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Running time203 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageBudget₹21 crore (US$3.0 million)Box office₹34.2 crore (US$4.9 million)Swades (English: Our Country) is a 2004 Indian written, produced and directed by, based on the true life story of a man who returns to his homeland. The film stars, in leading roles, with, appearing in supporting role and in a special appearance. The film was considered ahead of its time, and received widespread critical acclaim at its release. It is now considered a of Hindi cinema. The music and background score was composed by, with lyrics penned.
Contents.Plot Mohan Bhargava is an Indian who works as a Project Manager on the (GPM) program at in the. He keeps worrying about Kaveri Amma , a nanny at his home in who looked after him during his childhood days.
After his parents’ death, Kaveri Amma went to live in an old age home in and lost contact with Mohan. Mohan wishes to go to India and bring Kaveri Amma back with him to the. He takes a few weeks off and travels to India. He goes to the old age home but learns that Kaveri Amma no longer lives there and went to a village named Charanpur a few years ago. Mohan then decides to travel to Charanpur, in Uttar Pradesh.Mohan decides to rent a to reach the village fearing that he might not get the required facilities there. Upon reaching Charanpur, he meets Kaveri Amma, and learns how his childhood friend Gita , after her parents died, brought Kaveri Amma to stay with her.
Gita runs a school in Charanpur and works hard to improve the living conditions of the villagers through education. However, the village is divided largely by caste and religious beliefs. Gita does not like Mohan’s arrival as she thinks that he will take Kaveri Amma back with him to the US, leaving her and her younger brother Chikku alone. Kaveri Amma tells Mohan that she needs to get Gita married first and that it is her responsibility.
Gita believes in women empowerment and gender equality. This attracts Mohan towards Gita and he too tries to help her by campaigning for education among backward communities and also girls.Slowly love blossoms between Mohan and Gita. Kaveri Amma asks Mohan to visit a nearby village named Kodi, and collect money from a man named Haridas who owes it to Gita. The story gives a journey to Mohan very similar to what happened to Mahatma Gandhi after he came back from South Africa. Mohan visits Kodi and feels pity seeing Haridas' poor condition, which is such that he is unable to provide his family with meals every day.
Haridas tells Mohan that since his caste profession of a weaver wasn't earning him any money, he shifted to tenant farming. But this change in profession led to his ostracization from the village and the villagers even denied him water for his crops. Mohan understands the pathetic situation and realises that many villages in India are still like Kodi.
He returns to Charanpur with a heavy heart and decides to do something for the welfare of Charanpur.Mohan extends his leave by three more weeks. He learns that electricity inconsistency and frequent power cuts are a big problem in Charanpur.
He decides to set up a small hydroelectric power generation facility from a nearby water source. Mohan purchases all the equipment needed from his own funds and oversees the building of the power generation unit. The unit works and the village gets sufficient, consistent power from it.However, Mohan is repeatedly called by NASA officials as the NASA project he was working on is reaching important stages and he has to return to the US soon.
Kaveri Amma tells him that she prefers to stay in Charanpur as it will be difficult for her to adapt to a new country at her age. Gita also tells him that she will not settle down in another and she would prefer it if Mohan stayed in India with her. Mohan returns to the US with a heavy heart to complete the project.
However, in the US, he has flashbacks of his time in India and wishes to return. After the successful completion of his project, he leaves the US and returns to India with intentions of working at the, from where he can also work with NASA. Panorama of, the village in where Swades was shotThe role of Mohan was first offered to, who refused after reading the script. Gowariker then offered the role to.Swades was the first Indian film to be shot inside the research center at the Launch Pad 39A of the in Florida. The rainfall monitoring satellite known as the (GPM) in the film is an actual mission and was launched in 2014.A major part of the movie was shot in,. Reception Critical reception The film received overwhelmingly strong acclaim from critics.
Swades went on to become a cult classic and Khan's performance as Mohan Bhargava is considered one of his best to date.of Indiatimes Movies gave the film 4.5 stars out of 5 and said, ' Swades is a unique experiment with grassroots realism. It is so politically correct in its propagandist message that initially you wonder if the funded the director's dream.' From gave it 4 stars, stating, 'I cannot think of a better film for the longest that deserved a stronger recommendation for both touring cinemas of India's villages, and plush multiplexes of or.' Of the gave the film 4 stars and said 'After, what? The answer's blowing in the wind. Here's the verdict: This is a gutsy and outstanding film. Welcome back to real, solid film-making.'
He added, ' Swades is undoubtedly the No 1 movie of the year.' Shradha Sukumaran of Mid-Day gave it 3.5 stars and said, 'At the end of it, Swades is a far braver film than Lagaan.
It could have hit the high note — if it hadn't tried so hard.' Avijit Ghosh wrote in, 'With its gentle humour, the film acts as an entertaining vehicle for social change.
And hopefully, it will do more for positive nationalism than the Union government's Directorate of Audio Visual Publicity (DAVP) ads ever will.' The movie was reported to be inspired by two episodes of the series titled Vaapsi on Zee TV’s Yule Love stories (1993-95). The story of the lead role setting up a micro hydro electric project to generate electricity was reported to be inspired by the Kannada novel by and Bapu Kuti by Rajni Bakshi.
Box office Swades earned ₹152.5 million (US$2.2 million) net box office in India. In the overseas market, the film made $2,790,000. It had a lifetime worldwide gross of ₹342.6 million (US$5.0 million). The film topped the box office on its opening weekend.
The movie was declared a flop domestically and a semi-hit overseas by Box Office India, earning ₹34.26 crore worldwide on a budget of ₹21 crore.Legacy It is the first Indian movie to be shot inside headquarters. It has also become a classic of modern Indian cinema for representing the trope of returning to one's roots to make a difference.Soundtrack The background score and soundtrack received universal critical acclaim, especially 'Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera' and songs from the soundtrack remain popular.Swadesby. Retrieved on 2015-03-30. ^. Web.archive.org (2013-10-14). Retrieved on 2015-03-30. Web.archive.org (2013-09-26).
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