Swades

Standard movie by SRK, movie about going back home to India, noticing poverty and he can make a change

Swades is a cleverly written( Gowariker, M.G. Sathya and K.P. Saxena ) movie. In 'Swades' , that Bhuvan is India- an India that has been forgotten and neglected by its own son. ... Full Review

With Lagaan, director Ashutosh Gowarikar established that he could tell us a fascinating story, with Swades he demonstrated his prowess at weaving art into the escapist fabric of commercialism and now with Jodha Akbar he proves that he has the finesse to convey the delicacies of a love story. ... Full Review

The director puts the gaon back on the map, and this is a brave choice: it was easier to go rural, and stay rural in Lagaan . Leaving behind his high-pressure deadlines, Mohan (Shah Rukh) arrives in Charanpur in search of his beloved Kaveri amma (Kishori Ballal). ... Full Review

As such, the slow-burning "Swades" requires a bit of patience from its viewers, but such an investment is minimal when the payoff is richly rewarding. Subtlety nor modulation are not qualities one generally associates with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan, but even more than in his other film of the season (the epic love story "Veer-Zaara"), here he reigns in his usual (though often effective) histrionics to impressive effect as Mohan, a scientist working for NASA. ... Full Review

Very carefully she measures her answers, so what you get is Gayatri at her diplomatic best. I have heard that my performance has been lacking in some emotional scenes. ... Full Review

Reading about Mark and Cathy Delaney made me think about Swades playing in reverse. In the movie, Shahrukh Khan, a rich Indian working for NASA returns to India, initially on a holiday but then stays on to pay what he... ... Full Article

Swades and d) A true historical being brought to celluloid after ages.No wonder, everything about this film is expected to be flawless and studied to the minutest details. ... Full Article

MUMBAI: If the indications are anything to go by, for the first time in 2005, Television's Hindi movie space is going to witness some major shake-ups. ... Full Article

Steering away from the usual jingoism often depicted in Bollywood patriotic films, Ashutosh Gowarikars Swades invokes the feeling of love for ones country by telling the story of an India-born NASA scientist who returns to his country to find his ... Full Article