Swades

The same tale however, makes for absolutely excruciating cinema..... ... Full Review

But Yogesh's bride-hunt never gets tedious, thanks to the unadorned interiors of the simple plot.....Some of the music in the otherwise-interesting mix of acoustics and sporadic melody by debutant Sohail Sen is also a burden on the narrative.....too broadly parochial to match the narrative's mellow mood -.... ... Full Review

There is a languidness to the movie, echoing the lovely lyrics of one of its best songs, 'yun hi chala chal rahi, jeevan gaadi hai, samay pahiya.. 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 . ... Full Review

One is perhaps starting to expect too much from director Ashutosh Gowariker after such masterpieces like Lagaan and Swades. Although the 16th-century love story upon which it's based might be long forgotten, this endearing treatment sears into the memory through sheer size and scale alone. ... Full Review

Coming from the maker of Oscar-nominated "Lagaan" and critically acclaimed "Swades", "Jodha-Akbar" is one of the most eagerly awaited Bollywood films. The Rajput community is also unhappy with the film - but for a different reason. ... 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

There's an enchanting intimacy to Swades that invites you in without trying.....chooses to stay supine at a time when cinema has become hysterically over-the-top.....carried forward through the endearing `Ek tara` song, you realize....one wonders how far cinematographer Mahesh Aney is to blame for this.....It avoids posh postures and chic gestures of the `aa-ab-laut-chalen NRI-returned` cinema..... ... Full Review

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

The songs actually come as a welcome relief from the boring narrative. Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh), a NASA scientist develops guilt pangs suddenly for neglecting his childhood nanny, Kaveri Amma (Kishori Ballal), of 12 years. ... Full Review

If cinema and reality are two different things, Swades is bad cinema.....The film brilliantly uses the contrast between the highly developed world of NASA....Cinema is not just about entertainment..... ... Full Review