Swades Movie (2004)

Title	Swades
Release status	Released
Release date	Dec 16, 2004
OTT Release date	Not available on any OTT Platform right now
Language	Hindi
Genre	Drama, Family
Actors	Shah Rukh Khan, Kishori Balal, Smith Seth, Daya Shankar Pandey, Lekh Tandon, Rajesh Vivek, Raja Awasthi, Vishwa S. Badola, Farrukh Jaffar, Rajesh Balwani, Makrand Deshpande, Rahul Vohra, Bachan Pachera
Director	Ashutosh Gowariker
Digit binge rating	8.6
Duration	3 hr 15 min

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Trivia

1. For authenticity, Ashutosh Gowariker shot a scene at Launch Pad 39A, at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. This is the first Indian film to be shot inside the NASA research center.
2. Since the making of the film was so close to Shahrukh's heart, he could not bear to see it end and hence he never saw the film. "Making Swades was such an emotionally overwhelming experience that I never saw the finished product. Didn't want the feeling to end." - Shahrukh Khan
3. Mohan Bhargava is working on a rainfall monitoring satellite known as the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM), which is lifted into an orbit aboard a Space Shuttle. The GPM is an actual NASA mission, was launched in 2014.
4. The Book "BAPU KUTI" which firstly inspired Ashutosh Gowarikar about the idea of the Movie "Swades" and is acknowledged at the starting of the movie is shown in the bookstore scene when Sharukh Khan was at the counter billing books for Gayatri Joshi.
5. The song in this movie "Yun hi Chala Chal Rahi" was re-used in the 2018 Hollywood action-comedy movie Deadpool 2.
6. Ashutosh Gowariker first offered Hritik Roshan the lead role, but he declined to say his image didn't go with the character.
7. When Mohan and the villagers get together in the school for a celebration, we can see a blackboard in the background with a design drawn on it with chalk. That design is the logo of Saraswati (Goddess of Education & knowledge) and is also part of Ashutosh Gowariker Productions.
8. Swades is mostly based on the life story of Ravikuchimanchi and Aravinda a couple who returned to India and They built a mini reservoir and Pedal power in the village of Bilagaon, Maharashtra.
9. The mahurat (start-of-filming prayer) was done on 2 January 2004 and was given by Aamir Khan.
10. Ashutosh Gowariker was the voice of Shahrukh Khan in the song "Pal Pal Hai Bhari".
11. Gayatri Joshi's first and last film.
12. Ashutosh Gowariker originally wanted Hrithik Roshan to play the lead role but he declined. The role then went to Shah Rukh Khan.
13. When Mohan unclogs the water pipe you can tell he's in a water tank because the camera can be seen in the reflection of the plastic wall.
14. Ashutosh Gowariker selected R Madhavan for the film Swades. There was a problem with the producers as they wanted a bigger star. That is when Shah Rukh Khan was signed.
15. Ashutosh Tiwari kar the only director who worked with 3 Superstars.Amir khan( lagaan),Shahrukh khan(Swadesh) and Hrithik Roshan(Jodha Akbar).All Actors won the Filmfare Best Actor award for Gowarikar film.

• Budget

  34.2 Crores

• Box office collection

  0.65 Crores

• Filming Location

  Wai, Maharashtra, India

• Production Details

  Ashutosh Gowariker Productions,Dillywood,UTV Motion Pictures

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