A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.
- Awards
- 18 wins & 26 nominations
Smith Seth
- Nandan 'Chiku'
- (as Master Smith Seth)
Dayashankar Pandey
- Mela Ram
- (as Dayashanker Pandey)
Bachan Pachehra
- Haridas
- (as Bachan Pachera)
Rahul Vohra
- Vinod Raaz
- (as Rahul Vora)
V.M. Badola
- Panch Munishwar
- (as Visshwa S. Badola)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor 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.
- GoofsMohan 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in 50th Filmfare Awards (2005)
- SoundtracksYeh Tara Woh Tara
Sung by Udit Narayan, Master Vignesh, Baby Pooja & Kids
Lyrics by Javed Akhtar
Composed by A.R. Rahman
Featured review
This is the REAL deal!
Ashutosh G is to be admired, to take up a subject like this and make a movie, knowing very well that, this is not the real commercial deal. It is unlike the other two mega SRK movies of 2004 (Main Hoon Na, Veer Zara), but this is the REAL stuff ! Obviously if you are expecting SRK to jump around with designer clothes, and colourful songs and dances, this movie is not for you! But on the other hand, if you are aware of the ground reality of India, its people, if you have experienced the rural life, this movie will touch the innermost of you!
Music: ARR has few memorable tunes: 'Yun Hi Chala', 'Yeh Jo Desh Hai Tera', 'Sanwariya Sanwariya', 'Yeh Tara Woh Tara' ! Melody based tunes along the lines of Bombay or Dil Se.
Cinematography: Could have been much better.
The movie is all about its theme. And its highly reflective of the kind of person you are, or life you have led. Not everyone will appreciate the movie as much!
The scenes of the small kid selling water in station, or SRK's rent collection from another village are very thought provoking.
The movie, however, I felt, appeals to NRI crowd more.
Music: ARR has few memorable tunes: 'Yun Hi Chala', 'Yeh Jo Desh Hai Tera', 'Sanwariya Sanwariya', 'Yeh Tara Woh Tara' ! Melody based tunes along the lines of Bombay or Dil Se.
Cinematography: Could have been much better.
The movie is all about its theme. And its highly reflective of the kind of person you are, or life you have led. Not everyone will appreciate the movie as much!
The scenes of the small kid selling water in station, or SRK's rent collection from another village are very thought provoking.
The movie, however, I felt, appeals to NRI crowd more.
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- bollywoodplusplus
- Feb 22, 2005
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- Swades: We, the People
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,223,240
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $424,804
- Dec 19, 2004
- Gross worldwide
- $1,953,889
- Runtime3 hours 9 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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