ravs05
There are good Bollywood movies, great Bollywood movies and then there is Swades! For me, this movie is simply perfection. Even though Swades did not receive approval from Indian critics, this movie for me was one of the best things to come from Indian cinema.The story is quite simple and something which all of us NRIs relate to - being abroad, lonely for long and craving for that companionship and love which we all grew up with back in India. Childhood back in India was full of fun, with cousins, friends, neighbours, relatives and living abroad deprives you of all that. So I could relate this movie soo much to my circumstances, especially when the final song arrives, I thought it was time to pack my bags and head home for good. Sadly, life does not work this way. Still, this movie reminds me of all those golden days, long gone now and puts a smile on my face every time I watch it.Coming to the movie, it is full of sweet nothings and strong social messages. The film makes a strong case of people coming together as Humans and not to distinguish or discriminate! Such a simple message and it is shown in the most simplistic but very effective way in the movie. The love story between the lead characters was subtle but very sweet and effective. The songs, they elevate the movie onto a new level altogether! All the songs are masterpieces and no one other than A.R.Rahman could do full justice for this film. Just listen to "Yeh jo desh hai tera", it surely makes you feel nostalgic. "Saawarya" and "Dekho Na" are excellent love ballads, whereas "Yuhi Chala" and "Yeh Tara" provoke the sense of fun, enjoyment and unity! "Aahista" is one of the best lullabies ever composed and "Pal pal hai bhari" tells an episode from Ramayana in a convincing way.Swades is one of my favourite Bollywood movies and I still own a pristine collectors edition DVD of this film and watch it time to time, whenever I am feeling home-sick.
nk-32466
First of all i want to tell about the starting views of the movie Swades ,i felt these are attractive according to the poster of the movie and as well as the starting parts of the movie. After this the next part of the movie is go on.some effects in this section or in this part is good but these all are less in entertaining.entertaining scenes of this movie is average on the basis of emotions. Songs of this movie is good and i think selection of singers are good.music direction is very sensitive and important part of the movie and this movie not succeeded to present the emotions and others variations. Middle part and end part of the movie presents with some technical terms.
Shubham Verma
Swades, is indeed one of those movies made in Bollywood which don't turn out to be a hit at BO but surely is beyond the statistics of hit and flop game. Swades isn't just a movie, it's a complete journey that you take along with it. The realisation of roots is the most important thing today when everybody is busy becoming useless wannabes in our country especially. The movie traverses you through the highs and lows Shah Rukh faces while his stay in that remote village and how he finds his unconscious roots is a commendable job that the director has filmed. According to me, it was more like a metaphor where a man comes to realise himself and his roots by browsing his natural inclinations. Overall, this movie can never be replicated in any form and should remain pure as it has been till now. Kudos to the makers and those sane and sensible viewers who have fetched some most interesting things out of this movie.
muvi-fan-73
Swades is a terrific movie which sends a message of patriotic love. Mohan Bhargava(SRK) is a scientist working for NASA who returns India to take back an elderly women(Kaveriamma) who helped him grew up. Mohan discovers, and realizes more about Indian origins. He realizes that his country requires him more than any other country. He starts and successfully completes a project of providing electricity to the village in which Kaveriamma is residing. He falls in love with Gita, a school teacher, who stays with Kaveriamma. He realizes the importance of staying in India with her and after one trip decides to stay forever in India.Pros: A film that positively changes the mind of a person fallen victim to brain-drain, superb filming locations. I personally liked the caravan. The song "Dekho na" is superb. Kaveriamma is lovely and everyone associated with film has done great.Cons: SRK has really acted well except for one scene where he smokes cigarette and acts to have quit and again resumes. He overacts.
AD
