Shah Rukh Khan and Gayatri Joshi's Swades is an iconic film for many reasons. The Ashutosh Gowariker directorial touched hearts of people across the globe with its sensitive approach to problems at the grassroots level. Not just Indians and NRIs, people across the world resonated with Swades. Recently, a video of the US Navy band singing Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera went viral on social media. It was originally shared as a tribute to US Chief of Naval Operations and Taranjit Singh Sandhu, the Ambassador of India to the United States.
Mr. Sandhu retweeted the video and wrote, "Thank you @usnavyband for a superb performance. #HappyHoli Let the colours & music brighten our lives!" Soon after the retweet, Shah Rukh, who played the role of a NASA scientist named Mohan Bhargav, showered love and admiration on the US Navy band.
Thank you @usnavyband
for a superb performance.#HappyHoli
Let the colours & music brighten our lives! https://t.co/AcJ3zkgMyW— Taranjit Singh Sandhu (@SandhuTaranjitS) March 28, 2021
The superstar wrote, "Thank u for sharing this sir. How lovely. Git all nostalgic about the time spent making this beautiful film and belief sung in the song. Thanx @AshGowariker @RonnieScrewvala @arrahman & everyone who made it possible."
Thank u for sharing this sir. How lovely. Git all nostalgic about the time spent making this beautiful film and belief sung in the song. Thanx @AshGowariker @RonnieScrewvala @arrahman & everyone who made it possible. https://t.co/rFRKcHTDCg
— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) March 29, 2021
Ashutosh, who directed Swades, said, "Unique rendering of the song by the US Navy! And the emotion is the same!! AMAZING!! Thank you, Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS Sir… for sharing! This would not have been possible without - @RonnieScrewvala @iamsrk @arrahman @Javedakhtarjadu and the entire team !!"
Unique rendering of the song by the US Navy!
And the emotion is the same!! AMAZING!!
Thank you, Ambassador @SandhuTaranjitS Sir… for sharing!This would not have been possible without - @RonnieScrewvala @iamsrk @arrahman @Javedakhtarjadu
and the entire team !! https://t.co/rpSC5esaj7— Ashutosh Gowariker (@AshGowariker) March 30, 2021
Swades also starred Kishori Ballal, Daya Shankar Pandey, Rajesh Vivek and Makarand Deshpande. The film released in 2004 and was produced by Ashutosh and distributed by UTV Motion Pictures.
(Source: Twitter)