Set in modern day India, Swades is a film that tackles the issues that development throws up on a grass root level. It is to this India, which is colorful, heterogeneous and complex that Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan), a bright young scientist working as a project manager in NASA, returns to on a quest to find his childhood nanny.
This contemporary patriotic drama makes effective use of the contrast between the highly developed world of NASA, which has been at the forefront of advances in space research, and the ground reality back home in India, which is at the crossroads of development. Mohan's simple quest becomes the spiritual journey that every one of us goes through in search of that metaphysical and elusive place called "home".
Cast: Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Shah Rukh Khan
Crew: Ashutosh Gowariker (Director), Mahesh Aney (Director of Photography), AR Rahman (Music Director)
Rating: U (India)
Genres: Drama, Family, Romance
Release Dates: 17 Dec 2004 (India | Wide Theatrical Release)
Tagline: We, the people
Hindi Name: स्वदेस
Did you know? In the film, Mohan Bhargava works on a rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), which is lifted into orbit aboard a Space Shuttle. The GPM is an actual NASA mission, which was launched in 2014. Read More
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as Gita
as Kaveri amma
as Mohan Bhargav
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as Mela Ram
as Fatima Bi
as Dadaji
as Fakir
as John Stockton
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Supporting Actor
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as Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
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Supporting Actor
as Chiku
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Spoken Languages:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital, Dolby SR, DTS, Mono
Camera:
ARRIFLEX 435
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Label: T-Series
Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Music Director: AR Rahman
Lyricist: Javed Akhtar
Playback Singer: Sujata Bhattacharya, Vijay Prakash
Taglines:
We, the people
Movie Connection(s):
Features: Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (Hindi)
Features: Yaadon Ki Baaraat (Hindi)
Reference: Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (Hindi)
Features: Yaadon Ki Baaraat (Hindi)
Reference: Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (Hindi)
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Goofs:
Factual Mistake
When Mohan speaks to his colleague, Vinod, for the first time from postmaster's office in Charanpur, the background shows daylight for Vinod as well as Mohan. However, to be geographically accurate, it should be night time, in one of the places.
Continuity
In the book store, where Mohan meets Geeta for the first time, while billing he mistakenly checks the price for Hindi book, "Bal Bharti" but ultimately bills for Mathematics.
Miscellaneous
Mohan Bhargav, the project manager for Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) at NASA, works towards launch preparations of the man-made GPM satellite. However, in the launch sequence towards the end of the movie, the lift-off footage shown is that of a Space Shuttle, such as the Discovery, which is meant to take humans to space.
Miscellaneous
In the beginning of the song "Yeh Raasta Hai", the song is shown as being played on the caravan's stereo. But in the shots of the media player, it doesn't display anything, indicating that it is actually not switched on.
When Mohan speaks to his colleague, Vinod, for the first time from postmaster's office in Charanpur, the background shows daylight for Vinod as well as Mohan. However, to be geographically accurate, it should be night time, in one of the places.
Continuity
In the book store, where Mohan meets Geeta for the first time, while billing he mistakenly checks the price for Hindi book, "Bal Bharti" but ultimately bills for Mathematics.
Miscellaneous
Mohan Bhargav, the project manager for Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) at NASA, works towards launch preparations of the man-made GPM satellite. However, in the launch sequence towards the end of the movie, the lift-off footage shown is that of a Space Shuttle, such as the Discovery, which is meant to take humans to space.
Miscellaneous
In the beginning of the song "Yeh Raasta Hai", the song is shown as being played on the caravan's stereo. But in the shots of the media player, it doesn't display anything, indicating that it is actually not switched on.
Trivia:
The film is inspired by the Kannada movie Chigurida Kanasu (2003).
The film is based on the story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi, the NRI couple who returned to India and developed the pedal power generator to light remote, off-the-grid village schools.
Ashutosh Gowariker shot a scene at Launch Pad 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. This is the first Indian film to actually be shot inside the NASA research center.
In the film, Mohan Bhargava works on a rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), which is lifted into orbit aboard a Space Shuttle. The GPM is an actual NASA mission, which was launched in 2014.
The film is based on the story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi, the NRI couple who returned to India and developed the pedal power generator to light remote, off-the-grid village schools.
Ashutosh Gowariker shot a scene at Launch Pad 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. This is the first Indian film to actually be shot inside the NASA research center.
In the film, Mohan Bhargava works on a rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), which is lifted into orbit aboard a Space Shuttle. The GPM is an actual NASA mission, which was launched in 2014.
Posters
Videos
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Swades - Sneak Peek
Music Clips
1. Yeh Tara Woh Tara
2. Sanwariya Sanwariya
3. Yun Hi Chala Chal
4. Aahista Aahista
5. Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera
6. Pal Pal Hai Bhaari
7. Dekho Na
