Underplayed Gems

Swami (2007)

Swami poster
Directed by
Ganesh Acharya
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like thisWatch the trailer

or watch the trailer on YouTube

How it feels

A woman navigates complex personal and family relationships in a traditional Indian setting. The story follows her struggles and quiet resilience as she seeks meaning and connection.

melancholicintimateslow-burnspiritualemotionalheartfeltsubduedlow-key

What happens

Swami is a 2007 Indian Hindi drama film, directed and choreographed by Ganesh Acharya with screenplay by Bhavani Iyer and Muazzam Beg. The main cast consists of Juhi Chawla and Manoj Bajpai. In a first of its kind attempt, the background music score of Swami was recorded before shooting the film. The music of this film is by Nitz 'N' Sony. They are the first musicians to have recorded a Folk Ganpati Mandal (The Best in Maharashtra), live in 5.1 channels, overnight in an open-air makeshift studio, constructed specifically in Film City Mumbai for the movie. This is the only 5.1 recording of a Folk Ganpati Mandal ever done. The film was released to negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.