Ashutosh Gowariker is an Indianfilm director and actor. His films include critically acclaimed Lagaan, released in 2002, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Other films include Swades, released in 2004, which received mixed reviews by Indian critics, but is considered to be much more popular overseas. The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Lagaan - Once upon a time in India. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... As a Special Award 1947 Shoeshine (Sciuscià) (Italy) - Societa Co-operativa Alfa Cinematografica - Paolo William Tamburella producer - Vittorio De Sica director 1948 Monsieur Vincent (France) - E. D. I. C., Union Général Cinématographique - George de la Grandiere producer - Maurice Cloche director 1949 The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette) (Italy) - Mayer - Vittorio... Categories: 2004 films | Indian films | Movie stubs ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bollywood whiz kid AshutoshGowarikar's new film ``Swades'', is probably Hindi film industry's best-kept secret today, but for the folks in the sleepy hill town of Panchgani, set atop the smoky blue Sahyadri ranges, it is part of their everyday lives.
Ashutosh, whose last film, "Lagaan," brought Indian films within a whisker's distance of bagging an Oscar a couple of years ago and the entire cast of ``Swades'', have been staying at a local hotel here since January 15 for an extensive outdoor shoot of the film.
The $ 6 million film is being funded by the UTV Motion Pictures and is perhaps the acid test for Gowarikar whose stock in the capricious Hindi film industry shot up to dizzy heights after the roller-coaster success of "Lagaan." Predictably, he is unwilling to talk about the film.
AshutoshGowarikar is the director of "Lagaan" the first Hindi-language film to be nominated for an Oscar since 1958.
GOWARIKAR: Well I was expecting a certain level of it, because when I wrote the script, and while making it, I had a certain degree of confidence that this is going to appeal definitely to a certain section.
GOWARIKAR: I think extremely, I think you need to use cinema as a tool to spread first an awareness before we educate because a lot of times what happens is that the masses aren't even aware of the deeper meanings of a particular issue, we need to first make them aware.
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