1942: A Love Story

1942, a small town in the foothills of the Himalayas. The independence movement in India is growing and British rule is hardening. Naren is the son of an official loyal to the British; Rajjo is the daughter of a man who has joined the fight for independence. The two fall in love. Everything in the town is against it. Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film tells the love story together with the popular movement of 1942. Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala take the leads; it is among the films that made Koirala's name. R. D. Burman wrote the music, and it was the composer's last work; the songs are still widely known in India. It runs over two and a half hours.