But the beauty of this tune comes towards the latter portions of the song when the sitar and a tribal like chorus enters, once again setting the tune to the time period like a hand to a glove. The dholak and tabla that follows is simply beautiful as Krishnamurthy transforms what seems like a regular romance fare into a classical ghazal styled song. The violin opens up to a fantasy like musical, “ Pyar Hua Chup Kaise” in which Kavita Krishnamurthy carries of the soft toned tune to areas of musical extraordinaire. The adornment of a love has been brought out simply excellently here. The song being on of Sanu’s biggest hits cannot only be identified by the classes but the masses as well. The light soft tune has a backdrop of a soft drum backdrop, which is complimented superbly by the sitar. In all his glory, Kumar Sanu sings, “ Ek Ladki Ko Dekha”, the song is as whimsical and breezy as it is picturized. Mellifluously over laid, the tunes all express great emotions. The rarity in which such albums are released is just another reason to listen to the melody of this soundtrack. Gone are the days where music can compliment such poetry that Javed Akhtar has penned for 1942- A Love Story. Clearly such a powerful cast would require such excellent music. This drama featured the likes of Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, and Jackie Shroff. His period saga 1942- A Love Story was one of Rahul Dev Burman’s last soundtracks and indeed he left the industry with a lot to remember. Vidhu Vinod Chopra has always provided us with excellent soundtracks for his films. Singers: Kumar Sanu, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Shivaji Chattopadhyaya, Lata Mangeshkar Starring: Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Jackie Shroff, Danny Dezgonzapa, Anupham Kher, Raghuvir Yadav Planet-Bollywood - Music Review - 1942- A Love Story