Swarg (1990)

Director:

David Dhawan

Writers:

Anees Bazmee (written by)
Nandu G. Tolani (story)

Release Date:

2 May 1990 (India)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Living in a posh mansion named Swarg, this is the story of Sahabji, his wife sister Jyoti, two brothers...

Cast

Rajesh Khanna	...	Mr. Kumar
Govinda	...	Krishna
Madhavi	...	Mrs. Janki Kumar (as Maadhavi)
Juhi Chawla	...	Jyoti
Dilip Dhawan	...	Ravi
Raja Bundela	...	Vicky
Neena Gupta	...	Naina
Mahesh Anand	...	Guru
Vikas Anand	...	Choudhary
Master Bhagwan	...	Cameo (song "Filmon Ke Saare Hero") (as Bhagwan)
Arun Bakshi	...	Director (as Arun Baxi)
Jaspal Sandhu
Yunus Parvez	...	Gardener (as Yunus Parwez)
Shehnaz Kudia	...	Deepa (as Shahnaaz)
Anjana Mumtaz		(as Anjana)
Darshan
Bharat Bhushan		(as Bharat Bhooshan)
Lilliput
Mushtaq Merchant		(as Mustaq Merchant)
Pardesi
Verdon
Mukesh Thakur
Dhruv
Shashi Kiran	...	Himself (actor who is distracted)
Om Shivpuri	...	Himself (shooting of a movie) (as Om Shiv Puri)
Satish Kaushik	...	Airport / Adda / Chaddha
Bharat Kapoor	...	Nagpal
Paresh Rawal	...	Dhanraj
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shammi	...	Kumar's Mother (uncredited)
Tabassum	...	Herself (TV Hostess) (uncredited)

Directed by
David Dhawan

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Anees Bazmee		written by
Nandu G. Tolani		story

Produced by
Nandu G. Tolani	....	producer

Original Music by
Anand Chitragupth		(as Anand)
Milind Chitragupth		(as Milind)

Cinematography by
Shyam Rao Shiposkar		(as Shyam Rao)

Film Editing by
David Dhawan

Art Direction by
R. Verman Shetty		(as R. Verman)

Costume Design by
Sona N. Tolani

Makeup Department
Raju	....	assistant makeup artist
Hement Satem	....	makeup in-charge (as Hemant Sattam)
Arvind Uttekar	....	assistant makeup artist (as Arvind)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ajay Chandhok	....	assistant director (as Ajay Chandok)
N.N. Choubey	....	chief assistant director
A.K. Rana	....	chief assistant director

Art Department
Anand Kalekar	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Ghulam	....	sound assistant
Mohammed	....	sound assistant
Rakesh Ranjan	....	audiographer (as Rakesh Rajan)
Kuldip Sood	....	sound re-recordist: Rajkamal Kalamandir Studios (as Kuldeep Sood)

Special Effects by
Rajesh Gor	....	credit titles (as Rajesh M. Gor)
Sanjay Naik	....	special effects

Stunts
Harish Shetty	....	assistant fights
Raam Shetty	....	action coordinator (as Ram Shetty)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ravindra Gawas	....	assistant camera (as Ravi)
Hiralal Saroj	....	assistant camera
S. Suri	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
R. Choudhary	....	costume assistant
Manikrao Jagtap	....	wardrobe in charge (as Manik Dada)
Laxman Mishra	....	costume assistant
Anna Singh	....	costumes (as Anana Singh)

Editorial Department
Sanjay Sankla	....	assistant editor
Krishna Shetty	....	color consultant (as Krishna)

Music Department
Mohammed Aziz	....	playback singer (as Mohd. Aziz)
Anupama Deshpande	....	playback singer
U.K. Dubey	....	music assistant
Amit Kumar	....	playback singer
Nitin Mukesh	....	playback singer
Anuradha Paudwal	....	playback singer
A.N. Tagore	....	song recordist: Mehboob Rec Studios
Prakash Verma	....	music assistant

Other crew
Rahul S. Anand	....	production controller
Chandan	....	accountant
Chhotu	....	production boy
Stephen Desouza	....	production assistant (as S. D'Souza)
Dilip	....	production boy
Khayun	....	production boy
Dev Kumar	....	production boy
Laxmi	....	assistant choreographer
Niranjan	....	production boy
R.R. Pathak	....	public relations officer
Chinni Prakash	....	choreographer
P.L. Raj	....	choreographer
Raju	....	assistant choreographer
Sheila Ramchandra	....	assistant choreographer (as Shiela)
Shaukat	....	junior artists supplier
Avtar Singh	....	production assistant
Dilip Soni	....	production assistant
Sonu	....	production boy
Subhash	....	production boy
Vasant	....	production boy (as Basant)

Thanks
Pandav Brothers	....	grateful appreciation
Dilip Bulchandani	....	grateful appreciation
Viju Lakhani	....	grateful appreciation (as Vijay Lakhani)
Gullu Taureja	....	grateful appreciation
Arjundas B. Tolani	....	grateful appreciation
Gopaldas Tolani	....	film dedicated to (as Shri Gopaldas B. Tolani)
Smt Kalavanti G. Tolani	....	film dedicated to

Production Companies

• Paras Films International

Distributors

• Spark Worldwide (2000) (UK) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Anand Recording Studios  dubbed at
• Ashok Sonita Chadda & Co.  junior artists supplied by (as Ashok Chadda Co.)
• Glamour Color Labs  publicity printing (as Glamour Printers)
• Golden Lights Company  lights (as Golden Lights)
• Kachins  costumes
• Kamat Foto Flash  stills provided by (as Kamath Foto Flash)
• Lifestyles  costumes (as Life Styles)
• Madhav Men's Mode  costumes (as Madhav Men's Moves)
• Sayani Radiotel Advertisers  radio and television publicity (as Sayani Radiotel Advt.)
• Studio Link  publicity
• Sumeet Films  camera equipment
• Venus Records & Tapes  soundtrack (as Venus Tapes & Records)

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

India:U

Filming Locations:

Filmistan Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Paras Films International

Movie Connections:

References Don (1978)

Govinda is fantastic

I must have watched Swarg a hundred time without getting bored. Rajesh Khannas performance as usual fantastic, however I think Govinda stole the show for me. The scene where Govinda is accused of robbery and told to leave, has left an everlasting memory which I can't forget. And I haven't seen the film since 1993. I don't know, it maybe just me but I had a tear in my eye. Govinda has since been one of my favourite actors; however, his recent films have not done justice to his acting ability.

The overall story will not be remembered as a classic as this type of stories have been done a lot of times before, nevertheless I'd still watch it for Govinda's and Rejesh Khanna's performances.

6/10