Swades (2004)
Swades: We, the People (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 3h 30min
- Drama, Musical
- 17 Dec 2004 (India)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- 18 wins & 26 nominations.
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Cast
| Shah Rukh Khan | ... |
Mohan Bhargava
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| Gayatri Joshi | ... |
Gita
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Kishori Ballal | ... |
Kaveri amma
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| Smith Seth | ... |
Nandan 'Chiku'
(as Master Smith Seth)
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| Lekh Tandon | ... |
Dadaji - Freedom Fighter
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| Rajesh Vivek | ... |
Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
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| Dayashankar Pandey | ... |
Mela Ram
(as Dayashanker Pandey)
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| Bachan Pachehra | ... |
Haridas
(as Bachan Pachera)
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Rajesh Balwani | ... |
Rahul Sinha
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Vishnudutt Gaur | ... |
Mr. Vishnu Dutt (Village Panchayat Member)
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| Rahul Vohra | ... |
Vinod Raaz
(as Rahul Vora)
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| Farrukh Jaffar | ... |
Panch Fatima Bi
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| V.M. Badola | ... |
Panch Munishwar
(as Visshwa S. Badola)
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Bhim Vakani | ... |
Panch Narayan
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Dilip Ambekar | ... |
Panch Hariya
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Raja Awasthi | ... |
Panch Gungadin
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Peter Rawley | ... |
John Stockton
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Mary Guyer | ... |
NASA Controller
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| Makrand Deshpande | ... |
Fakir
(as Makarand Deshpande)
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Mayuri Bagade | ... |
Book Store Girl
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Shreyas Pandit | ... |
Shreyas Pandit
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Rajbhushan Sahastrabuddhe | ... |
Mahua (Potter)
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| Prajakta Mali | ... |
Girl who bumps with Mohan (uncredited)
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| Rich Petrelli | ... |
Command and Control Center Operator (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ashutosh Gowariker | ||
Written by
| M.G. Sathya | ... | (story) and |
| Ashutosh Gowariker | ... | (story) |
| Ashutosh Gowariker | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Sameer Sharma | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Lalit Marathe | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Amin Hajee | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Charlotte Whitby-Coles | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Yashodeep Nigudkar | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Ayan Mukerji | ... | (screenplay) |
| K.P. Saxena | ... | (dialogue) |
| Amin Hajee | ... | (Co-Writer) |
Produced by
| Ashutosh Gowariker | ... | producer |
| Sunita Gowariker | ... | executive producer |
| Anadil Hossain | ... | line producer: US |
| Deven Khote | ... | co-producer |
| Zarina Mehta | ... | co-producer |
| Srinivas Rao | ... | line producer (as B. Shrinivas Rao) |
| Ronnie Screwvala | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| A.R. Rahman | ... | (as A.R. Rehman) |
Cinematography by
| Mahesh Aney | ... | director of photography |
| Sumer Verma | ... | (Underwater DOP) |
Editing by
| Ballu Saluja | ||
Editorial Department
| Cheragh Todiwala | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Kimberly Mullen | ||
| Mark Mullen | ||
Production Design by
| Nitin Chandrakant Desai | ||
Costume Design by
| Bhanu Athaiya | ||
Makeup Department
| Monica Hopkins | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Madhav Kadam | ... | key makeup artist |
| Rajesh Kadam | ... | makeup artist |
| Janice Tunnell | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Driss Benyaklef | ... | production manager: USA |
| Sameer Kavthekar | ... | location manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Danish Aslam | ... | second second assistant director |
| Lakshmipriya Devi | ... | second assistant director |
| Ayan Mukerji | ... | assistant director |
| Kiran Rao | ... | first assistant director |
| Janani Ravichandran | ... | second second assistant director |
| Vinay Waikul | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Hemant Bhatkar | ... | assistant art director |
| Eknath Kadam | ... | property master |
| Mitali Mahajan | ... | assistant art director (as Mithali Mahajan) |
| Girish Patil | ... | assistant art director |
| Sujeet Sawant | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Tarun Bhandari | ... | sound editor |
| Debajit Changmai | ... | Assistant re recording mixer |
| Royston D'Lima | ... | sound editor |
| Rahul Gandhre | ... | sound engineer: Anand Recording Studios |
| Ajith Abraham George | ... | assistant engineer |
| Hitendra Ghosh | ... | final mixing |
| Stephen Gomes | ... | sound designer / sound editor / sound mixer |
| Shaikh Gulam Hussain | ... | boom operator (as Sheikh Gulam Hassan) |
| Ashraf Khan | ... | additional boom operator |
| Aditya Modi | ... | assistant sound engineer |
| Haroon Sheikh | ... | additional boom operator |
| S. Sivakumar | ... | sound engineer |
| Sreejesh | ... | assistant sound re-recording mixer |
| H. Sridhar | ... | sound engineer |
| Manoj Yadav | ... | foley artist (as Yadav Manoj) |
Visual Effects by
| Rahul Kallankandy | ... | flame artist |
| Pankaj Khandpur | ... | visual effects |
| Zahid Merchant | ... | visual effects artist |
| Rohit Prasad | ... | visual effects |
| Bharat Sachdev | ... | senior visual effects artist |
| Swades | ... | visual effects artist |
Stunts
| Javed Karim | ... | assistant action |
| Abbas Ali Moghul | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Edward Button | ... | still photographer (as Ed Button) |
| Griffin de Luce | ... | still photographer: second unit |
| Navin Gadkari | ... | jimmy jib operator |
| Stuart Hall | ... | gaffer: US locations |
| C. Ramesh | ... | still photographer |
| Ramesh Sadrani | ... | gaffer |
| Hitesh Sadrrani | ... | electrician |
Casting Department
| Mark Mullen | ... | casting: Florida |
| Ravi Sarin | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Pinky Poonawala | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| J. Chan Claggett | ... | location manager |
| Joseph Martin | ... | location manager: Washington D.C. |
Music Department
| Javed Akhtar | ... | lyricist |
| BlaaZe | ... | playback singer (as Blaaze) |
| Clinton Cerejo | ... | music producer and/or vocal arranger |
| Ashutosh Gowariker | ... | playback singer |
| Hariharan | ... | playback singer |
| Barnali Kalita | ... | playback singer |
| Kailash Kher | ... | playback singer |
| Madhushree | ... | playback singer |
| Srinivas Murthy | ... | conductor |
| Udit Narayan | ... | playback singer |
| Baby Pooja | ... | playback singer |
| Vijay Prakash | ... | playback singer |
| A.R. Rahman | ... | playback singer (as A.R. Rehman) |
| Sadhana Sargam | ... | playback singer |
| S. Sivakumar | ... | song recordist and mixer |
| Master Vignesh | ... | playback singer |
| Alka Yagnik | ... | playback singer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Karan Malhotra | ... | Script & Continuity Supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Nabeel Abbas | ... | publicity design & promotion |
| Christy Busby | ... | set key production assistant |
| Scott Foster | ... | production assistant: Washington D.C. |
| Mehul Gadani | ... | chief assistant choreographer: Raju Khan |
| Jason Hanan | ... | production assistant: Washington D.C. |
| Christine Irons | ... | production assistant: Washington D.C. |
| David Iskra | ... | production assistant |
| Girish Johar | ... | marketing & distribution |
| David Joray | ... | production assistant: Washington D.C. |
| Raju Khan | ... | choreographer: Yun Hi Chala Chal, Aashista Aashista & Dekho Naa |
| Saroj Khan | ... | choreographer: Pal Pal Hai Bhaari |
| Shahid Khan | ... | electronic media p.r.o |
| Bosco Martis | ... | choreographer (as Bosco-Caesar) / choreographer / choreographer: Yeh Taara Woh Taara (as Bosco-Ceaser) |
| Alnoor Merchant | ... | website design |
| Vaibhavi Merchant | ... | choreographer: Saanwariya Saanwariya |
| Tanvi Modi | ... | Publicity Design and Marketing: Epigram |
| Akash Patel | ... | design visualizer |
| Emily Pecot | ... | production assistant |
| Rajendra Rao | ... | media relations |
| Devang Shah | ... | design visualizer |
| Mihir Shah | ... | design visualizer |
| Vivek Sharma | ... | assistant choreographer |
| Dinesh Shenoy | ... | production coordinator |
| Prachi Thadhani | ... | marketing executive (as Prachi Thadani) |
| Amy Williams | ... | production assistant: Washington D.C. |
Thanks
| Haider Ali | ... | acknowledgment (as Hyder Ali) |
| Rajni Bakshi | ... | special thanks |
| Dilip D'Souza | ... | special thanks |
| Sunil Doshi | ... | acknowledgement: Film Festivals Relations |
| Bobbie Faye Ferguson | ... | sincere thanks: NASA Public Affairs, NASA HQ (as Bobbie Gaye Ferguson) |
| Mansoor Khan | ... | acknowledgement: NH Films |
| Hari Mehta | ... | acknowledgement: Sweet Melody |
| Naushil Mehta | ... | acknowledgment |
| Shyam Patel | ... | special thanks |
| Manny R. Virata | ... | sincere thanks: KSC (as Manny Virata) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- UTV Motion Pictures (2006) (World-wide)
- Bodega Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- Netflix India (India) (video) (VOD)
- Rapid Eye Movies (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- UTV Communications (2006) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Adlabs Films (processed at)
- Air India (acknowledgement)
- Bimal Parekh & Co. (chartered accountants)
- Desai & Diwanji (legal advisor)
- Deutsche Bank (banker)
- Gaurav Digital (sound re-recording)
- Goddard Space Flight Center (sincere thanks)
- Indiatimes (media partner)
- Kennedy Space Center (sincere thanks)
- Light & Grips Equipment Hirers India (grip and lighting equipment)
- Movie Talkies (internet partner)
- NASA HQ (sincere thanks)
- NASA Public Affairs (sincere thanks)
- Nasir Hussain Films (acknowledgement)
- State Bank of India, Chennai (banker)
- State Bank of India, Mumbai (banker)
- State Bank of India, Wai (banker)
- T-Series (music on)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
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 Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $7,570,413 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | For authenticity, Ashutosh Gowariker shot a scene at Launch Pad 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. This is the first Indian film to actually be shot inside the NASA research center. See more » |
| Goofs | Mohan directly attaches the plug in the AC socket for the foot massager he brought from USA. In reality the plug standards of USA and India are different and will not fit in other country's socket. An adapter must be used for compatibility. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 50th Filmfare Awards (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Yeh Tara Woh Tara See more » |
| Quotes |
Fatima Bi:
Apne hi paani me mil jaana barf ka muqqadar hota hai. See more » |