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Swades Bollywood Film Details :

Swades is a 2004 Indian drama film writter, producer & directer Is Ashutosh Gowariker, based on the true life story of a Non-resident Indian man who returns to his homeland.The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal in leading roles, with Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Lekh Tandon appearing in supporting role and Makrand Deshpande in a special appearance. The film received widespread critical acclaim and considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema.The music and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.

• Directer : Ashutosh Gowariker
• Producer : Ashutosh Gowariker,Ronnie Screwvala
• Writter : Ashutosh Gowariker & M.G.Sathya
• Screenplay : Ashutosh Gowariker,Sameer Sharma,Amin Hajee,Charlotte Whitby-Coles,Yashodeep Nigudkar,Ayan Mukerji
• Story : Ashutosh Gowariker & M.G.Sathya
• Starring : Shah Rukh Khan,Gayatri Joshi,Kishori Ballal
• Music : A. R. Rahman
• Cinematography : Mahesh Aney
• Edited : Ballu Saluja
• Production company : Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
• Distributed : UTV Motion Pictures
• Production Design : Nitin Chandrakant Desai
• Costume Design : Bhanu Athaiya
• Makeup Department : Monica Hopkins,Janice Tunnell
• Visual Effects : Rahul Kallankandy,Pankaj Khandpur,Zahid Merchant,Rohit Prasad,Bharat Sachdev
• Stunts : Javed Karim,Abbas Ali Moghul
• Genres : Drama
• Release date : 17 December 2004
• Running time : 203 minutes
• Country : India
• Language : Hindi

Swades Movie Trailer :

Swades Movie Story :

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. The film uses the contrast between the highly developed world of NASA, which has been at the forefront of advances in space research, and this world back home in India, which is at the crossroads of development. Mohan’s simple quest becomes the journey that every one of us goes through in search of that metaphysical and elusive place called “home”.

Swades Movie Star Cast :

• Shahrukh Khan as Mohan Bhargava
• Gayatri Joshi as Gita
• Kishori Ballal as Kaveri Amma
• Rajesh Vivek as Nivaaran
• Makrand Deshpande as Fakir
• Lekh Tandon as Dadaji
• Daya Shankar Pandey as Melaram
• Bachan Pachehra as Haridas
• Vishnudutt Gaur as Vishnudutt
• Farrukh Jaffar as Panch Fatima Bi
• Visshwa Badola as Panch Munishwar
• Bhim Vakani as Panch Narayan
• Dilip Ambekar as Panch Hariya
• Raja Awasthi as Panch Gungadin
• Rahul Vohra as Vinod
• Rajesh Balwani as Rahul
• Peter Rawley as John Stockton
• Smit Sheth as Nandan alias Chiku
• Mayuri Bagade as Bookstore girl

Production :

Motivation :

Swades is inspired by the story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi, the NRI couple who returned to India and developed a pedal power generator to light remote, off-the-grid village schools. Gowariker spent considerable time with Aravinda and Ravi, both dedicated Association for India’s Development (AID) volunteers. He supposedly visited Bilgaon, an Adivasi village in the Narmada valley, which is the backdrop of the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) movement. The people of Bilgaon are credited with doing 200 person-days of shramdaan (community service) to make their village energy self-sufficient. The Bilgaon project is recognised as a model for replication by the Government of Maharashtra.

Themes :

Mahatma Gandhi’s great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi noted the theme of Gandhism in the film. He found it unfortunate that the movie was not a box office success. The name of the main character portrayed by Shahrukh Khan is Mohan, which was Mahatma Gandhi’s birth name (Mohandas or “Mohan”). Swades opens with the following quotation from Gandhi:

Gowariker tries to address the lack of scientific temperament and widespread ignorance among the rural folks through the energetic number “Ye Tara Wo Tara”, where Mohan is seen encouraging the children to experience the fascinating world of stars through his telescope. In a symbolic manner, the song rejects the defunct divisions of caste and class and at the same time, through its protagonist, tries to instill in the audience an appreciation of curiosity and observation. Gowariker sang a part of the song “Pal Pal Hai Bhari “

Casting and Film Shooting :

Panorama of Menawali, the village in Maharashtra where Swades was shot

The role of Mohan was first offered to Hrithik Roshan, who refused after reading the script. Gowariker then offered the role to Shahrukh Khan.

Swades was the first Indian film to be shot inside the NASA research center at the Launch Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) in the film is an actual NASA mission and was launched in 2014.

A major part of the movie was shot in Menawali, Maharashtra.

Bhanu Athaiya, an Oscar winner for Gandhi, was the costume designer for the film.

Swades Movie Songs / Music :

The background score and soundtrack received universal critical acclaim, especially “Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera” and songs from the soundtrack remain popular. The song “Dekho Naa” is a modified version of the song “Kichchu Tha” from the film, Baba (2002).

All lyrics are written by Javed Akhtar; all music is composed by A. R. Rahman.

• “Yeh Taara Woh Taara” – Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja
• “Saanwariya Saanwariya” – Alka Yagnik
• “Yun Hi Chala Chala” – Udit Narayan, Kailash Kher, Hariharan
• “Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera” – A. R. Rahman
• “Aahista Aahista” – Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam
• “Pal Pal Hai Bhaari” – Madhushree, Vijay Prakash
• “Dekho Na” – Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan
• “Pal Pal Hai Bhaari” (Flute) – Naveen
• “Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera” (Shehnai) – Madhukar Dhumal

“Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera” Full Video Song :

• Song – Ye Jo Des Hai Tera
• Singer – A.R. Rahman
• Lyricist – Javed Akhtar
• Music Director – A.R. Rahman
• Music On – T-Series

“Yeh Taara Woh Taara” Full Video Song :

• Song – Yeh Tara Woh Tara
• Singer – Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja, Kids
• Lyricist – Javed Akhtar
• Music – A.R. Rahman
• Music Label – T-Series

Swades Movie Awards :

National Film Awards :

• Best Male Playback Singer – Udit Narayan for “Yeh Taara Woh Taara”
• Best Cinematography – Mahesh Aney

Filmfare Awards :

• Best Actor – Shahrukh Khan
• Best Background Score – A.R. Rahman
• Nominated for Best Male Playback Singer – Master Vignesh & Udit Narayan

Global Indian Film Awards :

• Best Actor – Shahrukh Khan
• Best Newcomer – Gayatri Joshi

Zee Cine Awards :

• Best Female Debut – Gayatri Joshi
• Best Sound Re-recording – Hitendra Ghosh
• Best Story – Ashutosh Gowariker
• Best Director (Critics) – Ashutosh Gowariker

Star Screen Awards :

• Most Promising Female Newcomer – Gayatri Joshi

Stardust Awards :

• Dream Director – Ashutosh Gowariker
• Bollywood Movie Awards
• Best Debut Female – Gayatri Joshi

Film Café Awards :

• Best Actor – Shahrukh Khan

Swades Movie Review :

This film review are Mostly Positive from Critics, IMDB Public Reviewing site give 8.2 Star Out Of 10 Star with Reviewers are 81191.

Critics Rating by Taran Adarsh , from Bollywood Hungama give 1.5 star out of 5 Star.

Ashutosh Gowariker, has really made this movie straight from the heart. It has none of the ridiculous clichés one is typically used to seeing when one sees a story about an India returning home. He has captured something which perhaps no other Indian movie has – that love for ones country can be strong without making an excessively big deal about it.

Swades Movie Box Office Collection :

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