After the Academy-Award-nominated Lagaan, Ashutosh Gowariker comes back after a few years with SWADES.

And you can see Gowariker's trademark in the film no doubt.

The film is the story of an Indian man, Mohan, who lives in the USA, and works for the NASA, go back to his homeland in search of his childhood nanny. In the process he, a man who has seen technology at its forefront at NASA, comes face to face with the ground level problems in rural India.

The acting is marvellous. You get to see Shah Rukh Khan in a different role, and his facial expressions in the film are fantastic. Gayatri Joshi is unbelievable for a beginner. The rest of the supporting cast, be it the nanny, the postman, the man who wants to go to America or the children. One and all are perfect in their roles.

But the best acclaim definitely goes to Ashutosh Gowariker. The man is the only one in Bollywood to actually pay attention to details in his films. The NASA bits are actually filmed there, the NASA details and projects are correct, no American speaks Hindi, and every bit about the rural India realistic. The film is based on real issues, and is very thoughtful, contrary to most Bollywood films that hit the market today. And it tackles them in a thorough way.

This film is a real gem in Bollywood, and so is Ashutosh Gowariker. There is hope for Bollywood as long as there are people like him around with the courage to make films like he does, not purely for entertainment, but as a thoughtful work of art...