Swades
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| Directed by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Produced by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Written by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Vishwa S. Badola, Kishori Balal, Daya Shankar Pandey |
| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 210 min |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | $6,500,000 |
Swades (Hindi स्वदेस, Urdu: سودیس) - We, the people (2004) is an Indian film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. This Bollywood film stars Shah Rukh Khan and film newcomer Gayatri Joshi. Music is by A. R. Rahman, lyrics by Javed Akhtar and costume design by Bhanu Athaiya. Swades was also released in Tamil as Desam (தேசம்). This film is alleged to be a remake of the Kannada film Chigurida Kanasu, directed by T.S.Nagabharana, which was based on a novel of the same name by Shivaram Karanth
Tagline : "We, the people."
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[edit] Plot
A NASA project manager, Mohan Bhargava (played by Shah Rukh Khan) is a Non-Resident Indian or NRI who misses his home nation, India. He decides to come home to find his former nanny, Kaveriamma, (played by Kishori Ballal) and wishes to take her back with him to the States. In his quest to find his nanny, Mohan encounters a childhood friend, Gita (played by Gayatri Joshi), who teaches primary school in a rural village in India. As is usual in romances, they clash initially but eventually fall in love.
The film contrasts the high-tech world of NASA in the USA and the colorful world of remote villages in developing India, while at the same time exploring the nature of 'home'. Mohan sees the best of India, as well as the worst: the poverty, the prevailing caste system and lack of education. The course of his life changes when he decides to chip in and do whatever he can for his nation.
[edit] Awards & Nominations
[edit] Filmfare Awards
Winners:
Nominated:
- Best Director
- Best Film
- Best Lyricist
- Best Music Director
- Best Playback Singer - Female
- Best Playback Singer - Male
[edit] Global Indian Film Awards
[edit] National Film Awards
Winners:
- National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer
- Special Jury Award - Ashutosh Gowariker
Nominated:
- Best Director
- Best Film
- Best Story
[edit] Star Screen Awards
[edit] Film Café Awards
- Best Actor - Shah Rukh Khan [1]
[edit] Rupa Cinegoers Awards for Jury Best Actor
- Jury Best Actor - Shah Rukh Khan [2]
[edit] Soundtrack
The soundtrack features seven songs and two instrumental pieces by A. R. Rahman:
- Yeh Tara Woh Tara - Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja, and children
- Saanwariya Saanwariya - Alka Yagnik
- Yun Hi Chala Chal - Udit Narayan, Hariharan, and Kailash Kher
- Aahista Aahista - Udit Narayan and Sadhana Sargam
- Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera - A. R. Rahman
- Pal Pal Hai Bhaari - Madhushree, Vijay Prakash & Ashutosh Gowariker
- Dekho Na - Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan
- Pal Pal Hai Bhaari (Flute)
- Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera (Shehnai)
[edit] Trivia
- Mohan Bhargava Shahrukh is a bright, young, India-born scientist working in NASA as the project manager on a rainfall monitoring satellite known as The Global Precipitation Measurement or GPM. (It is in reality a NASA mission expected to be launched in 2007).
- Aamir Khan, director Ashutosh Gowariker's star from his previous movie Lagaan has a cameo appearance: at one point, a clip from the movie Yaadon Ki Baaraat is shown; one of the child artists is eight-year-old Aamir Khan.
- This is the first Indian film to be filmed at NASA.
- It is also one of the Top Ten Longest Duration Films in Bollywood as of Feb 27, 2007.
