Swades

This Bollywood movie takes a look at how much India still has to develop. A scientist, working at NASA, returns home to his village in India. The film contrasts the high-tech world of NASA with the rural Indian village. Once home, the scientist has experiences which help him to recapture his identity. Hindi language with English subtitles. Note the runtime.

195 minutes.
Drama

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Wonder if my village needs a launch pad...

Credits

Cast	Shah Rukh Khan, Rahu Vohra, Peter Rawley, Gayatri Joshi
Director	Ashutosh Gowariker
Screenplay	Ashutosh Gowariker, M.G. Sathya, K.P. Saxena
Music	A.R. Rahman
Cinematography	Mahesh Aney
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, DTS, Dolby SR
Made in	2004
Produced by	Ashutosh Gowariker Productions Pvt. Ltd.

Official Site

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
The Star Shalandra Bunseelall	16
NowRunning Subhash K. Jha	15
Average .. 78%	16

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Swades

Credits

Ratings

What the Critics say

Average .. 78%