, yet seems to have no ambitions to widen its audience beyond the borders of its... Read more at imdb.com
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