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Swades

2004 · 195 min

A slow-burning, heartfelt journey of rediscovery that balances social realism with warm optimism and gentle romance.

Tagline
We, the people.
Overview
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • class
  • family
  • ambition
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism8
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Ashutosh Gowariker
Written by
Lalit Marathe, Charlotte Whitby-Coles, Amin Hajee, Ayan Mukerji
Starring
Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Smit Sheth, Lekh Tandon, Rajesh Vivek, Daya Shankar Pandey, Farrukh Jaffar
Music
A.R. Rahman
Cinematography
Mahesh Aney
Runtime
195 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi, English

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