Today, I saw swades for 2nd time. I doubt if the version I had seen is director's cut or the final one because the movie seems as though the director sat on editing table and that he loved each scene so much that he just couldn't touch it.
To my surprise, it is shah rukh who disappointed with his acting until he reaches the village. From then on, it's a roller coster ride with a few punches like
1) Jai Ram Jee ki [I tried to make it a habit]
2) Kuch kusti vusti ho jaye [postman says to shah rukh]
3) tumhara America jaana bhi 'difficult' kaam hai [shah rukh to MelaRam]
May be it's common in north, but it's new to me and enjoyed. Are, Yeh kya teacher hain be, kya acting kiya gayatri joshi ne.
Everthing's well upto the climax portion. Climax doesn't look different either on content or emotional quotient. It doesn't look like climax, may be the song in the climax diluted the effect, may be.
Music is excellent. Background score[especially in titles], songs are very good to ears.
I think the script should have been revised again to make it look appealing. May be the next 2nd draft would have been better.
PS: This movie is not selected for official oscar entry from india. It would have been great if the movie's time is less and it's narration crisp. Also, the things shown in the movie are obsolete. India is not that far behind now, I don't think people even stop their children from going to school. It's understood, if tha's the case with poorer class but even the village head does the same which is unconvincing. There are a few more such instances which atleast I haven't seen in my villages in A.P.
