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Swades

Swades

We, the people.

20047.33h 15m

Overview

A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
Written by Ayan Mukerji, Ronnie Screwvala, Yashodeep Nigudkar
Produced by Ashutosh Gowariker
Box OfficeBudget: $2.9MRevenue: $4.8M

Top Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan

Mohan Bhargav

Gayatri Joshi

Gayatri Joshi

Gita

Kishori Ballal

Kishori Ballal

Kaveri Amma

S

Smit Sheth

Chiku

Lekh Tandon

Lekh Tandon

Dadaji

Rajesh Vivek

Rajesh Vivek

Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav

Daya Shankar Pandey

Daya Shankar Pandey

Mela Ram

Farrukh Jaffar

Farrukh Jaffar

Fatima Bi

V

Vishnudutt Gaur

Vishnu Dutt (Panchayat member)

R

Raja Awasthi

Panch Gungadin

Themes & Keywords

nasasocial issuesnon-resident indianinspirationaladmiringindian culture

About Swades

Swades is a drama film released in 2004 exploring themes of nasa, social issues, non-resident indian, inspirational, admiring, indian culture. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, it stars Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal. A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

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