   swades: we, the people (, , own country) is a 2004 indian film written, produced and directed by ashutosh gowariker. the film stars shah rukh khan and gayatri joshi in her first film. the film received widespread critical acclaim and a cult following from indian and other south asian audiences around the world. although a box office flop, it is widely regarded as one of the best bollywood films of the decade and was later dubbed and released in tamil under the title desam. ==plot== mohan bhargava (shah rukh khan) is a non-resident indian working as a project manager at nasa. he had been a student at the university of pennsylvania, an ivy league school. after the death of his parents and twelve years in the us, he decides to return to his village, in india to find his nanny, kaveri amma (kishori balal), with whom he has lost touch. after visiting the old-age home where kaveri amma resided, he finds out through her friend, kaveri amma was taken to a village charanpur. along the way, 
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