Swades (2004)
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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 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 American space program. But after the death of his parents, Mohan becomes nostalgic for his home and takes a leave of absence in order to visit Kaveri (Kishori Ballal), a woman who helped to raise him as a boy. While searching for Kaveri, Mohan becomes reacquainted with Gita (Gayatri Joshi), one of his friends from his school days who has stayed behind to serve the community as a teacher. Gita thinks little of Mohan's desire to bring Kaveri back to the United States with him, but she also finds herself struck by the charm and intelligence of the adult Mohan, and the two develop a strong infatuation. But many in the community have little regard for Mohan's accomplishments in the United States until he steps forward to help his old neighbors by revamping the village's antiquated electrical system. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ashutosh Gowariker
- Written By
- Ashutosh Gowariker, M.G. Satya
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Art House & International
- In Theaters
- Dec 17, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- UTV Communications
Critic Reviews
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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.
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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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Cast
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Shahrukh Khan
as Mohan Bhargava
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Gayatri Joshi
as Gita/Gitlee
- Kishori Ballal
- Smit Sheth
- Lekh Tandon
- Rajesh Vivek
- Daya Shankar Pandey
- Farrukh Jaffar
- Vishnudatt Gaur
- Raja Awasthi
- Makrand Deshpande
- Vishwa S. Bandola
- Rajesh Balwani
- Bachan Pachehra
- Bhim Vakani
- Rahul Vohra
- Peter Rawley
- Kishori Balal
- Rich Petrelli
- Seth Smith
