User:Ssven2/Swades

Origin
In 1996, while working on the 2001 sports drama Lagaan, its director Ashutosh Gowariker had the idea of making "a down-to-earth film" where he could share his points of view on social elements in India with the audience. Gowariker couldn't immediately start to work on the script for Swades after Lagaan was released as he was "globe-trotting for more than a year" and had to promote the latter at the various film festivals where it was screened. In December 2002, Gowariker pitched the idea for Swades to his wife, Sunita, who liked it. In addition to being an executive producer, Sunita set up the production company, Ashutosh Gowariker Production Private Limited (AGPPL) along with Gowariker.

Official website

 * Production notes
 * Crew

General

 * University of Iowa
 * Gowariker 1
 * Swades
 * Inspiration 1
 * Inspiration 2
 * Inspiration 3
 * About Swades
 * Gowariker 2
 * Gowariker 3

Cast

 * BH Details of Cast and Crew

Development

 * Gowariker 4
 * Gowariker 5

Casting

 * SRK
 * Gayatri Joshi
 * Rajesh Vivek
 * Dayashankar Pandey
 * SRK 2

Filming

 * Aamir Khan
 * SRK not yet seen Swades
 * Wai Shooting 1
 * USA Shooting 1
 * USA Shooting 2
 * USA Shooting 3
 * USA Shooting 4

Music

 * Rediff music review
 * Sify music review
 * Raga's Journey
 * Rahman Telegraph India
 * Audio launch
 * BH review
 * SKJ review

Release

 * Cut
 * Songs video screening
 * Desam

Critical reception

 * Tri-City Herald review
 * TOI review
 * BBC review
 * Time Out review
 * Variety review
 * Rediff review 1
 * Rediff review 2
 * The Hindu review
 * BH review
 * University of Washington review
 * Baradwaj Rangan review
 * Telegraph review

Box office

 * Overseas BO
 * BO 1
 * BO 2