The surprising thing about 'Swades' for me was that the story began in the United States, and then transitioned to the small Indian village of Charanpur by way of the principal character, Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan), having a desire to reconnect with the nanny who raised him. I'm beginning to learn that it's not unusual for Indian movies to approach and even surpass three hours in length. Reviewed by classicsoncall 8 / 10 'Not a word son, these are all matters of destiny.' Mohan's simple quest becomes the journey that every one of us goes through in search of that metaphysical and elusive place called 'home'.-Anonymous
The film uses the contrast between the highly developed world of NASA, which has been at the forefront of advances in space research, and this world back home in India, which is at the crossroads of development. It is to this India, which is colorful, heterogeneous and complex that Mohan Bhargava (Shah Rukh Khan), a bright young scientist working as a project manager in NASA, returns to on a quest to find his childhood nanny. Set in modern day India, Swades is a film that tackles the issues that development throws up on a grass root level.
