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Swades We The People Reviews

2004

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A man searching for clues to his past pays a visit to the place where he was born in this drama laced with romance and music from India. Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan) left the small village in India where he was born and raised to travel to the United States, where he worked as part of the American space program. But after .. Read more

Starring	Shahrukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Master Smit Sheth, Kishori Ballal
Director	Ashotosh Gowariker, Ashotosh Gowariker
Genres	Bollywood, Drama

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- Gowarikerâs follow-up to his Oscar nominated âLagaanâ is a generally effective, entertaining and, at times,... read more on Time Out
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  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  Sensible, Subtle and Slow
  
  Swades is a simple, but serious story and with a message for NRI's(Non Resident Indians) NRI in this film is given a new meaning: Non Returning Indian! It ... read more »
  
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  - Raj
  - England
  - 25 May 2005 at 22:03
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  srk fans might appreciate it...
  
  it was a bit of a drag...
  
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  - stevenage
  - 17 Nov 2011 at 21:00
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  FREE THE PEOPLE
  
  THIS FILM IS OK BUT COULD BE BETTER ITS JUST AN INDIAN FILM WITH SOME GOOD MOMENTS IN IT ITS LONG BUT JUST RENT ONCE
  
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- - arshid
  - 136 reviews
  - Woking
  - 02 Feb 2011 at 06:35
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  Very very good film
  
  This film was really beautiful. It was sad, funny, sweet and thought provoking too. The music was nice, a little boring in parts but the acting made up for that... read more »
  
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- - dumbolives
  - 269 reviews
  - Shetland
  - 09 Sep 2010 at 08:36
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  Must see, it's an Inspirational movie !
  
  Must see, it's an Inspirational movie ! Shahrukh khan has been Excellent !!!
  
  I cannot think of a better film for the longest that deserved a ... read more »
  
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  - Manchester
  - 08 Dec 2008 at 18:48
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  BAAADDD!!!!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  DONT WATCH even if u are a SRK FAN UNLESS YOU ARE OVER 30 and you like 3hr documentaries...
  
  you have been waaRRNNNed!
  
  dont waste 3 hours ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh
  - 19 Nov 2008 at 18:46
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  ok
  
  a bit booooooooooooooooooooriiiiiiiiiiing
  
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  - Buckingham
  - 08 Nov 2008 at 11:58
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  Swades
  
  Loved it, loved Shahrukh Khan, Loved it.
  
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  - Staines
  - 27 Oct 2008 at 08:14
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  Swades - A movie for a lifetime
  
  I am not a big fan of Shahrukh Khan! But must say as a movie, Swades is just superb.
  
  And Shahrukh Khan has done his bit in the acting front for sure... read more »
  
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- - Chiru4u
  - 2 reviews
  - Maidenhead
  - 15 Oct 2008 at 17:18
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  just a great movie
  
  They don't make em like this anymore: a wonderful story about a NRI coming back to solve real problems in an understated fashion and having his heart ... read more »
  
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- - harvard86
  - 28 reviews
  - London
  - 03 Sep 2008 at 22:18
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  must see movie
  
  This is a def must see for all ages.
  
  I loved it, its very emotional. SRK is brilliant in the movie.
  
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  - London
  - 10 Aug 2008 at 21:42
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  Sensible, Subtle and Slow
  
  Swades is a simple, but serious story and with a message for NRI's(Non Resident Indians) NRI in this film is given a new meaning: Non Returning Indian! It ... read more »
  
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  - Raj
  - England
  - 25 May 2005 at 22:03
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  A Must See Movie For All Ages...
  
  Undoubtedly a movie that must be seen by all. The movie is very well directed with superb cinematography presenting rural india in a beautiful light.
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  - Glasgow, Scotland
  - 09 Apr 2005 at 14:29
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  Great Movie Every Asian should watch it
  
  I didn't know Bollywood could make such a great movie. Its a top movie that really hasn't been fully appreciated due to the main audience (India) not ... read more »
  
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- - Aamir
  - 21 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 19 Nov 2005 at 13:47
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  A sincere, heartfelt effort
  
  'Swades' is made with such honesty and simplicity that its flaws (a good many of them!)are easily obscured. Evidently, the movie brings to the fore ... read more »
  
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- - Saikat Biswas
  - St.Andrews, Scotland.
  - 29 Mar 2005 at 03:43
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  - 1
  Movie for class not for mass
  
  Swades is a very simple movie for the class and not for the mass. Shahruk Khan is seems splendin actor for the first time in his career. The theme of movie is ... read more »
  
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- - Dr. P Shukla
  - Central London
  - 18 Apr 2005 at 13:55
- - 4
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  swades
  
  This film was untypical of a shah rukh khan bollywood flick.
  
  In fact it had far greater depth and emotion than most other SRK movies....and the best ... read more »
  
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- - kamsingh
  - suffolk
  - 08 Jun 2005 at 17:10
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  Documentary movie
  
  Watching this movie was like watching BBC documentary for 3 long hours.Idea of this movie was good,but it didn't click for director
  
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  - Hants, England
  - 26 Apr 2005 at 12:10
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  Swades
  
  The director attracted me to the film with me hoping that this would be an interesting and different Indian film.However it turned out to be rather bland and ... read more »
  
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  - Guildford,Surrey
  - 10 Mar 2005 at 15:25
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  Honestly poignant
  
  It's heartning to see an Indian film with Oscar nominated director and Indian celluloid king to do something as sincere as this.
  
  It symbolises ... read more »
  
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- - tush1
  - london
  - 14 Apr 2005 at 09:40
- - 3
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  good songs but poor performances by shahrukh
  
  I liked this film in terms of its theme but the performance by shahrukh is very disappointing and theaterical.gayatri is good for her first film.liked the songs... read more »
  
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  - london
  - 23 Aug 2006 at 11:22

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