Swades (2004)

Original title

स्वदेस

Directed by

Ashutosh Gowariker

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

3h 07m

Rated

L

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 388 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A NASA scientist returns to his childhood village in India and is moved by the poverty and lack of basic amenities. He decides to use his skills to help the community, focusing on bringing electricity to the village.

inspiringemotionalthoughtfulheartfeltupliftingslow-pacedearnestcontemplative

What happens

Swades (transl. Homeland) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written, directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, alongside Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, and Lekh Tandon. The plot was based on two episodes of the series Vaapsi on Zee TV's Yule Love Stories (1994–95) which starred Gowariker. The story of a man 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 K. Shivaram Karanth and Bapu Kuti by Rajni Bakshi. Story writer MG Sathya had revealed that he was swayed over by the Gandhian principles and the socio - political environment during his formative years while studying in Kannada medium school in Jalahalli, Bengaluru. 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, to critical acclaim. However, it emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Swades won Best Actor (Khan) and Best Background Score (Rahman). Despite its commercial failure, Swades is regarded ahead of its time and is considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema and one of Khan's best films. The film is owned by Red Chillies Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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