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Swades

Original title: Swades: We, the People
  • 2004
  • Not Rated
  • 3h 9m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
103K
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Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi in Swades (2004)
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
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A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.

  • Director
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
  • Writers
    • M.G. Sathya
    • Ashutosh Gowariker
    • Sameer Sharma
  • Stars
    • Shah Rukh Khan
    • Gayatri Joshi
    • Kishori Ballal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    103K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,861
    595
    • Director
      • Ashutosh Gowariker
    • Writers
      • M.G. Sathya
      • Ashutosh Gowariker
      • Sameer Sharma
    • Stars
      • Shah Rukh Khan
      • Gayatri Joshi
      • Kishori Ballal
    • 382User reviews
    • 82Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 18 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan
    • Mohan Bhargava
    Gayatri Joshi
    Gayatri Joshi
    • Gita
    Kishori Ballal
    • Kaveri amma
    Smith Seth
    Smith Seth
    • Nandan 'Chiku'
    • (as Master Smith Seth)
    Lekh Tandon
    Lekh Tandon
    • Dadaji - Freedom Fighter
    Rajesh Vivek
    Rajesh Vivek
    • Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    • Mela Ram
    • (as Dayashanker Pandey)
    Bachan Pachehra
    Bachan Pachehra
    • Haridas
    • (as Bachan Pachera)
    Rajesh Balwani
    • Rahul Sinha
    Vishnudutt Gaur
    • Mr. Vishnu Dutt (Village Panchayat Member)
    Rahul Vohra
    Rahul Vohra
    • Vinod Raaz
    • (as Rahul Vora)
    Farrukh Jaffar
    Farrukh Jaffar
    • Panch Fatima Bi
    V.M. Badola
    V.M. Badola
    • Panch Munishwar
    • (as Visshwa S. Badola)
    Bhim Vakani
    • Panch Narayan
    Dilip Ambekar
    • Panch Hariya
    Raja Awasthi
    • Panch Gungadin
    Peter Rawley
    • John Stockton
    Mary Guyer
    • NASA Controller
    • Director
      • Ashutosh Gowariker
    • Writers
      • M.G. Sathya
      • Ashutosh Gowariker
      • Sameer Sharma
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews382

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    10purnendu

    An Excellent Movie with an excellent backdrop

    A worth watching Movie by Ashutosh Gowariker.

    Leaves a impression on mind after you have seen the movie.

    Though there are technical faults in the storyline yet those can be left aside on the backdrop of a heart-touching theme. A theme for the people who are leaving their countries / states in search of a better life without realising the fact that they can create a better living environment at home itself.

    An insight on the problems of India whose underdeveloped part is somehow or other responsible for itself for the underdevelopment. The social jinx in the rural India which should have been broken long before are now hampering the progress of the villages.

    The movie is another Gem after Lagaan in the collection of Ashutosh and Indian Cinema as a whole.

    Great Job by Shahrukh. Exquisite appearance by Gayatri. Grand Show by Ashutosh.

    Purnendu
    10kkd470

    One of the best films of the year.

    Saw it last night with a packed cinema and I must say Ashutosh Gowariker has done it again. Nice storyline, little slow but he knows how to make a thoughtful film. Really made me think about being an NRI.

    Great songs, with A.R Rahman Music of course. The actress Gayatri Joshi played her part very well and she looks very beautiful. Definitely a new star. Shah Rukh Khan well is Shah Rukh Khan, one of the best actors of our times and he can play pretty much any part.

    Best film of the year. Watch it and it will make you think.

    Its not a masala movie.Intelligent and Thought Provoking. 10/10
    ajitmahadevan

    Truly made from the heart

    Ashutosh Gowariker, has really made this movie straight from the heart. It has none of the ridiculous clichés one is typically used to seeing when one sees a story about an India returning home. He has captured something which perhaps no other Indian movie has - that love for ones country can be strong without making an excessively big deal about it.

    It is a long movie. But I think the rather leisurely pace of the movie is required because it gives enough time for the protagonist, Mohan Bhargava, to come to India (with his mineral water and caravan) and start to fall in love with its beauty as well as understand its incongruities which frustrate us all as well. I thought there were three moments in the movie that captured it all

    1. The feeling he gets when he starts to land in India. All of us feel it. I do even today. It's called coming home. 2. The mineral water - that is a classic. In fact it is a character of its own throughout the movie and plays its own part! 2. The boy serving water at 25paise to the train passengers and Mohan Bhargava's reaction

    I am saddened that Indians both in India and around the world have not liked this movie. It will be remembered as an epic. 2.
    10prhudedavar_77

    One of the Greatest masterpieces of the last Two Decades of Hindi Cinema..

    This movie is without doubt ...one of the greatest Hindi movies ever made.This movies combines with superb direction and amazing performances from all the artists.And Sharukh khan..........he comes up with the outstanding performance and proves that...he is an amazing actor....i feel he is not utilized properly by other directors except few for his talent......hope he does more movies like this.Gayatri was beautiful and perfect and no one could have done better than her.The music and background theme is awesome and hits perfectly to the scenes.I watch this movie at least twice in a year.Truly masterpiece from Auhotosh ans Srk.As few jerks say its boring...i promise it does not bore even for a min....i recommend this Gem of movie to all who love movie which is entertaining as well as thought provoking....and truly inspiring.......watch it least once in lifetime.........Swades :)
    9pathaniav

    Sincere effort with flashes of brilliance

    This is definitely worth watching. The direction is restrained, SRK has acted really well after a long time, and there is a naive yet charming idealism underpinning the movie. It could have been a tad shorter, crisper editing would have helped. BO-wise it is a risky movie - unapologetic in its depiction of poverty and almost childlike in its appeal to NRIs and India's middle class to acknowledge poverty and try to do something about it. Gowarikar's heart is in the right place - the shots with the family unable to pay land rents, and the waterboy were graceful and poignant. My hunch is that regardless of BO fate, this is an important movie and will be referred to for year to come.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      For authenticity, Ashutosh Gowariker shot a scene at Launch Pad 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. This is the first Indian film to actually be shot inside the NASA research center.
    • Goofs
      Mohan directly attaches the plug in the AC socket for the foot massager he brought from USA. In reality the plug standards of USA and India are different and will not fit in other country's socket. An adapter must be used for compatibility.
    • Quotes

      Mohan Bhargav: I'm only speaking of things I've experienced while living here. And that is that we keep fighting among ourselves when we must fight against illiteracy, over-population & corruption. Everyday, in our streets & homes, each one of us keeps saying their is no future of this country. This country is on the path of destruction. If we keep saying this, we will one day actually land up there. You'll need to do something about this. You too! Not just the members of the Panchayat but everyone in the village. You're blaming Panchayat for your problems. But when you step into their shoes, you'll do the same thing. This applies to me too. The dalits blame the brahmins and brahmins claim that their piety is despoiled by the dalits. The blacksmith & potter blame the moneylender. The land owners blame the peasants, but they don't give them their rights. In what way are we great then? If we have problems in the village, we point our finger at the State and the State at someone else. We all are finding fault with each other! But the true fact is that we're all to be blamed. Because the problem is us. Me, you, all of us...

      Vishwa: Are you out of your mind! What are you saying?

      Mohan Bhargav: All I know is that a weaver who changed his occupation by becoming a farmer can't even feed his family or give his children even some basic education. He can only watch his kids die of malnutrition.

      [Mohan leaves]

    • Connections
      Featured in 50th Filmfare Awards (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Yeh Tara Woh Tara
      Sung by Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja & Kids

      Lyrics by Javed Akhtar

      Composed by A.R. Rahman

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 17, 2004 (India)
    • Countries of origin
      • India
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Swades Wikipedia
    • Languages
      • Hindi
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Swades: We, the People
    • Filming locations
      • Wai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production companies
      • Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
      • Dillywood
      • UTV Motion Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,223,240
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $424,804
      • Dec 19, 2004
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,953,889
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      • 3h 9m(189 min)
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby SR
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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