# Mayank Shekhar from MiD DAY gave 4 stars and called it 'bravo!

' and added "I c

annot think of a better film for the longest that deserved a stronger recommenda
tion for both touring cinemas of India's villages, and plush multiplexes of Mumb
ai or Manhattan
# Jitesh Pillai of the Sunday Times of India gave 4 stars and said,"This is a gu
sty and outstanding film. Welcome back to real, solid film-making." He added "Sw
ades is undoubtedly the No 1 movie of the year".
# Avijit Ghosh wrote in The Telegraph, "With its gentle humour, the film acts as
an entertaining vehicle for social change. And hopefully, it will do more for p
ositive nationalism than the Union government's Directorate of Audio Visual Publ
icity (DAVP) ads ever will."
# Subhash K Jha of Indiatimes Movies gave 4.5 stars out of 5 and said "Swades is
a unique experiment with grassroot realism. It is so politically correct in its
propagandist message that initially you wonder if the government of India funde
d the director's dream."
# Omar Ahmed of rediff.com says,"Swades is a step in the right direction for Ind
ian cinema but it seems as though it is a step that may have come too soon".
RATINGS:# IMDB 8.3/10
# Rotten Tomatoes 4.1/5
# Mouthshut.com 4.7/5