Swades: We the people!

I am a big movie buff. I often spend my weekends in a theater to find out about the new releases. Having seen most of the movies, I don't let movies affect me emotionally or leave behind an influence. But Swades was just different. I have seen Swades at least 20 times and each time i see it, it has the same impact when i had seen it the first time. It is indeed very strange and always wonders why I love watching this movie over and over again.

There are multiple things that i love about this movie from a "Movie" perspective. First of all it is a Ashutosh Gowarikar movie. I had loved the way Ashutosh directed Lagaan, and the way he has directed Swades and Jodha Akhbar. The guy has sensible head on his shoulders. Then the music of Swades is just perfect not only in terms of the composition but perfect for the movie, for the story and for the message that movie had to spread to its masses. And then King Khan is my favorite, and i think he has portrayed the character of "Mohan" very well...

Overall Swades is a masterpiece of Indian Cinema... a movie well written and well presented. But this not all that i like about this movie Swades... i find there is much more to it... Swades is more than a movie... more than entertainment.

Swades is about all the Indians who wish to do something for their country. It is about people who wish to bring a positive change in this nation. It is about looking at the positives and finding out a way in spite of all the negatives that prevail in the nation. It is about choosing a path (so tough) than choosing to play the blame game (rather easy and preferred by the most).

The movie talks about creating a system... a system in which government along with the general masses work towards betterment of the nation. It is about working together, hand in hand and bringing a revolution.

I would request every Indian to watch this wonderful movie yet another time to get motivated to bring about a small change in the society by bringing a small change in ourselves... After all it is SWADES, it is about WE the people!!!