One of the BEST movies that I have seen, and a truly under-rated one. Couldn't believe it flopped at the BO.
Anyways it was after 'Ye jo Des hain tera' that I was truly drawn into Rahman & his music. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > It's a story of a character named Mohan Bhargava played by Shah Rukh Khan > (one of the most popular Indian actors of *Chak De! India*, *Veer- Zaara*, > and *Devdas* fame) who plays an Indian scientist working in NASA as a > project manager. He returns to India on a quest to find his childhood nanny. > And then starts the journey of an Indian who witnesses his country and > relationships like he's never seen it before. > > > > Multiple layers of the story line unfold and as each layer reveals itself, > the audience stops sympathizing and starts empathizing with the situations > and experiences the grief as if it were their own. The story of the movie is > the core fabric which balances all the other elements together. The > characters of the movie are well written and have been enacted gracefully by > the actors. The second most important character of the movie after Shah Rukh > Khan is that of Gita played by Gayatri Joshi who runs a local village > school. > > Ashutosh Gowariker (*Lagaan*, J*odhaa Akbar*), the director has displayed > his prowess with this movie by capturing the truest feelings and emotions of > characters throughout the *Swades*. The movie has many noteworthy scenes > which creates an instant connection with the viewer. Some of the scenes > worth a mention would be: > > - Mohan's confrontation of various problems faced in India with the rest of > the villagers during a school function > - The Hydro Electricity generator scene > - The trip Mohan takes to collect money from a creditor and the glass of > water scene on his way back to his village (the scene with maximum impact > and an extremely emotional moment in the movie). > > Yet another part worth mentioning is the music of the movie which is given > by A. R. Rahman (who recently won a Golden Globe Award for his work on *Slumdog > Millionaire*). The music of this movie cannot be compared to the music of > any other commercial Indian movie but the music blends perfectly with the > theme of the movie. The song 'Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera' sung by A. R. Rahman is > believed to have made many Indians living in different parts of the globe > reach for a tissue to wipe a tear during the movie. The lyrics, vocals and > the music of the song are truly Hindustani. > > Although the length of the movie 189 minutes) and he slow pace can be > discouraging, I'd still strongly recommend that you watch this movie at > least once with an open mind to experience it. I hope every reader of this > post watches the movie and shares the perspective and the ideology of the > movie and likes it enough to recommend it to others! > http://www.theplurp.com/movies/moviereviews/848-swades > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
