| Swades | Ashutosh Gowarikar | Shahrukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal | Drama, Social |
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Release date: 17 December 2004 (India)
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Swades (English: Homeland) is a 2004 Indian drama film written, produced and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Based on the true life story of a Non-resident Indian couple,[4] tt stars Shah Rukh Khan in the lead role. The film received widespread critical acclaim and considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema.[5][6]
Mohan decides to rent a caravan to reach the village fearing that he might not get the required facilities there. Upon reaching Charanpur, he meets Kaveri Amma and gets to know that it was Gita (Gayatri Joshi), Mohan’s childhood friend, who had brought Kaveri Amma following her parents’ death to stay with her. Gita runs a school in Charanpur and works hard to improve the living conditions of the villagers through education. However, the village is divided largely by caste and religious beliefs. Gita does not like Mohan’s arrival as she thinks that he will take Kaveri Amma back with him to the US, leaving her and her younger brother Chikku alone. Kaveri Amma tells Mohan that she needs to get Gita married first, and that it is her responsibility. Gita believes in women empowerment and gender equality. This attracts Mohan towards Gita and he too tries to help her by campaigning for education among backward communities and also girls.
Slowly love blossoms between Mohan and Gita. Kaveri Amma asks Mohan to visit a nearby village named Kodi, and collect money from a man named Haridas who owes it to Gita. Mohan visits Kodi and feels pity seeing Haridas' poor condition, which is such that he is unable to provide his family with meals everyday. Haridas tells Mohan that since his caste profession of a weaver wasn't earning him any money, he shifted to tenant farming.But this change in profession led to his ostracization from the village and the villagers even denied him water for his crops. Mohan understands the pathetic situation and realises that many villages in India are still like Kodi. He returns to Charanpur with a heavy heart and decides to do something for the welfare of Charanpur.
Mohan extends his leave by three more weeks. He learns that electricity inconsistency and frequent power cuts are a big problem in Charanpur. He decides to set up a small hydroelectric power generation facility from a nearby water source. Mohan purchases all the equipment needed from his own funds and oversees the building of the power generation unit. The unit works and the village gets sufficient, consistent power from it.
However, Mohan is repeatedly called by NASA officials as the NASA project he was working on is reaching important stages and he has to return to the US soon. Kaveri Amma tells him that she prefers to stay in Charanpur as it will be difficult for her to adapt to a new country at her age. Gita also tells him that she will not settle down in another country and she would prefer it if Mohan stayed in India with her. Mohan returns to the US with a heavy heart to complete the project. However, in the US, he has flashbacks of his time in India and wishes to return. After the successful completion of his project, he leaves the US and returns to India with intentions of working at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, from where he can also work with NASA. The movie ends showing Mohan and Gita staying in Charanpur following their wedding.
Gowariker tries to address the lack of a 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.
The role of Mohan was first offered to Hrithik Roshan who refused after reading the script.[12] Then Shahrukh Khan got this offer from Ashutosh Gowariker.
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.[13][14] The rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) in the film is an actual NASA mission and was launched in 2014.[15][16][17]
A major part of the movie was shot in Menawali, Maharashtra.[18][19]
Mayank Shekhar from MiD DAY gave it 4 stars, writing that "I cannot think of a better film for the longest that deserved a stronger recommendation for both touring cinemas of India's villages, and plush multiplexes of Mumbai or Manhattan." Jitesh Pillai of the Sunday Times of India gave the film 4 stars and said "After Lagaan, what? The answer's blowing in the wind. Swades. Here's the verdict: This is a gusty and outstanding film. Welcome back to real, solid film-making." He added "Swades is undoubtedly the No 1 movie of the year." Shradha Sukumaran of Mid-Day gave it 3.5 stars and said "At the end of it, Swades is a far braver film than Lagaan. It could have hit the high note — if it hadn't tried so hard."
Avijit Ghosh wrote in The Telegraph, "With its gentle humour, the film acts as an entertaining vehicle for social change. And hopefully, it will do more for positive nationalism than the Union government's Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) ads ever will."[20]
Swades went on to become a cult classic and Khan's performance as Mohan Bhargava is considered one of his best.[21]
All lyrics written by Javed Akhtar; all music composed by A. R. Rahman.
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Plot
Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan) is an Indian who works as a Project Manager on the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) program at NASA in the United States. He keeps worrying about Kaveri Amma (Kishori Ballal), a maid at his home in Uttar Pradesh who looked after him during his childhood days. After his parents’ death, Kaveri Amma went to live in an old age home in Delhi and lost contact with Mohan. Mohan wishes to go to India and bring Kaveri Amma back with him to the US. He takes a few weeks off and travels to India. He goes to the old age home but learns that Kaveri Amma no longer lives there and went to a village named Charanpur a few years ago. Mohan then decides to travel to Charanpur, in Uttar Pradesh.Mohan decides to rent a caravan to reach the village fearing that he might not get the required facilities there. Upon reaching Charanpur, he meets Kaveri Amma and gets to know that it was Gita (Gayatri Joshi), Mohan’s childhood friend, who had brought Kaveri Amma following her parents’ death to stay with her. Gita runs a school in Charanpur and works hard to improve the living conditions of the villagers through education. However, the village is divided largely by caste and religious beliefs. Gita does not like Mohan’s arrival as she thinks that he will take Kaveri Amma back with him to the US, leaving her and her younger brother Chikku alone. Kaveri Amma tells Mohan that she needs to get Gita married first, and that it is her responsibility. Gita believes in women empowerment and gender equality. This attracts Mohan towards Gita and he too tries to help her by campaigning for education among backward communities and also girls.
Slowly love blossoms between Mohan and Gita. Kaveri Amma asks Mohan to visit a nearby village named Kodi, and collect money from a man named Haridas who owes it to Gita. Mohan visits Kodi and feels pity seeing Haridas' poor condition, which is such that he is unable to provide his family with meals everyday. Haridas tells Mohan that since his caste profession of a weaver wasn't earning him any money, he shifted to tenant farming.But this change in profession led to his ostracization from the village and the villagers even denied him water for his crops. Mohan understands the pathetic situation and realises that many villages in India are still like Kodi. He returns to Charanpur with a heavy heart and decides to do something for the welfare of Charanpur.
Mohan extends his leave by three more weeks. He learns that electricity inconsistency and frequent power cuts are a big problem in Charanpur. He decides to set up a small hydroelectric power generation facility from a nearby water source. Mohan purchases all the equipment needed from his own funds and oversees the building of the power generation unit. The unit works and the village gets sufficient, consistent power from it.
However, Mohan is repeatedly called by NASA officials as the NASA project he was working on is reaching important stages and he has to return to the US soon. Kaveri Amma tells him that she prefers to stay in Charanpur as it will be difficult for her to adapt to a new country at her age. Gita also tells him that she will not settle down in another country and she would prefer it if Mohan stayed in India with her. Mohan returns to the US with a heavy heart to complete the project. However, in the US, he has flashbacks of his time in India and wishes to return. After the successful completion of his project, he leaves the US and returns to India with intentions of working at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, from where he can also work with NASA. The movie ends showing Mohan and Gita staying in Charanpur following their wedding.
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 Chiku
- Mayuri Bagade as Bookstore girl
Production
Motivation
Swades is the insped by the Kannada movie Chigurida Kanasu written by Shivaram Karanth a Jnanpith Award winner. [7] and 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.[8][9][10] Gowarikar 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[11] 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:| “ | Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders progress. | ” |
Casting and filming
Panorama of Menawali, the village in Maharashtra where Swades was shot
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.[13][14] The rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) in the film is an actual NASA mission and was launched in 2014.[15][16][17]
A major part of the movie was shot in Menawali, Maharashtra.[18][19]
Reception
Critical reception
The film received overwhelmingly strong critical acclaim from critics. Most of the critics felt that Shahrukh Khan's performance in Swades was his best to date. Subhash K Jha of Indiatimes Movies gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and said "Swades is a unique experiment with grassroot realism. It is so politically correct in its propagandist message that initially you wonder if the government of India funded the director's dream."Mayank Shekhar from MiD DAY gave it 4 stars, writing that "I cannot think of a better film for the longest that deserved a stronger recommendation for both touring cinemas of India's villages, and plush multiplexes of Mumbai or Manhattan." Jitesh Pillai of the Sunday Times of India gave the film 4 stars and said "After Lagaan, what? The answer's blowing in the wind. Swades. Here's the verdict: This is a gusty and outstanding film. Welcome back to real, solid film-making." He added "Swades is undoubtedly the No 1 movie of the year." Shradha Sukumaran of Mid-Day gave it 3.5 stars and said "At the end of it, Swades is a far braver film than Lagaan. It could have hit the high note — if it hadn't tried so hard."
Avijit Ghosh wrote in The Telegraph, "With its gentle humour, the film acts as an entertaining vehicle for social change. And hopefully, it will do more for positive nationalism than the Union government's Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) ads ever will."[20]
Swades went on to become a cult classic and Khan's performance as Mohan Bhargava is considered one of his best.[21]
Box office
Swades earned ₹152.5 million (US$2.3 million) nett in India.[2] In the overseas market, the film made $2,790,000.[22] It had a lifetime worldwide gross of ₹342.6 million (US$5.2 million). The film topped the Chennai box office on its opening weekend.[23]Legacy
It is the first Indian movie to be shot inside NASA's headquarters. It has also become a cult movie and a classic of modern Indian cinema for representing the trope of returning to one's roots to make a difference.Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Panchathan Record Inn | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
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| 1. | "Yeh Taara Woh Taara" | Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja | 7:13 |
| 2. | "Saanwariya Saanwariya" | Alka Yagnik | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Yun Hi Chala Chala" | Udit Narayan, Kailash Kher, Hariharan | 7:28 |
| 4. | "Aahista Aahista" | Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | 6:49 |
| 5. | "Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera" | A. R. Rahman | 6:28 |
| 6. | "Pal Pal Hai Bhaari" | Madhushree, Vijay Prakash | 6:50 |
| 7. | "Dekho Na" | Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan | 5:46 |
| 8. | "Pal Pal Hai Bhaari" (Flute) | Naveen | 3:38 |
| 9. | "Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera" (Shehnai) | Madhukar Dhumal | 4:00 |
Tamil version
The Tamil soundtrack under the title Desam[24] was composed by A.R. Rahman. All Lyrics were written by Vaali. According to the Indian trade website Box Office India, with around 13,00,000 units sold, this film's soundtrack album was the year's eleventh highest-selling.[25]| Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| Thirukona Moolam | S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja | 7:13 |
| Kaaviriya Kaaviriya | Madhushree, Alka Yagnik (humming) | 5:17 |
| Unnai Kelai | T. L. Maharajan, Hariharan | 7:28 |
| Kettenaa Naan | Mohammed Aslam, Sadhana Sargam | 6:49 |
| Unthan Desathin Kural | A.R. Rahman | 6:28 |
| Mazhai Mega Vanna | Chithra, Srinivas | 6:50 |
| Thai Sonna | K.J. Yesudas, Madhushree | 5:46 |
| Unthan Desathin Kural (Shehnai) | Madhukar T. Dhumal | 4:00 |
Awards
- Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan [27]
- Best Background Score - A.R. Rahman
- Nominated Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer - Master Vignesh & Udit Narayan
- Best Female Debut - Gayatri Joshi [28]
- Zee Cine Award Best Sound Re-recording - Hitendra Ghosh
- Zee Cine Award Best Story - Ashutosh Gowariker
- Zee Cine Award Best Director Critics - Ashutosh Gowariker
- Best Debut Female - Gayatri Joshi
- Film Café Awards
- Best Actor - Shahrukh Khan[29]
See also
Notes
| Swades: We, the People | |
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| Directed by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Produced by | Ashutosh Gowariker Ronnie Screwvala |
| Written by | Ashutosh Gowariker (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Ashutosh Gowariker Sameer Sharma Amin Hajee Charlotte Whitby-Coles Yashodeep Nigudkar Ayan Mukerji |
| Story by | Ashutosh Gowariker |
| Starring | Shah Rukh Khan Gayatri Joshi Kishori Ballal |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
| Cinematography | Mahesh Aney |
| Edited by | Ballu Saluja |
Production
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Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
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| Distributed by | UTV Motion Pictures |
Release date
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17 December 2004 |
Running time
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203 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | ₹210 million (US$3.2 million)[1] |
| Box office | ₹342 million (US$5.2 million)[2][3] |
Swades (2004) - IMDb
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Rating: 8.3/10 - 68,721 votes
Drama
· A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take
his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
... Top Rated Indian Movies #33 | 12 wins & 23 nominations. ..... Set in modern day India, Swades is a film that tackles the issues that development throws up on a grass root level.
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian
village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process
rediscovers his roots.
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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". Written by
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The mahurat (start-of-filming prayer) was done on 2 January 2004 and was given by Aamir Khan. See more »Goofs
When Mohan speaks to his colleague Vinod for the first time from postmaster's office in charanpur, the background shows daylight, also vinod's background shows broad daylight, however, due to geography, it should be night time, at one of the places. See more »Quotes
Mohan Bhargav: I'm only speaking of things I've experienced while living here. And that is that we keep fighting among ourselves when we must fight against illiteracy, over-population & corruption. Everyday, in our streets & homes, each one of us keeps saying their is no future of this country. This country is on the path of destruction. If we keep saying this, we will one day actually land up there. You'll need to do something about this. You too! Not just the members of the Panchayat but everyone in the ...[...]
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An Excellent Movie with an excellent backdrop
A worth watching Movie by Ashutosh Gowariker.
Leaves a impression on mind after you have seen the movie.
Though there are technical faults in the storyline yet those can be left aside on the backdrop of a heart-touching theme. A theme for the people who are leaving their countries / states in search of a better life without realising the fact that they can create a better living environment at home itself.
An insight on the problems of India whose underdeveloped part is somehow or other responsible for itself for the underdevelopment. The social jinx in the rural India which should have been broken long before are now hampering the progress of the villages.
The movie is another Gem after Lagaan in the collection of Ashutosh and Indian Cinema as a whole.
Great Job by Shahrukh. Exquisite appearance by Gayatri. Grand Show by Ashutosh.
Leaves a impression on mind after you have seen the movie.
Though there are technical faults in the storyline yet those can be left aside on the backdrop of a heart-touching theme. A theme for the people who are leaving their countries / states in search of a better life without realising the fact that they can create a better living environment at home itself.
An insight on the problems of India whose underdeveloped part is somehow or other responsible for itself for the underdevelopment. The social jinx in the rural India which should have been broken long before are now hampering the progress of the villages.
The movie is another Gem after Lagaan in the collection of Ashutosh and Indian Cinema as a whole.
Great Job by Shahrukh. Exquisite appearance by Gayatri. Grand Show by Ashutosh.
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- Dekho Na Zara Dekho Na [Full Song]" Swades Ft. Shahrukh Khan5:10
- "Aahista Aahista (Full Song) | Swades | Shahrukh Khan6:27
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
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