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Swades

Swades
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAshutosh Gowariker
Screenplay byAshutosh Gowariker
Story byM. G. Sathya
Ashutosh Gowariker
Dialogue by
Produced byAshutosh Gowariker
StarringShah Rukh Khan
Gayatri Joshi
Kishori Ballal
CinematographyMahesh Aney
Edited byBallu Saluja
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Ashutosh Gowariker Productions
Distributed byUTV Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 17 December 2004 (2004-12-17)
Running time
195 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Budget₹25 crore[1]
Box officeest. ₹34.64 crore[2]

Swades (transl. Homeland) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language social drama film co-written, directed and produced by Ashutosh Gowariker.[3] The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, alongside Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek, and Lekh Tandon.

The plot was based on two episodes of the series Vaapsi on Zee TV's Yule Love Stories (1994–95) which starred Gowariker.[4] The story of a man setting up a micro hydroelectric project to generate electricity was reported to be inspired by the 2003 Kannada film Chigurida Kanasu which was based on the novel of the same name by K. Shivaram Karanth[5][6][7] and Bapu Kuti by Rajni Bakshi.[8] Story writer MG Sathya had revealed that he was swayed over by the Gandhian principles and the socio - political environment during his formative years while studying in Kannada medium school in Jalahalli, Bengaluru.[9] The music and background score was composed by A. R. Rahman, with lyrics penned by Javed Akhtar.

Swades was theatrically released on 17 December 2004, to critical acclaim. However, it emerged as a commercial failure at the box office. At the 50th Filmfare Awards, Swades won Best Actor (Khan) and Best Background Score (Rahman). Despite its commercial failure, Swades is regarded ahead of its time and is now considered a cult classic of Hindi cinema and one of the best films of Khan.[10][11] The film is owned by Red Chillies Entertainment.[12]

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  4. ^ "SRK's 'Swades' was inspired by Ashutosh Gowariker's show, where he played Mohan?". India Today. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Top ten Kannada films to have been remade". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Eight Bollywood movies that are actually remakes of South Indian films". 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Can't thank Ashutosh Gowariker enough for Swades: Shah Rukh Khan", Indian Express, 17 December 2016, archived from the original on 25 August 2019, retrieved 25 August 2019 – via PTI
  8. ^ "Bet You Didn't Know – the real story behind Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades!". 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 25 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  9. ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/bangalore/swades-went-beyond-being-a-filmit-became-a-movement-writer-mg-sathya/amp_articleshow/116546164.cms
  10. ^ "Lost in Translation – Part 1/2". Filmfare. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  11. ^ Deepak Mahaan (4 August 2011). "Arts / Cinema : Intoxicated with second love!". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Red Chillies Entertainments". redchillies.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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