Never has a movie played on more in my head than Swades did.
You can imagine. This is my third consecutive blog on the movie.
As I was just talking with a friend, the movie has so much soul to compensate every department it was found wanting in.
So much soul to move you to tears, and awaken the sleeping Indian in you. And if you are a Non Resident Indian missing home, this movie can do it. Make you book the next ticket home!
The best part of the movie is that it’s not idealistic. It’s very realistically done. If this were your regular mainstream movie, SRK would’ve decided by interval that he’s gonna stay back home and brought about utopian change by the end.
I’ve been covering the Chennai International Film Festival over the last three days and I got to watch quite a few movies.
Of which I fell in love with this movie called Celeste and Estrela, a Brazilian film which draws parallels between the process of love and filmmaking. It’s hilarious, thought-provoking and a very honest portrayal of what goes into filmmaking and what determines your final product.
Before you think it’s too technical, here’s a moment from the movie.
Estrela, the guy smitten by Celeste, watches the energetic filmmaker walk out of his room and says to himself: She’s a Comedy at times. And at times, Drama. Sometimes, she’s a Thriller, full of adventure. How I wish she were Romance… or at least Porn!
he he! When you actually remember moments from a movie, you can be sure, it’s a super movie. Which is why I think Swades is a classic! Watch it people… I wanna go again, like tonight. Who knows, I just might!
MADRAS INK. 
sudhish! wah…u make me wanna cry! as it is i miss home, chennai and my hangouts, and you tell me to watch a movie that will make me wanna come back! idea! maybe shd make ma hubby watch it…then i get to go back! ha ha! but, seriously, the teaser and then the review was good man! nice going suds! shelob.
I am not sure if Ashutosh did it or not, I am sure, you are going to make atleast one NRI book a ticket Sudhish!
I have kinda become a addict to ur blogs now, feel soo odd when I don’t find any new post to read here (ha ha)
And when I dont get anything for the day, I go back to ur archives!
Good work man!
Swades almost cost me my life. I watched the movies yesterday.. It’s been real bothering.. I should have listened to ppl who asked me not to see it…
I am still hung over that movie. This morning I was on the way to work with of course the songs from the movie in my head and my bose system. All of the sudden my car started skidding on the icy road and rammed into car in the next lane. The first face that came in front of me was my mom’s… Thank god for the slow traffic we both came out of the car in whole and found that there where just dents in both our cars…
There goes my holiday gift …
thanks shelob and arulprasad!
and karthek…watch it dude… the country needs u…alive! anyway, here’s more swades coming ur way!
i just cant get over the movie!