It never fails to confuse me why this movie flopped at the Indian Box Office! I know Swades is not your typical romantic movie (where the storyline is boy and girl meet, they fall in love but cannot be together for whatever reason then by the end they get together) but that does not mean that it is a crap movie.

I remember when I first went to watch this film in the cinema, I was not that bothered about watching it seeing as I had not heard much about it. However, after watching it over 5-6 times, I realise that Swades is a great movie because it highlights the reality of what villagers in India face. Most films which flop often have no storyline but Swades actually has a storyline. The storyline focuses on Mohan Bhargava (Shahrukh Khan) who returns to India in search of his childhood nanny and in the process remembers how much he loves his country.

One thing that I actually think is good is that critics noticed how well Khan portrayed the title role of the film, more importantly Khan won an Oscar for his performance!