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Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi in Swades (2004)

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Swades

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Director

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  • Ashutosh Gowariker
    Ashutosh Gowariker

Writers

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  • M.G. Sathya
    M.G. Sathya
    story and
  • Ashutosh Gowariker
    Ashutosh Gowariker
    story
  • Ashutosh Gowariker
    Ashutosh Gowariker
    screenplay and
  • Sameer Sharma
    Sameer Sharma
    screenplay &
  • Lalit Marathe
    Lalit Marathe
    screenplay and
  • Amin Hajee
    Amin Hajee
    screenplay &
  • Charlotte Whitby-Coles
    Charlotte Whitby-Coles
    screenplay and
  • Yashodeep Nigudkar
    Yashodeep Nigudkar
    screenplay &
  • Ayan Mukerji
    Ayan Mukerji
    screenplay
  • K.P. Saxena
    K.P. Saxena
    dialogue
  • Amin Hajee
    Amin Hajee
    Co-Writer

Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Shah Rukh Khan and Subhash Hakla
    Shah Rukh Khan
    Shah Rukh Khan
    Mohan Bhargava
  • Gayatri Joshi
    Gayatri Joshi
    Gayatri Joshi
    Gita
  • Kishori Ballal
    Kishori Ballal
    Kaveri amma
  • Smith Seth
    Smith Seth
    Smith Seth
    Nandan 'Chiku'
    (as Master Smith Seth)
  • Lekh Tandon
    Lekh Tandon
    Lekh Tandon
    Dadaji - Freedom Fighter
  • Rajesh Vivek
    Rajesh Vivek
    Rajesh Vivek
    Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
  • Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Dayashankar Pandey
    Mela Ram
    (as Dayashanker Pandey)
  • Bachan Pachehra
    Bachan Pachehra
    Bachan Pachehra
    Haridas
    (as Bachan Pachera)
  • Rajesh Balwani
    Rajesh Balwani
    Rahul Sinha
  • Vishnudutt Gaur
    Vishnudutt Gaur
    Mr. Vishnu Dutt (Village Panchayat Member)
  • Rahul Vohra
    Rahul Vohra
    Rahul Vohra
    Vinod Raaz
    (as Rahul Vora)
  • Farrukh Jaffar
    Farrukh Jaffar
    Farrukh Jaffar
    Panch Fatima Bi
  • V.M. Badola
    V.M. Badola
    V.M. Badola
    Panch Munishwar
    (as Visshwa S. Badola)
  • Bhim Vakani
    Bhim Vakani
    Panch Narayan
  • Dilip Ambekar
    Dilip Ambekar
    Panch Hariya
  • Raja Awasthi
    Raja Awasthi
    Panch Gungadin
  • Peter Rawley
    Peter Rawley
    John Stockton
  • Mary Guyer
    Mary Guyer
    NASA Controller
  • Makrand Deshpande
    Makrand Deshpande
    Makrand Deshpande
    Fakir
    (as Makarand Deshpande)
  • Mayuri Bagade
    Mayuri Bagade
    Book Store Girl
  • Shreyas Pandit
    Shreyas Pandit
    Shreyas Pandit
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Rajbhushan Sahastrabuddhe
    Rajbhushan Sahastrabuddhe
    Mahua (Potter)
  • Prajaktta Mali
    Prajaktta Mali
    Prajaktta Mali
    Girl who bumps with Mohan
    (uncredited)
  • Rich Petrelli
    Rich Petrelli
    Rich Petrelli
    Command and Control Center Operator
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Ashutosh Gowariker
    Ashutosh Gowariker
    producer
  • Sunita Gowariker
    Sunita Gowariker
    executive producer
  • Anadil Hossain
    Anadil Hossain
    line producer: US
  • Deven Khote
    Deven Khote
    co-producer
  • Zarina Mehta
    Zarina Mehta
    co-producer
  • Srinivas Rao
    Srinivas Rao
    line producer (as B. Shrinivas Rao)
  • Ronnie Screwvala
    Ronnie Screwvala
    co-producer

Composer

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  • A.R. Rahman
    A.R. Rahman
    (as A.R. Rehman)

Cinematographers

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  • Mahesh Aney
    Mahesh Aney
    director of photography
  • Sumer Verma
    Sumer Verma
    Underwater DOP

Editor

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  • Ballu Saluja
    Ballu Saluja

Casting

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  • Kimberly Mullen
    Kimberly Mullen
  • Mark Mullen
    Mark Mullen

Production Designer

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  • Nitin Chandrakant Desai
    Nitin Chandrakant Desai

Costume Designer

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  • Bhanu Athaiya
    Bhanu Athaiya

Makeup Department

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  • Monica Hopkins
    Monica Hopkins
    key hair stylist / key makeup artist
  • Madhav Kadam
    Madhav Kadam
    key makeup artist
  • Rajesh Kadam
    Rajesh Kadam
    makeup artist
  • Janice Tunnell
    Janice Tunnell
    makeup artist

Production Management

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  • Driss Benyaklef
    Driss Benyaklef
    production manager: USA
  • Sameer Kavthekar
    Sameer Kavthekar
    location manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Danish Aslam
    Danish Aslam
    second second assistant director
  • Lakshmipriya Devi
    Lakshmipriya Devi
    second assistant director
  • Ayan Mukerji
    Ayan Mukerji
    assistant director
  • Kiran Rao
    Kiran Rao
    first assistant director
  • Janani Ravichandran
    Janani Ravichandran
    second second assistant director
  • Vinay Waikul
    Vinay Waikul
    third assistant director

Art Department

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  • Hemant Bhatkar
    Hemant Bhatkar
    assistant art director
  • Mitali Mahajan
    Mitali Mahajan
    assistant art director (as Mithali Mahajan)
  • Girish Patil
    Girish Patil
    assistant art director
  • Sujeet Sawant
    Sujeet Sawant
    assistant art director

Sound Department

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  • Tarun Bhandari
    Tarun Bhandari
    sound editor
  • Debajit Changmai
    Debajit Changmai
    Assistant re recording mixer
  • Royston D'Lima
    Royston D'Lima
    sound editor
  • Rahul Gandhre
    Rahul Gandhre
    sound engineer: Anand Recording Studios
  • Ajith Abraham George
    Ajith Abraham George
    assistant engineer
  • Hitendra Ghosh
    Hitendra Ghosh
    final mixing
  • Stephen Gomes
    Stephen Gomes
    sound designer / sound editor / sound mixer
  • Shaikh Gulam Hussain
    Shaikh Gulam Hussain
    boom operator (as Sheikh Gulam Hassan)
  • Ashraf Khan
    Ashraf Khan
    additional boom operator
  • Aditya Modi
    Aditya Modi
    assistant sound engineer

Visual Effects

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  • Rahul Kallankandy
    Rahul Kallankandy
    flame artist
  • Pankaj Khandpur
    Pankaj Khandpur
    visual effects
  • Zahid Merchant
    Zahid Merchant
    visual effects artist
  • Rohit Prasad
    Rohit Prasad
    visual effects
  • Bharat Sachdev
    Bharat Sachdev
    senior visual effects artist
  • Swades
    Swades
    visual effects artist

Stunts

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  • Javed Karim
    Javed Karim
    assistant action
  • Abbas Ali Moghul
    Abbas Ali Moghul
    stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Edward Button
    Edward Button
    still photographer (as Ed Button)
  • Griffin de Luce
    Griffin de Luce
    still photographer: second unit
  • Shiloh Eck
    Shiloh Eck
    grip: Florida
  • Navin Gadkari
    Navin Gadkari
    jimmy jib operator
  • Stuart Hall
    Stuart Hall
    gaffer: US locations
  • Deva Bedar Key Grip
    Deva Bedar Key Grip
    key grip
  • Shashikant Narayane
    Shashikant Narayane
    lighting technician
  • Richard Ramee
    Richard Ramee
    key grip: Florida
  • C. Ramesh
    C. Ramesh
    still photographer
  • Ramesh Sadrani
    Ramesh Sadrani
    gaffer

Casting Department

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  • Mark Mullen
    Mark Mullen
    casting: Florida
  • Ravi Sarin
    Ravi Sarin
    extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Pinky Poonawala
    Pinky Poonawala
    costume supervisor

Editorial Department

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  • Rajeev Singh
    Rajeev Singh
    steenback editor
  • Cheragh Todiwala
    Cheragh Todiwala
    assistant editor

Location Management

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  • J. Chan Claggett
    J. Chan Claggett
    location manager
  • Joseph Martin
    Joseph Martin
    location manager: Washington D.C.

Music Department

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  • Javed Akhtar
    Javed Akhtar
    lyricist
  • BlaaZe
    BlaaZe
    playback singer (as Blaaze)
  • Clinton Cerejo
    Clinton Cerejo
    music producer and / or vocal arranger
  • Ashutosh Gowariker
    Ashutosh Gowariker
    playback singer
  • Hariharan
    Hariharan
    playback singer
  • Barnali Kalita
    Barnali Kalita
    playback singer
  • Kailash Kher
    Kailash Kher
    playback singer
  • Madhushree
    Madhushree
    playback singer
  • Srinivas Murthy
    Srinivas Murthy
    conductor
  • Udit Narayan
    Udit Narayan
    playback singer

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Karan Malhotra
    Karan Malhotra
    Script & Continuity Supervisor

Choreography

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  • Mehul Gadani
    Mehul Gadani
    chief assistant choreographer: Raju Khan
  • Raju Khan
    Raju Khan
    choreographer: Yun Hi Chala Chal, Aashista Aashista & Dekho Naa
  • Saroj Khan
    Saroj Khan
    choreographer: Pal Pal Hai Bhaari
  • Bosco Martis
    Bosco Martis
    choreographer (as Bosco-Caesar) / choreographer: Yeh Taara Woh Taara (as Bosco-Ceaser)
  • Vaibhavi Merchant
    Vaibhavi Merchant
    choreographer: Saanwariya Saanwariya
  • Vivek Sharma
    Vivek Sharma
    assistant choreographer

Production Department

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  • Scott Foster
    Scott Foster
    production assistant: Washington D.C.
  • Jason Hanan
    Jason Hanan
    production assistant: Washington D.C.
  • Christine Irons
    Christine Irons
    production assistant: Washington D.C.
  • David Iskra
    David Iskra
    production assistant
  • David Joray
    David Joray
    production assistant: Washington D.C.
  • Emily Pecot
    Emily Pecot
    production assistant
  • Dinesh Shenoy
    Dinesh Shenoy
    production coordinator
  • Amy Williams
    Amy Williams
    production assistant: Washington D.C.

Property Department

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  • Eknath Kadam
    Eknath Kadam
    property master

Additional Crew

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  • Nabeel Abbas
    Nabeel Abbas
    publicity design & promotion
  • Sandeep Bhargava
    Sandeep Bhargava
    COO: UTV Motion Pictures
  • Christy Busby
    Christy Busby
    set key production assistant
  • Girish Johar
    Girish Johar
    marketing & distribution
  • Shahid Khan
    Shahid Khan
    electronic media p.r.o
  • Alnoor Merchant
    Alnoor Merchant
    website design
  • Tanvi Modi
    Tanvi Modi
    Publicity Design and Marketing: Epigram
  • Akash Patel
    Akash Patel
    design visualizer
  • Rajendra Rao
    Rajendra Rao
    media relations
  • Devang Shah
    Devang Shah
    design visualizer

Thanks

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  • Haider Ali
    Haider Ali
    acknowledgment (as Hyder Ali)
  • Rajni Bakshi
    Rajni Bakshi
    special thanks
  • Dilip D'Souza
    Dilip D'Souza
    special thanks
  • Sunil Doshi
    Sunil Doshi
    acknowledgement: Film Festivals Relations
  • Bobbie Faye Ferguson
    Bobbie Faye Ferguson
    sincere thanks: NASA Public Affairs, NASA HQ (as Bobbie Gaye Ferguson)
  • Mansoor Khan
    Mansoor Khan
    acknowledgement: NH Films
  • Hari Mehta
    Hari Mehta
    acknowledgement: Sweet Melody
  • Naushil Mehta
    Naushil Mehta
    acknowledgment
  • Shyam Patel
    Shyam Patel
    special thanks
  • Manny R. Virata
    Manny R. Virata
    sincere thanks: KSC (as Manny Virata)

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