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User Rating:
7.1/10   615 votes
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Director:
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Writers:
Sanjay Leela Bhansali (screenplay)
Kamna Chandra (dialogue)
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Release Date:
31 December 1993 (India) more
Genre:
Romance | Action | Drama | Musical more
Plot:
A young Indian couple, both from wealthy backgrounds, find themselves caught up in the 1940's Indian revolutionary movement against their families whom are under the thumb a sadistic British general. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
6 wins & 2 nominations more
User Comments:
A romantic film and a great choice for my first Bollywood hit! more (5 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Anil Kapoor ... Narendra Singh

Jackie Shroff ... Shubhankar
Manisha Koirala ... Rajeshwari Pathak
Anupam Kher ... Raghuvir Pathak
Danny Denzongpa ... Major Hisht (as Danny Dengzongpa)
Pran ... Abidali Baig
Chandni ... Chanda
Raghuvir Yadav ... Munna
Sushma Seth ... Gayatridevi Singh
Manohar Singh ... Diwan Hari Singh
Brian Glover ... General Douglas
Gopi Desai ... Chachi
Pramod Muthu ... Govind Pathak (as Pramod Moutho)
Uday Chandra ... Shankar
Shakti Singh ... Captain Digantu
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
India:157 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi | English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Certification:
Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | UK:12

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
R.D. Burman's last work as music director. more
Quotes:
Baig Saheb: All of a sudden, I am tired. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Pyar Hua Chupke Se more

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User Comments

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2 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
A romantic film and a great choice for my first Bollywood hit!, 14 March 2002
Author: chickof80s from Raleigh, NC

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 just and portrayed more seriously than other "love during war" films...

I won't give away the terrific ending, but I will tell you that it is a happy one, and though it is common for Hindi films to have a happy ending, a love story with a happy ending never gets old, does it not?

The only thing non ABCD'ers will find odd/curious is the fact that the movie frequently took a "break" for the characters to lip-sync a song about how they felt. I liked it, but for the first five seconds I was like, "Why are we having a music video in the middle of the movie??"

Overall I give this movie 5 stars out of 4. Is it because I love any Bollywood film? Is it because I'm an ABCD? Is it because I'm a hopeless romantic? I don't know, but I highly recommend you see 1942: A Love Story!

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