Swades
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Swades is a 2004 Indian drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, in which Shah Rukh Khan plays an NRI who returns to rural India to drive social change.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swades canonical | 1 |
| Swades (2004 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7694260 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swades Context triple: [Shah Rukh Khan, notableWork, Swades]
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A.
Devdas
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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B.
Ghum
Ghum is a small hill station in West Bengal, India, known for its high-altitude railway station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and its scenic views of the surrounding Himalayas.
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C.
Lagaan
Lagaan is a critically acclaimed 2001 Indian epic sports drama film set in colonial India, known for its blend of cricket, music, and anti-colonial resistance.
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D.
Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.
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E.
Nayakan
Nayakan is a critically acclaimed 1987 Tamil crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, renowned for Kamal Haasan’s powerful performance and its portrayal of a Mumbai underworld don.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Swades Target entity description: Swades is a 2004 Indian drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, in which Shah Rukh Khan plays an NRI who returns to rural India to drive social change.
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A.
Devdas
Devdas is a classic Bengali novel by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay that tells the tragic love story of a wealthy young man unable to unite with his childhood sweetheart, making it one of the most iconic works in Indian literature and cinema.
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B.
Ghum
Ghum is a small hill station in West Bengal, India, known for its high-altitude railway station on the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and its scenic views of the surrounding Himalayas.
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C.
Lagaan
Lagaan is a critically acclaimed 2001 Indian epic sports drama film set in colonial India, known for its blend of cricket, music, and anti-colonial resistance.
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D.
Ardh Satya
Ardh Satya is a critically acclaimed 1983 Hindi crime drama film directed by Govind Nihalani, noted for its gritty portrayal of police corruption and moral conflict.
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E.
Nayakan
Nayakan is a critically acclaimed 1987 Tamil crime drama film directed by Mani Ratnam, renowned for Kamal Haasan’s powerful performance and its portrayal of a Mumbai underworld don.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Journey Home
NERFINISHED
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real-life story of Aravinda Pillalamarri and Ravi Kuchimanchi ⓘ |
| character |
Gita
NERFINISHED
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Kaveri Amma NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohan Bhargava NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Mahesh Aney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Ashutosh Gowariker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | UTV Motion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ballu Saluja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasMusicTrack |
Dekho Na
NERFINISHED
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Pal Pal Hai Bhaari NERFINISHED ⓘ Saanwariya Saanwariya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeh Tara Woh Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ Yun Hi Chala Chal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadActor | Shah Rukh Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Gayatri Joshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | A. R. Rahman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
realistic depiction of rural India
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socially conscious narrative ⓘ |
| portrays | non-resident Indian returning to India ⓘ |
| portraysProfession | NASA project manager ⓘ |
| producer |
Ashutosh Gowariker
NERFINISHED
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Ronnie Screwvala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ashutosh Gowariker Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ashutosh Gowariker
NERFINISHED
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Lalit Marathe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sameer Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural India ⓘ |
| starring |
Dayashankar Pandey
NERFINISHED
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Gayatri Joshi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kishori Ballal NERFINISHED ⓘ Makrand Deshpande NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajesh Vivek NERFINISHED ⓘ Shah Rukh Khan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy | Ashutosh Gowariker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
diaspora and homecoming
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national identity ⓘ rural development ⓘ social change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swades Description of subject: Swades is a 2004 Indian drama film directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, in which Shah Rukh Khan plays an NRI who returns to rural India to drive social change.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swades (2004 film)