Overview
A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.
Fun facts
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Box office
Grossed $4.8M worldwide, about 1.7 times its $2.9M budget
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Setting
Set in Delhi
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Music
Music by A. R. Rahman
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Mahesh Aney
Details
- Director
- Writers
- M. G. SathyaStory
- Charlotte Whitby-ColesScreenplay
- Ayan MukerjiScreenplay
- Ashutosh GowarikerStory, Screenplay
- Lalit MaratheScreenplay
- Amin HajeeScreenplay
- Original title
- स्वदेस
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 17, 2004
- Original language
- Hindi
- Budget
- $2.9M
- Revenue
- $4.8M
- Countries
- India
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In the United States
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Cast
Shah Rukh KhanMohan Bhargav
Gayatri JoshiGita- Kishori BallalKaveri Amma
- Smit ShethChiku
Lekh TandonDadaji
Rajesh VivekNivaran Dayal Shrivastav
Daya Shankar PandeyMela Ram
Farrukh JaffarFatima Bi- Vishnudutt GaurVishnu Dutt (Panchayat member)
- Raja AwasthiPanch Gungadin
- Vishwa S. BadolaPanch Munishwar
- Bhim VakaniPanch Narayan
Rahul VohraVinod Raaz
Rajesh BalwaniRahul Sinha- Bachan PacheraHaridas
- Peter RawleyJohn Stockton
Makrand DeshpandeFakir- Mary GuyerNASA Controller
- Mayuri BagadeBook Store Girl
- Ed ColwellGPM Team
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