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      Swami

      2007 2h 20m Drama List
      Reviews 57% 250+ Ratings Audience Score Peasant-class parents Swami (Manoj Bajpai) and Radha (Juhi Chawla) dream of giving their precocious son an elite education. They sell their village home to move to Mumbai, where they enroll their son at a school for the wealthy. Radha learns she has kidney disease, prompting Swami to work extra hours to pay for the necessary surgery. Radha uses the money instead to buy a rocking chair. Soon widowed and broke, Swami sets out to fulfill Radha's last wish: that their son find success in America. Read More Read Less

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      Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express Only for those who want to see an old fashioned story told in an old fashioned way, with lots of tears on the way. Jun 8, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Very sweet story with a simple line exploring relationships and dreams. The cast is great, and the music very classic Hindi film. I greatly enjoyed the first half, once Juhi's character died, I was disengaged. I also loved the depiction of rural India, it was refreshing. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Nice movie.Dad and son relationship is so beautifully and so neatly portrayed.The love in their relationship is touching. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member boring and very long. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member its a movie which shows you and your family the path of togetherness , sacrifice and love . It's a wonderful blend of love and emotions and the performances are brilliant ! hats off to to ganesh acharya for making such a wonderful movie . Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The most tearjerking movie that I have ever seen. Everyone should see it!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie...do watch it Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Peasant-class parents Swami (Manoj Bajpai) and Radha (Juhi Chawla) dream of giving their precocious son an elite education. They sell their village home to move to Mumbai, where they enroll their son at a school for the wealthy. Radha learns she has kidney disease, prompting Swami to work extra hours to pay for the necessary surgery. Radha uses the money instead to buy a rocking chair. Soon widowed and broke, Swami sets out to fulfill Radha's last wish: that their son find success in America.
      Director
      Ganesh Acharya
      Screenwriter
      Ganesh Acharya, Bhavani Iyer, Muazzam Beg
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Hindi
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 17, 2018
      Runtime
      2h 20m
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