Swades

Swades (2004)

  • 87% of users liked it
    (8,563 ratings)

A man searching for clues to his past pays a visit to the place where he was born in this drama laced with romance and music from India. Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan) left the small village in India where he was born and raised to travel to the United States, where he worked as part of the… More

In Theaters
Dec 17, 2004 Wide
UTV Communications

Critic Reviews

  • Derek Elley, Variety

    Gowariker's unforced shooting style is the same as in Lagaan, but this time is let down by a schematic, non-dramatic script.

  • Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com

    The slow-burning Swades requires a bit of patience from its viewers, but such an investment is a minimal expense when the payoff is richly rewarding.

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  • familiar s


    If SRK wasn't in this one, it would have done worse than what it did. SRK should stop blindly working with directors only because their last movie was a big HIT with Aamir. He must learn something about scripts too. Hope he realizes it before it's too late!!! BTW, I heard… More

  • Leo L


    Here's an interesting movie that follows one man's journey back to his home country and to the one person from his past that holds great memories. Mohan Bhargav returns to India to find the elderly woman who took great care of him in his youth, one that he truly sees as a… More

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