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
- Nandan 'Chiku'
- (as Master Smith Seth)
- Mela Ram
- (as Dayashanker Pandey)
- Haridas
- (as Bachan Pachera)
- Vinod Raaz
- (as Rahul Vora)
- 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.
- Quotes
Mohan Bhargav: I'm only speaking of things I've experienced while living here. And that is that we keep fighting among ourselves when we must fight against illiteracy, over-population & corruption. Everyday, in our streets & homes, each one of us keeps saying their is no future of this country. This country is on the path of destruction. If we keep saying this, we will one day actually land up there. You'll need to do something about this. You too! Not just the members of the Panchayat but everyone in the village. You're blaming Panchayat for your problems. But when you step into their shoes, you'll do the same thing. This applies to me too. The dalits blame the brahmins and brahmins claim that their piety is despoiled by the dalits. The blacksmith & potter blame the moneylender. The land owners blame the peasants, but they don't give them their rights. In what way are we great then? If we have problems in the village, we point our finger at the State and the State at someone else. We all are finding fault with each other! But the true fact is that we're all to be blamed. Because the problem is us. Me, you, all of us...
Vishwa: Are you out of your mind! What are you saying?
Mohan Bhargav: All I know is that a weaver who changed his occupation by becoming a farmer can't even feed his family or give his children even some basic education. He can only watch his kids die of malnutrition.
[Mohan leaves]
- 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
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- Also known as
- Swades: We, the People
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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