Swades is one of the finest Indian movie made which was very well directed, well scripted and a powerful performance given by Sharukh Khan A NRI comes back to India in search of his nanny and in the process re- discovers the grass root issues like untouchable , caste systems division , proper education etc which was existing in the same village where his nanny stays. What follows next is the measure taken up by him to improve the electricity in the village. Swades is directed, scripted and story told by Ashutosh Gowarikar (Lagaan). Ashutosh has chosen the story which is completely different from his previous venture. The direction is impressive handling actually many sequences with perfection. One of my favourite scene is the sequence in train where Sharukh Khan tries to hold his emotions after buying water from akid in kullar for 25 paise. He is marvelous and has given his career best performance. The story of NRI coming back to his roots and doing something worthwhile is equally absorbing with amazing cinematography capturing the beautiful locales of Indian villages. Dialogues are inspiring. Music by the legend is A.R.Rahman is soul- riveting. Each and every song has some message to tell with beautiful lyrics written by Javed Akhtar. Coming to the performance , I couldn't have imagined anyone but Sharukh Khan playing Mohan Barghav. As I mentioned , the actor has given his career best and very well deserved performance. The complete change in his character from NRI who taunts at the weak Indian systems to a person who starts caring for the village and goes one step to implant the 24 hour electric supply is superbly handled. I loved his sequence in the train where he couldn't control his outburst after observing the struggle and poverty of the villagers. Gayatri Joshi is fine but Kishori Balal as Sharukh's nanny is splendid. Swades , overall , is an amazing movie with a very well-intentioned message to do something for the country. Excellent – 4.5/5