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1942: A Love Story

1994 film by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
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Summary

1942: A Love Story is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,297 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 1942: A Love Story's instance of is recorded as A Love Story — instance of (P31): film[3].
  • 1942: A Love Story was directed by A Love Story — director (P57): Vidhu Vinod Chopra[4].
  • A Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Sanjay Leela Bhansali wrote the screenplay for 1942: A Love Story[5].
  • A Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Kamna Chandra wrote the screenplay for 1942: A Love Story[6].
  • A Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Vidhu Vinod Chopra wrote the screenplay for 1942: A Love Story[7].
  • 1942: A Love Story's composer is recorded as A Love Story — composer (P86): Rahul Dev Burman[8].
  • 1942: A Love Story's genre is A Love Story — genre (P136): drama film[9].
  • 1942: A Love Story's genre is A Love Story — genre (P136): romance film[10].
  • 1942: A Love Story's genre is A Love Story — genre (P136): action film[11].
  • A cast member of 1942: A Love Story was A Love Story — cast member (P161): Anil Kapoor[12].
  • A cast member of 1942: A Love Story was A Love Story — cast member (P161): Jackie Shroff[13].
  • A cast member of 1942: A Love Story was A Love Story — cast member (P161): Manisha Koirala[14].
  • A cast member of 1942: A Love Story was A Love Story — cast member (P161): Anupam Kher[15].
  • 1942: A Love Story was produced by A Love Story — producer (P162): Vidhu Vinod Chopra[16].
  • 1942: A Love Story's director of photography is recorded as A Love Story — director of photography (P344): Binod Pradhan[17].
  • The original language of 1942: A Love Story was A Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): Hindi[18].
  • 1942: A Love Story was distributed by A Love Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[19].
  • 1942: A Love Story's color is recorded as A Love Story — color (P462): color[20].
  • 1942: A Love Story's country of origin is recorded as A Love Story — country of origin (P495): India[21].
  • 1942: A Love Story was published on January 1, 1993[22].
  • 1942: A Love Story's distributed by is recorded as A Love Story — distributed by (P750): Netflix[23].
  • 1942: A Love Story's narrative location is recorded as A Love Story — narrative location (P840): British Raj[24].
  • 1942: A Love Story's film editor is recorded as A Love Story — film editor (P1040): Renu Saluja[25].
  • 1942: A Love Story's title is recorded as 1942: अ लव स्टोरी[26].
  • 1942: A Love Story's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+157'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

1942: A Love Story was produced by A Love Story — producer (P162): Vidhu Vinod Chopra[16]. It was directed by A Love Story — director (P57): Vidhu Vinod Chopra[4]. Screenwriters include A Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Sanjay Leela Bhansali[5], A Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Kamna Chandra[6], and A Love Story — screenwriter (P58): Vidhu Vinod Chopra[7]. Cast members include A Love Story — cast member (P161): Anil Kapoor[12], A Love Story — cast member (P161): Jackie Shroff[13], A Love Story — cast member (P161): Manisha Koirala[14], and A Love Story — cast member (P161): Anupam Kher[15].

Publication

1942: A Love Story was released on January 1, 1993[22]. The original language of it was A Love Story — original language of film or TV show (P364): Hindi[18]. Genres include A Love Story — genre (P136): drama film[9], A Love Story — genre (P136): romance film[10], and A Love Story — genre (P136): action film[11]. It was distributed by A Love Story — distribution format (P437): video on demand[19].

Why It Matters

1942: A Love Story ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,297 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Anil Kapoor Anupam Kher film India Jackie Shroff Manisha Koirala Netflix

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 109010
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  2. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    P14449 → 134352
    Producer → Vidhu Vinod Chopra
    Publication date → +1993-01-01T00:00:00Z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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