Swades (2004)

• Year: 2004
• Released: 17 Dec 2004
• Country: India
• Adwords: 18 wins & 26 nominations
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367110/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/swades
• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: Hindi, English
• MPA Rating: Not Rated
• Genre: Drama, Musical
• Runtime: 189 min
• Writer: M.G. Sathya, Ashutosh Gowariker, Sameer Sharma
• Director: Ashutosh Gowariker
• Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal
• Keywords: nasa, social issues,

	8.1/10
	86% – Critics
	91% – Audience

Swades Storyline

Set in modern day India, SWADES tackles the issue facing the citizens of this nation at grassroots level. The India of SWADES is colorful, heterogeneous and complex and it is to this environment that Mohan Bhargava [Shah Rukh Khan], a bright young scientist working as project manager in NASA, returns to, on a quest to find his childhood nanny.What begins as a simple mission prompted by nostalgia and affection turns into a journey to the heartland of rural India, both literally and metaphorically. Mohan finds his nanny, Kaveriamma [Kishori Ballal], the symbol of motherhood, in a village called Charanpur with an admirable young woman Gita [Gayatri Joshi] and her younger brother Chikku [Master Smit Sheth]. Mohan begins to interact with the Panchayat, which has at the helm the dogmatic but the just village chief. Along the way he encounters the quirky but endearing Mela Ram [Dayashanker Pandey], who sees Mohan as his ticket to the chain of restaurants he will start on the American freeways. Mohan befriends the local postmaster Nivaran [Rajesh Vivek], stuck to his old-fashioned ways, and the village children, whose future is inextricably linked with that of the country. Soon, Mohan finally realizes that it is his scientific temperament as well as his understanding of societal complexities that can drive the villagers to participate in a movement to better their lives.

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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

Best Bollywood I’ve seen

Mohan Bhargava is an East Indian scientist working in NASA in the US. He gets approval on his US citizenship. He feels guilty about leaving behind his nanny Kaveri Amma whom he considers his second mother. He takes a short vacation to track her down and bring her with him to America. She left her old age home in Delhi to live in a remote farming community of Charanpur. In the village, he finds a cast of quirky folks, old caste prejudice, dire poverty and school teacher Gita. Gita’s school is threatened with downsizing as the girls and the poor rarely get education, at least no more than 4th grade. Her arranged marriage future in-laws demand she stop working outside of the house. Mohan is moved to improve the villagers’ lives.

This is the most compelling Bollywood movie I’ve seen so far. The rom-com part is fun and endearing. The romance is solid rom-com gold. For me, the social justice is a little heavy-handed. I find a lighter touch is often much more effective. There isn’t as much dancing as the normal Bollywood affair but the songs are beautiful. This is a well-written rom-com dripping with social justice sincerity.

An Epic Indian Film… Very Epic

A successful Indian scientist (Shah Rukh Khan) returns to an Indian village to take his nanny (Kishori Balal) to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Indian cinema confuses the heck out of me. Or maybe not all Indian cinema and just what we call Bollywood. The earlier films (like Jean Renoir’s “The River”) make sense to me and are beautiful. Maybe that should not count as Indian cinema, but oh well. It hits hard.

The more modern Indian cinema seems to me to be bright colors and catchy pop songs. There is something to that, but I am not quite sure what the appeal is. These just do not strike me as the great works of art they could be.