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* [[Danny Denzongpa]] as Major Bisht, Chanda’s Father
* [[Pran (actor)|Pran]] as Abid Ali Baig, Chanda’s, Rajjo’s and Naren’s drama teacher, Pathak’s alias in plotting General’s murder
* [[Ashish Vidyarthi]] as Ashutosh Pathak, Rajjo’s brother
* [[Raghuveer Yadav]] as Munna, Naren’s Driver and Rajjo’s neighbour
* [[Sushma Seth]] as Gayatri Singh, Naren’s Mother
===Casting===
[[Aamir Khan]] had initially been offered the role of Narendra;, but he declined.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=शुक्ल |first=पंकज |date=15 April 2021 |title=Bioscope S2: शाहरुख के लिए सोचा गया था '1942 ए लव स्टोरी' में ये वाला रोल, ऐसे हुई मनीषा की एंट्री |trans-title=Bioscope S2: This role in '1942 A Love Story' was thought for Shah Rukh; Manisha's entry happened in this way |url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/bioscope-by-pankaj-shukla-1942-a-love-story-jackie-shroff-anil-kapoor-manisha-vidhu-chopra-rd-burman |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416044909/https://www.amarujala.com/amp/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/bioscope-by-pankaj-shukla-1942-a-love-story-jackie-shroff-anil-kapoor-manisha-vidhu-chopra-rd-burman |archive-date=16 April 2021 |access-date=6 June 2022 |website=[[Amar Ujala]] |language=hi}}</ref> [[Anil Kapoor]] was then approached, who was hesitant to do the film and suggested [[Bobby Deol]] and Aamir Khan for the role. However, he was later convinced. To prepare himself for the role, Kapoor worked hard — he lost weight, cut short his hair, trimmed his moustache and worked on his costumes to create the character.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhasin |first=Shriya |date=4 November 2019 |title=Anil Kapoor reveals why he initially refused '1942: A Love Story' |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/anil-kapoor-reveals-why-he-initially-refused-1942-a-love-story-561279 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105204425/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/anil-kapoor-reveals-why-he-initially-refused-1942-a-love-story-561279 |archive-date=5 November 2019 |access-date=7 June 2022 |website=[[India TV]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Shah Rukh Khan]] was under consideration for the role later doneportrayed by [[Raghuvir Yadav]];. heHe did not feature as he had already been playing lead roles.<ref name=":1" /> [[Jackie Shroff]], wasbeing cast as Shubankar. He, gave financial assistance to the film. For instance, some (extra) houses built at the film's set (which were first disapproved of by Vidhu Vinod Chopra due to the limited budget) were paid for by Shroff. Moreover, he also paid composer [[R. D. Burman]] on behalf of Chopra when he made them listen the music of the film for the very first time.<ref name=":0" />
Chopra had crafted the role of ''Rajeshwari Pathak '' alias ''Rajjo'' in accordance to [[Madhuri Dixit]] ;, with lyricist [[Javed Akhtar]] had also keptkeeping her in mind while penning the lyrics for "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To".<ref name=":1" /> By the time the film was launched, Dixit had packed schedules, which meantsubsequently sheprevented couldn'ther doinclusion in the film. [[Manisha Koirala]], who had given an auditionauditioned for the role of Rajjo's sister (the role wasbeing later excluded from the film), was then asked by Chopra to give a screen test.<ref name=":1" /> But, after seeing Koirala enacting a scene, Chopra deemed her a "terrible actress". Koirala, however, asked him for a second chance. She went back home, practised her lines and came back prepared the next day. She pleased Chopra with her performance and was thereafter signed.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=3 January 2019 |title=When Manisha Koirala Almost Got Rejected for '1942: A Love Story' |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203122928/https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-2 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=[[The Quint]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Ashwini Bhave]] was also one of those who had auditioned for the role. She was rejected on the spot.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=6 December 2020 |title=Revisiting 1942: A Love Story – 42 interesting facts about the epic romance |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/dec/06/revisiting1942-a-love-story---42-interesting-facts-about-the-epic-romance-1206.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609064750/https://m.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/dec/06/revisiting1942-a-love-story---42-interesting-facts-about-the-epic-romance-1206.amp |archive-date=9 June 2022 |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref> ▼{{multiple image
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▲Chopra had crafted the role of ''Rajeshwari Pathak'' alias ''Rajjo'' in accordance to [[Madhuri Dixit]]; lyricist [[Javed Akhtar]] had also kept her in mind while penning the lyrics for "Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To".<ref name=":1" /> By the time the film was launched, Dixit had packed schedules, which meant she couldn't do the film. [[Manisha Koirala]], who had given an audition for the role of Rajjo's sister (the role was later excluded from the film), was then asked by Chopra to give a screen test.<ref name=":1" /> But, after seeing Koirala enacting a scene, Chopra deemed her a "terrible actress". Koirala, however, asked him for a second chance. She went back home, practised her lines and came back prepared the next day. She pleased Chopra with her performance and was thereafter signed.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=3 January 2019 |title=When Manisha Koirala Almost Got Rejected for '1942: A Love Story' |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203122928/https://www.thequint.com/amp/story/entertainment/when-manisha-koirala-almost-got-rejected-for-1942-a-love-story-2 |archive-date=3 February 2019 |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=[[The Quint]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Ashwini Bhave]] was also one of those who had auditioned for the role. She was rejected on the spot.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=6 December 2020 |title=Revisiting 1942: A Love Story – 42 interesting facts about the epic romance |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/dec/06/revisiting1942-a-love-story---42-interesting-facts-about-the-epic-romance-1206.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609064750/https://m.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2020/dec/06/revisiting1942-a-love-story---42-interesting-facts-about-the-epic-romance-1206.amp |archive-date=9 June 2022 |access-date=9 June 2022 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref>
[[Nana Patekar]], who had previously worked with Chopra in ''[[Parinda]]'' (1989), was selected to portray Raghuvir Pathak. But he insisted on being cast as Shubankar, which caused a rift between him and Chopra. [[Anupam Kher]] was later signed for the role. [[Mithun Chakraborty]] had also been briefly considered for the role of Shubankar, when Shroff developed date issues. The distributors, however, somehow made Chopra retain Shroff in the film. Since the production started in the early 90s, it was speculated that [[Sanjay Kapoor]] was to replace his brother Anil as the latter's film ''[[Lamhe (1991 film)|Lamhe]]'' (1991) had not been successful. Nevertheless, it did not materialize.<ref name=":2" />
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