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1942: A Love Story
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1942: A Love Story

1994-04-15 · 157 min · ★ 6.0

Action · Drama · Romance

The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter.

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Directors
Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Production companies
Vidhu Vinod Chopra Productions
Countries
India
Status
Released

Top Cast

Anil KapoorAnil KapoorNaren Singh
Manisha KoiralaManisha KoiralaRajeshwari Pathak
Jackie ShroffJackie ShroffShubhankar
Anupam KherAnupam KherRaghuvir Pathak
ChandniChanda Bisht
Danny DenzongpaDanny DenzongpaMajor Bisht
Brian GloverBrian GloverGeneral Douglas
PranPranAbid Ali Baig
Sushma SethSushma SethGayatri Singh
Ashish VidhyarthiAshish VidhyarthiAshutosh Pathak
Shivkumar SubramaniamShivkumar SubramaniamBishti Baba
Raghubir YadavRaghubir YadavMunna
Kamal ChopraKamal ChopraRaj Singh
Manohar SinghManohar SinghDiwan Hari Singh
Uday ChandraUday ChandraShankar
Pramod MouthoPramod MouthoGovind Pathak
Gopi DesaiChachi
Shakti SinghCaptain Digantu

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