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Director:
Ashutosh Gowariker
Writers:
M.G. Sathya (story) and
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Release Date:
17 December 2004 (India) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Tagline:
We, the people
Plot:
A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
12 wins & 22 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(46 articles)
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User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Shah Rukh Khan ... Mohan Bhargav
Gayatri Joshi ... Gita
Kishori Balal ... Kaveri amma
Smith Seth ... Chiku (as Master Smith Seth)
Lekh Tandon
Rajesh Vivek ... Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
Daya Shankar Pandey ... Mela Ram
Farrukh Jaffar ... Fatima Bi
Vishnudutt Gaur
Raja Awasthi
Vishwa S. Badola (as Visshwa S. Badola)
Bhim Vakani
Rahul Vohra ... Vinod (as Rahul Vora)
Rajesh Balwani
Bachan Pachehra (as Bachan Pachera)
Shreyas Pandit
Peter Rawley ... John Stockton
Makrand Deshpande ... Fakir
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Rich Petrelli ... Command and Control Center Operator (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ashutosh Gowariker 
 
Writing credits
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 Mukherjee (screenplay)

K.P. Saxena (dialogue)

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
 
Original Music by
A.R. Rahman  (as A.R. Rehman)
 
Cinematography by
Mahesh Aney 
 
Film Editing by
Ballu Saluja 
 
Casting by
Kimberly Mullen 
Mark Mullen 
 
Production Design by
Nitin Chandrakant Desai 
 
Costume Design by
Bhanu Athaiya 
 
Makeup Department
Monica Hopkins .... key hair stylist
Monica Hopkins .... key makeup artist
Janice Tunnell .... makeup artist
 
Production Management
Driss Benyaklef .... production manager: USA
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danish Aslam .... second second assistant director
Lakshmipriya Devi .... second 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
Mithali Mahajan .... assistant art director
Girish Patil .... assistant art director
Sujeet Sawant .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Tarun Bhandari .... sound editor
Royston D'Lima .... sound editor
Hitendra Ghosh .... final mixing
Stephen Gomes .... sound designer
Stephen Gomes .... sound editor
Stephen Gomes .... sound mixer
Sheikh Gulam Hassan .... boom operator
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
 
Visual Effects by
Rahul Kallankandy .... Flame artist
Pankaj Khandpur .... visual effects
Rohit Prasad .... visual effects
 
Stunts
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
 
Casting Department
Mark Mullen .... casting: Florida
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pinky Poonawala .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Cheragh Todiwala .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Javed Akhtar .... lyricist
BlaaZe .... playback singer (as Blaaze)
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
Master Vignesh .... playback singer
Alka Yagnik .... playback singer
 
Other crew
Nabeel Abbas .... publicity design & promotion
Bosco .... choreographer: Yeh Taara Woh Taara
Christy Busby .... set key production assistant
Cesar .... choreographer: Yeh Taara Woh Taara (as Ceaser)
Scott Foster .... production assistant: Washington D.C.
Jason Hanan .... production assistant: Washington D.C.
Christine Irons .... production assistant: Washington D.C.
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
Joseph Martin .... location manager: Washington D.C.
Vaibhavi Merchant .... choreographer: Saanwariya Saanwariya
Akash Patel .... design visualizer
Emily Pecot .... production assistant
Rajendra Rao .... media relations
Devang Shah .... design visualizer
Mihir Shah .... design visualizer
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 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)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Desam" - India (Tamil title) (dubbed version)
"Swades" - USA
"Fénysugár a múltból" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Swades - Heimat" - Germany (TV title)
"Swades: Nous, le peuple" - France
"Una luce dal passato" - Italy (TV title)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
India:210 min | USA:189 min
Country:
India
Language:
Hindi | English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | Dolby SR | Mono
Certification:
Australia:G | USA:Not Rated | Germany:o.Al. | UK:U
Filming Locations:
Goddard Space Flight Center - Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, Maryland, USASee more »
Company:
Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.See more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
When Mohan and the villagers get together in the school for a celebration, we can see a blackboard in the background with a design drawn on it with chalk. That design is actually the logo of Ashutosh Gowariker Productions.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the beginning of the song "Yeh Raasta Hai"(after picking up the stranger en route to Charanpur), the song is shown as being played on the caravan's stereo. But in the shots of the media player, it doesn't display anything, indicating that it is actually not switched on.See more »
Quotes:
Mela Ram:Apni chaukhat ka diya, giving light to neighbor's houseSee more »
Movie Connections:
Features Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973)See more »
Soundtrack:
Yun Hi Chala ChalSee more »

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52 out of 64 people found the following review useful.
realization, 23 December 2004
Author: aniruddha mukherjee from India

Swades is not just a movie,it is a realization . Each n every people of our country must watch this movie . It is the best movie I have ever seen ( thinking of Mr Satyajit Ray movies also , I have seen all the movies of him ) . It is so down to earth that u don't even think that u are watching a movie . We must realize that we have to do something for this country....

Shahrukh Khan has done one of his best jobs in his lifetime....by selecting the movie as well as performance wise.....all the characters of the movie has done a brilliant job .

Plz watch this beautiful movie at least once .

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