In that world, Shah Rukh Khan’s Mohan Bhargava in Swades is the alternate—both of masculinity and the proverbial patriot; with the love for his country being emotional, tender and inclusive. His ...

I love everything about movies and have an eagle eye for the tiniest of details. Have a bad habit of making jokes in the most uncomfortable moments and I amplify the awkwardness with my dry humour. I ...

Ashutosh Gowariker: Nationalism is what you can do for the upliftment of your country. That's what I wanted to bring in Swades. Swades was a TV serial episode that Ashutosh Gowariker had acted in, in ...

During an event celebrating the enrolment of new students in a village school, an NRI NASA scientist hands out books to the students. Then, upon the insistence of the village headmen, he sits down and ...

Swades was more than just a film, it was a journey of homecoming, a story of belonging, and a call to reconnect with our roots, director Ashutosh Gowariker said on Tuesday as he marked the 20th ...

Since 2013, Swades claims to have transformed the lives of villagers in 2700 communities/villages in Mahrashtra's Raigad and Nashik districts. In the 2004 movie Swades, Mohan Bhargava played by ...

Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2004 Swades went through a very different casting journey before Shah Rukh Khan stepped into the role of Mohan Bhargava. According to actor-writer Amin Hajee, who played Bagha in ...

Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades contains two homecomings. One is of its lead character, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineer who chucks up a cushy job for life in a village. The other ...