Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala celebrated 32 years of their classic film ‘1942: A Love Story’. Anil Kapoor has expressed happiness over the film being restored and re-released in 8K. Manisha also shared an emotional note.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [भारत]July 15 (ANI): Actor Anil Kapoor is celebrating 32 years of his 1994 film Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s ‘1942: A Love Story’. In a heart-touching Instagram post, Kapoor shared that the film is very close to his heart.
Anil Kapoor shared an emotional post
He wrote, “Even after 32 years, this film feels as close to my heart as it did on the first day. We made this film with honesty, passion and a lot of love. I don’t think any of us knew that it would be remembered with the same fondness decades later.”
The actor expressed his joy at seeing the film restored in 8K with frame-by-frame, remastered sound.
He added, “To see it lovingly restored, frame-by-frame, with remastered sound in 8K is truly special. It gives me immense pleasure to know that so much care has been taken to bring it back for a new generation. Thank you to everyone who has held this film in their hearts. Looking forward to seeing it back on the big screen.”
Responding to the post, the official social media handle of Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films commented, “Thank you for giving us a character and performance that lives on even after 32 years.” Actress Mona Singh also reacted to the milestone, calling the film a “classic”. Anil Kapoor also shared pictures of some rare BTS moments captured during the shooting of the film. In the pictures, Kapoor is seen with his co-stars Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff and Anupam Kher.
Manisha Koirala also became emotional
Similarly, Manisha Koirala also penned a heart-touching message, celebrating “this timeless story of love, hope, sacrifice and patriotism” that “lives on across generations.”
He further expressed happiness over the film’s upcoming re-release after an 8K restoration, writing, “Thirty-two years ago, 1942: A Love Story won its way into our hearts. A timeless story of love, hope, sacrifice and patriotism, it lives on across generations.”
“Today, I am very emotional to see this classic lovingly restored in 8K, with the sound remastered in Dolby 5.1 – bringing every emotion, every tune and every memory back to life. This restoration is a true labor of love, made possible by the extraordinary teams at L’Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna and Prasad Film Lab, Chennai, who brought every frame back to life with extraordinary care. I am grateful that a new generation ‘1942: A Love Story’ will be experienced on the big screen, exactly the way it was meant to be seen,” he wrote.
Such was the story of the film
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, ‘1942: A Love Story’ showcased the love story of Naren Singh (Anil Kapoor) and Rajjo Pathak (Manisha Koirala) against the backdrop of social and political unrest amid India’s revolutionary movement in the 1940s.
While Anil Kapoor as Naren Singh played the apolitical son of a British colonial employee, Manisha Koirala as Rajjo Pathak was cast as the daughter of a freedom fighter. Apart from the performances of the actors, the film is still remembered for songs like ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga’. (ANI)
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