Swades (2004)
Swades (2004)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Shah Rukh Khan
Mohan Bhargava
Gayatri Joshi
Gita
Kishori Balal
Kaveri amma
Smith Seth
Nandan 'Chiku'
Lekh Tandon
Dadaji - Freedom Fighter
Rajesh Vivek
Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
Daya Shankar Pandey
Mela Ram
Farrukh Jaffar
Fatima Bi
Rajesh Balwani
Rahul Sinha
Amin Hajee
Writer
Vishnudutt Gaur
Mr. Vishnu Dutt (Village Panchayat Member)
Charlotte Whitby-Coles
Writer
Ashutosh Gowariker
Director
M.G. Sathya
Writer
Sameer Sharma
Writer
Lalit Marathe
Writer
A.R. Rahman
Composer
Makrand Deshpande
Fakir
Mahesh Aney
Cinematographer
Ballu Saluja
Editor
Kimberly Mullen
CastingDirector
Ronnie Screwvala
Screenplay / Co-Producer
Mark Mullen
CastingDirector
Nitin Chandrakant Desai
ProductionDesigner
Javed Akhtar
Lyricist
Abbas Ali Moghul
Stunt Coordinator
Cheragh Todiwala
Assistant Editor
Ayan Mukerji
Screenplay
Kiran Rao
First Assistant Director
Danish Aslam
Second Assistant Director
Bhanu Athaiya
Costume Design
Lakshmipriya Devi
Second Assistant Director
Ashraf Khan
Boom Operator
Zarina Screwvala
Co-Producer
Deven Khote
Co-Producer
K.P. Saxena
Dialogue
S. Sivakumar
Sound Effects Designer
Yashodeep Nigudkar
Screenplay
M. G. Sathya
Story
Caesar Gonsalves
Choreographer
Bosco Martis
Choreographer
Tarun Bhandari
Sound Editor
Sunita Gowariker
Executive Producer
H Sridhar
Sound Designer
Stephen Gomes
Sound Designer / Sound Mixer
Hitendra Ghosh
Sound Mixer
Anadil Hossain
Line Producer
Ramesh Sadrani
Gaffer
Haroon Sheikh
Boom Operator
Stuart Hall
Camera Operator
Vinay Waikul
Second Assistant Director
Royston D'Lima
Sound Editor
Sujeet Sawant
Assistant Art Director
Rohit Prasad
Visual Effects
Gulam Hassan Sheikh
Boom Operator
Eknath Kadam
Assistant Art Director
Pankaj Khandpur
Visual Effects
Janani Ravichandran
Second Assistant Director
C Ramesh
Still Photographer
Griffin De Luce
Still Photographer
Navin Gadkari
Still Photographer
Aditya Modi
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Girish Patil
Assistant Art Director
Hemant Bhatkar
Assistant Art Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 17, 2004
Original Nameस्वदेस
StatusReleased
Running Time3h 15m
Budget$2,900,000
Box Office$4,800,000
Genres
Wiki.
Swades: We, the People (transl. Homeland) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written, directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi and Kishori Ballal while Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, Lekh Tandon appear in supporting roles.
The plot was based on two episodes of the series Vaapsi on Zee TV's Yule Love Stories (1994–95) which had Gowariker playing the role of Mohan Bhargav. The story of the lead role setting up a micro hydroelectric project to generate electricity was reported to be inspired by the 2003 Kannada film Chigurida Kanasu which was based on the novel of the same name by Jnanapith awardee K. Shivaram Karanth and Bapu Kuti by Rajni Bakshi. The music and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.
Swades was theatrically released on 17 December 2004, and it opened to rave reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of Khan, Joshi and Ballal, and the story, screenplay, and soundtrack. However, it emerged as a commercial failure at the box office.
At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Swades received 8 nominations, including Best Film, Best Director (Gowarikar) and Best Music Director (Rahman), and won Best Actor (Khan) and Best Background Score (Rahman).
It was dubbed in Tamil as Desam and released on 26 January 2005, coinciding with Indian Republic Day. Despite its commercial failure, Swades is regarded ahead of its time and is now considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema and one of the best films in Shah Rukh Khan's filmography. Shahrukh's performance in this film is regarded as among the best performances of his career. The film is owned by Red Chillies Entertainment.