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
Sincere effort with flashes of brilliance
This is definitely worth watching. The direction is restrained, SRK has acted really well after a long time, and there is a naive yet charming idealism underpinning the movie. It could have been a tad shorter, crisper editing would have helped. BO-wise it is a risky movie - unapologetic in its depiction of poverty and almost childlike in its appeal to NRIs and India's middle class to acknowledge poverty and try to do something about it. Gowarikar's heart is in the right place - the shots with the family unable to pay land rents, and the waterboy were graceful and poignant. My hunch is that regardless of BO fate, this is an important movie and will be referred to for year to come.
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- pathaniav
- Dec 23, 2004
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- Countries of origin
- Official site
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- Also known as
- Swades: We, the People
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
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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