The Story of 1942: A Love Story
A three-part series in which award-winning lyricist Javed Akhtar describes the process of working on a Bollywood soundtrack. He talks about his 1994 score for 1942: A Love Story.
In this exclusive three-part special for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network, renowned film lyricist Javed Akhtar narrates the story behind three of his biggest soundtracks.
In the second part, multi-award-winning Javed Akhtar gives us the inside track on what went into creating the music for the 1994 film '1942 A Love Story', which starred Anil Kapoor and Manisha Koirala.
Comprising of classics like 'Kuch Na Kaho', 'Ek Ladki Ko Dekha' and 'Rhim Jhim Rhim Jhim', '1942 A Love Story' was one of years biggest selling soundtracks and featured the voices of Lata Mangeshkar, Kumar Sanu and Kavita Krishnamurthy.
Javed will talk about his working process, the inspiration behind the lyrics and his memories of collaborating with musical giant, the late music composer RD Burman and working with the films' director, Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
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Chorus
Kuch Naa Kaho (Chorus)
- 1942: A Love Story.
- Saregama.
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Kavita Krishnamurthy & Kumar Sanu
Rim Jhim Rim Jhim
- 1942 A Love Story.
- EMI.
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Kavita Krishnamurthy
Pyar Hua Chupke Se
- 1942 A Love Story.
- EMI.
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Kumar Sanu
Ruth Na Jana
- 1942 A Love Story.
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Kumar Sanu
Kuch Naa Kaho
- 1942: A Love Story.
- Saregama.
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Kumar Sanu
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha
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Sivaji Chatterjee
Yeh Safar
- 1942: A Love Story.
- Saregama.
Broadcasts
- Sun 2 Nov 2014 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
- New Year's Day 2015 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Asian Network
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