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A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.8 / 100
2004·Drama / Musical·3h 9m

SWADES

“We, the people.”

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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Ashutosh Gowariker·DirectorRonnie Screwvala·ScreenplayCharlotte Whitby-Coles·ScreenplayMahesh Aney·Director of PhotographyA.R. Rahman·Original Music ComposerBallu Saluja·Editor
Cast
Shah Rukh Khan·Mohan BhargavGayatri Joshi·GitaKishori Ballal·Kaveri AmmaSmit Sheth·ChikuLekh Tandon·DadajiRajesh Vivek·Nivaran Dayal ShrivastavDaya Shankar Pandey·Mela RamFarrukh Jaffar·Fatima BiVishnudutt Gaur·Vishnu Dutt (Panchayat member)Raja Awasthi·Panch Gungadin
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 3
Ashutosh Gowariker·DirectorJanani Ravichandran·Second Assistant DirectorDanish Aslam·Second Assistant Director
Writing· 12
Ronnie Screwvala·ScreenplayM. G. Sathya·StoryCharlotte Whitby-Coles·ScreenplayAyan Mukerji·ScreenplayAshutosh Gowariker·StoryLalit Marathe·ScreenplayAmin Hajee·ScreenplaySameer Sharma·ScreenplayYashodeep Nigudkar·ScreenplayAshutosh Gowariker·ScreenplayAshutosh Gowariker·WriterK.P. Saxena·Dialogue
Camera· 2
Mahesh Aney·Director of PhotographyGriffin De Luce·Still Photographer
Editing· 1
Ballu Saluja·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
A.R. Rahman·Original Music ComposerS. Sivakumar·Sound Effects DesignerRoyston D'Lima·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 3
Nitin Chandrakant Desai·Production DesignBhanu Athaiya·Costume DesignSujeet Sawant·Assistant Art Director
Production· 6
Ashutosh Gowariker·ProducerSunita Gowariker·Executive ProducerZarina Screwvala·Co-ProducerAnadil Hossain·Line ProducerMark Mullen·Casting DirectorKimberly Mullen·Casting Director
By the Numbers
77.8
OF 100
Master Score
8.2
OF 10
IMDb
86%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$5M
ROI 66%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

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Dominant Palette
3 colors
#4292D0
#A87C54
#FFFFFF
Mood
Thoughtful, Communal
Composition
Layered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A group of men and one woman are seated closely together on a small, dark-colored boat, which is positioned on a body of blue water. In the background, a light ”

drama
Key Elements
Boat
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Cool
Setting
Ocean
Design Score
7/10
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