Ashutosh Gowarikar has matured with his movies, I remember watching his debut effort "Pehla Nasha" and the very forgettable "Baazi". It wasn't extraordinary or worth a mention till "Lagaan" happened. Aamir had a inkling he would make it big, gave him the reins of his first home production, rest we all know.
Swadesh had to go beyond Lagaan, way too much expectation post Lagaan success and that's where it got beaten up. Swadesh has a touch docu film style, slow paced yet hooks you to its simplistic presentation.Its also a first in many years,when Shahrukh's charisma failed to draw crowds to the theater's, its sad coz, for a change he did a very "real" role, minus "shahrukhism" & his instant teary eyes. Viewers couldn't accept him without the Chopras, Johars, Malhotras and Mirjas.
Swadesh talks of reverse brain drain and may make you nostalgic, more so if you are abroad, Swadesh has a refreshing Shahrukh, a simple story, a beautiful Gayatri Joshi, his repeat cast of selected lagaan actors , and few very good numbers by Rahman, specially the theme song.
Swadesh lacked pace, a well weaved script,cinematography and the punch. You would need the remote, so I would recommend the DVD strongly.
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