Swades

Swades (2004)

स्वदेस

Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan) saiu do pequeno vilarejo na Índia, onde ele nasceu e foi criado. Viaja para os Estados Unidos, onde trabalha na NASA. Mas depois da morte de seus pais, Mohan torna-se nostálgico e pede uma licença para visitar Kaveri (Kishori Ballal), uma mulher que ajudou a criá-lo. E no processo redescobre suas raízes.

Data de estreia
2004-12-17
TMDB
7.4 / 10 (415)
Duração
3 h 15 min
Géneros
Drama
Realizador
Ashutosh Gowariker

Elenco

Curiosidades

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

Production

Swades is inspired by the story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi, the non-resident Indian couple who returned to India and developed a pedal power generator to light remote, off-the-grid village schools. Gowariker spent considerable time with Pillalamarri and Kuchimanchi, both dedicated Association for India's Development (AID) volunteers.

The film was reported to be inspired by two episodes of the series titled Vaapsi on Zee TV's Yule Love Stories (1993–95). The story of the lead role setting up a micro hydro electric project to generate electricity was reported to be inspired by the Kannada novel Chigurida Kanasu by K. Shivaram Karanth and Bapu Kuti by Rajni Bakshi.

Mahatma Gandhi's great-grandson, Tushar Gandhi, noted the theme of Gandhism in the film. The name of the main character portrayed by Shah Rukh Khan is Mohan, which was Gandhi's birth name (Mohandas or "Mohan"). The film opens with the quotation:

Hesitating to act because the whole vision might not be achieved, or because others do not yet share it, is an attitude that only hinders progress.

Gowariker tries to address the lack of scientific temperament and widespread ignorance among the rural folks through the energetic number "Ye Tara Wo Tara", where Mohan is seen encouraging the children to experience the fascinating world of stars through his telescope.

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