Swades: We, the People

Name: Swades: We, the People
Genre: Drama, Musical
Released: 2004-12-17
Duration: 3 h 9 min
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi, Kishori Ballal, Smith Seth, Lekh Tandon

IMDb ID: tt0367110 · Year: 2004 · Rating: 8.2 (101,195 votes)

Genres: Drama · Musical

A successful Indian scientist returns to an Indian village to take his nanny to America with him and in the process rediscovers his roots.

IMDb Details

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Sweden: Swades
United States: Swades
Canada: Swades: Nous, le peuple (French)
France: Swades: Nous, le peuple
Italy: Una luce dal passato (TV Title)
Italy: Una luce dal passato
India: Desam (Tamil, dubbed version)
Hungary: Fénysugár a múltból
Lithuania: Gimtinė
Poland: Mój kraj
Germany: Swades - Heimat
Hungary: Szülõföld (Alternative Title)
Russia: Возвращение на Родину
Ukraine: Повернення на Батьківщину
Taiwan: 故土
Swades: We, the PeopleContent RatingNot RatedRelease Date2004-12-17Runtime189 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews371Critic Reviews81Countries / RegionsIndia
United StatesLanguagesHindi
EnglishKeywordschildhood nanny
nri
bollywood musical
reference to rama the hindu deity
indian cultureFilming LocationsWai, Maharashtra, IndiaProduction CompaniesAshutosh Gowariker Productions
Dillywood
UTV Motion PicturesOfficial SitesSwades Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SwadesIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367110/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0367110.jpgUpdated At2026-08-25T15:42:29

Directors

Ashutosh Gowariker

Writers

M.G. Sathya
Ashutosh Gowariker
Sameer Sharma
Lalit Marathe
Amin Hajee
Charlotte Whitby-Coles
Yashodeep Nigudkar
Ayan Mukerji
K.P. Saxena

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Shah Rukh Khan | Character: Mohan Bhargava
Actor: Gayatri Joshi | Character: Gita
Actor: Kishori Ballal | Character: Kaveri amma
Actor: Smith Seth | Character: Nandan 'Chiku'
Actor: Lekh Tandon | Character: Dadaji - Freedom Fighter
Actor: Rajesh Vivek | Character: Nivaran Dayal Shrivastav
Actor: Dayashankar Pandey | Character: Mela Ram
Actor: Bachan Pachehra | Character: Haridas
Actor: Rajesh Balwani | Character: Rahul Sinha
Actor: Vishnudutt Gaur | Character: Mr. Vishnu Dutt (Village Panchayat Member)
Actor: Rahul Vohra | Character: Vinod Raaz
Actor: Farrukh Jaffar | Character: Panch Fatima Bi
Actor: V.M. Badola | Character: Panch Munishwar
Actor: Bhim Vakani | Character: Panch Narayan
Actor: Dilip Ambekar | Character: Panch Hariya
Actor: Raja Awasthi | Character: Panch Gungadin
Actor: Peter Rawley | Character: John Stockton
Actor: Mary Guyer | Character: NASA Controller
Actor: Makrand Deshpande | Character: Fakir
Actor: Mayuri Bagade | Character: Book Store Girl
Actor: Shreyas Pandit | Character: Shreyas Pandit
Actor: Rajbhushan Sahastrabuddhe | Character: Mahua (Potter)
Actor: Prajaktta Mali | Character: Girl who bumps with Mohan
Actor: Rich Petrelli | Character: Command and Control Center Operator

[Directors Group]
Name: Ashutosh Gowariker | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: M.G. Sathya | Role: Writer
Name: Ashutosh Gowariker | Role: Writer
Name: Sameer Sharma | Role: Writer
Name: Lalit Marathe | Role: Writer
Name: Amin Hajee | Role: Writer
Name: Charlotte Whitby-Coles | Role: Writer
Name: Yashodeep Nigudkar | Role: Writer
Name: Ayan Mukerji | Role: Writer
Name: K.P. Saxena | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ashutosh Gowariker | Role: Producer
Name: Sunita Gowariker | Role: Producer
Name: Anadil Hossain | Role: Producer
Name: Deven Khote | Role: Producer
Name: Zarina Mehta | Role: Producer
Name: Srinivas Rao | Role: Producer
Name: Ronnie Screwvala | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: A.R. Rahman | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Mahesh Aney | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Ballu Saluja | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kimberly Mullen | Role: Casting Director
Name: Mark Mullen | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Nitin Chandrakant Desai | Role: Production Designer

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Bhanu Athaiya | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Monica Hopkins | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Madhav Kadam | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Rajesh Kadam | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Janice Tunnell | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Driss Benyaklef | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Danish Aslam | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lakshmipriya Devi | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ayan Mukerji | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kiran Rao | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Janani Ravichandran | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Vinay Waikul | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Hemant Bhatkar | Role: Art Department
Name: Mitali Mahajan | Role: Art Department
Name: Girish Patil | Role: Art Department
Name: Sujeet Sawant | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Tarun Bhandari | Role: Sound Department
Name: Debajit Changmai | Role: Sound Department
Name: Royston D'Lima | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rahul Gandhre | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ajith Abraham George | Role: Sound Department
Name: Hitendra Ghosh | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stephen Gomes | Role: Sound Department
Name: Shaikh Gulam Hussain | Role: Sound Department
Name: Ashraf Khan | Role: Sound Department
Name: Aditya Modi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Prahlad Salvi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Haroon Sheikh | Role: Sound Department
Name: S. Sivakumar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Sreejesh | Role: Sound Department
Name: H. Sridhar | Role: Sound Department
Name: Manoj Yadav | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Rahul Kallankandy | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Pankaj Khandpur | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Zahid Merchant | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rohit Prasad | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Bharat Sachdev | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Swades | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Javed Karim | Role: Stunts
Name: Abbas Ali Moghul | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Edward Button | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Griffin de Luce | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shiloh Eck | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Navin Gadkari | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Stuart Hall | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Deva Bedar Key Grip | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Shashikant Narayane | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Richard Ramee | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: C. Ramesh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ramesh Sadrani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hitesh Sadrrani | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sameer Saud | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Anwar n Shaikh | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Wesley Sullivan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Sumer Verma | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Doug Wallick | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Mark Mullen | Role: Casting Department
Name: Ravi Sarin | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Pinky Poonawala | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Rajeev Singh | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Cheragh Todiwala | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: J. Chan Claggett | Role: Location Management
Name: Sameer Kavthekar | Role: Location Management
Name: Joseph Martin | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Javed Akhtar | Role: Music Department
Name: BlaaZe | Role: Music Department
Name: Clinton Cerejo | Role: Music Department
Name: Ashutosh Gowariker | Role: Music Department
Name: Hariharan | Role: Music Department
Name: Barnali Kalita | Role: Music Department
Name: Kailash Kher | Role: Music Department
Name: Madhushree | Role: Music Department
Name: Srinivas Murthy | Role: Music Department
Name: Udit Narayan | Role: Music Department
Name: Keith Peters | Role: Music Department
Name: Baby Pooja | Role: Music Department
Name: Vijay Prakash | Role: Music Department
Name: A.R. Rahman | Role: Music Department
Name: Sadhana Sargam | Role: Music Department
Name: S. Sivakumar | Role: Music Department
Name: Master Vignesh | Role: Music Department
Name: Alka Yagnik | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Scott Foster | Role: Production Department
Name: Jason Hanan | Role: Production Department
Name: Christine Irons | Role: Production Department
Name: David Iskra | Role: Production Department
Name: David Joray | Role: Production Department
Name: Emily Pecot | Role: Production Department
Name: Dinesh Shenoy | Role: Production Department
Name: Amy Williams | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Karan Malhotra | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Manisha Issrani Misra | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Nabeel Abbas | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sandeep Bhargava | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Christy Busby | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mehul Gadani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Girish Johar | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eknath Kadam | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Raju Khan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Saroj Khan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Shahid Khan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Bosco Martis | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alnoor Merchant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vaibhavi Merchant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Tanvi Modi | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Akash Patel | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Rajendra Rao | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Devang Shah | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mihir Shah | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Vivek Sharma | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Prachi Thadhani | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Suniel Wadhwa | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Haider Ali | Role: Thanks
Name: Rajni Bakshi | Role: Thanks
Name: Dilip D'Souza | Role: Thanks
Name: Sunil Doshi | Role: Thanks
Name: Bobbie Faye Ferguson | Role: Thanks
Name: Mansoor Khan | Role: Thanks
Name: Hari Mehta | Role: Thanks
Name: Naushil Mehta | Role: Thanks
Name: Shyam Patel | Role: Thanks
Name: Manny R. Virata | Role: Thanks

Trailers

Swades trailer | Type: Trailer | IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/video/vi3202595609/ | Playback: https://imdb-video.media-imdb.com/vi3202595609/1434659607842-pgv4ql-1530253119702.mp4?Expires=1788360019&Signature=DPxOWxAKlu6NrCZA-waqivQHEd16544jVeH1XIi8A-MDBGsjB17VVscO0l7773GXFqjZ~Mk1d-~WGwOoAxPP1XLHIy0vY7OxauELqnZ4ir8ck3SYb9MxxFFfsgR-kAFAhLnR8Fd3s6angcT5nkq~-3zMK7-iTKvrrNyRNBHpscddt~oJtghHXUFMBVLprdWjrzoA86gbiE549VBUWIRbNKb40KoCyUhqQ01KU6ROUPgiHjxrwW-V3qTO1B14FYXR832UsEr5-ua-Tz44s7Rgh~D349PiGjKjPg7AA2aJ0tmrpWRwwaNN~GWEANITrbkiKcefbGlLgISH52RTd20CxA__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIFLZBVQZ24NQH3KA

Release Schedule

India: December 17, 2004
United States: December 17, 2004 (limited)
Sweden: May 20, 2005
France: June 29, 2005
Germany: December 5, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Morocco: December 3, 2006 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
Italy: August 7, 2010 (TV premiere)
Singapore: April 14, 2015 (internet)
Philippines: April 5, 2018 (internet)
Egypt: May 22, 2021 (DVD premiere)

Awards

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