WHY THE ICONIC SONG FROM ‘SWADES’ GOT SHAH RUKH NOSTALGIC

Feeling nostalgic about the iconic song of his film ‘Swades’, Shahrukh Khan shares his reaction to the viral tweet of US Navy members singing ‘Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera’ at a dinner meeting between US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Michael M Gilday and India’s Ambassador Taranjit Singh Sandhu.

SRK tweeted, “Thank you for sharing this sir. How lovely. Got all nostalgic about the time spent making this beautiful film and the belief sung in the song. Thanx @AshGowariker @RonnieScrewvala @arrahman and everyone who made it possible.”

The video got viral on social media when Taranjit shared a video on Twitter on Saturday, which sees the US Navy officers singing ‘Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera’ from ‘Swades’. He wrote: “This is a friendship bond that cannot be broken ever.” The song was originally composed and sung by AR Rehman for the 2004 film ‘Swades’. The clip shows a team of singers and musical instrument players from the US Navy band dressed in their uniforms as they present the song.

The song from ‘Swades’ revolves around Mohan (played by Shah Rukh), an Indian expatriate employed with NASA, who travels to his country to track down his beloved nanny Kaveri. During his stay, he finds himself advocating for reform in a village.

The film accumulated many awards including two National Awards for ‘Best Male Playback Singer’ to Udit Narayan for another iconic song ‘Yeh Taara Woh Taara’ and for ‘Best Cinematography’ to Mahesh Aney. Two Filmfare awards for ‘Best Actor’ to Shahrukh and ‘Best Background Score’ to A.R. Rahman who also has sung ‘Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera’. Shah Rukh also bagged the Global Indian Film Award for ‘Best Actor’ in 2005.