Shah
Rukh
Khan's
2004
film
Swades
clocked
17
years
on
Friday
(December
17).
To
celebrate
this
milestone,
director
Ashutosh
Gowariker
shared
an
intriguing
trivia
about
the
film
as
he
went
on
to
narrate
how
he
chose
the
woman
who
played
the
role
of
Dadi
Setu
in
the
film.
The
filmmaker
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
a
picture
from
the
audition
day
along
with
a
photo
of
the
woman
who
played
Dadi
Setu
in
the
film.
In
his
caption,
he
revealed,
"On
this
17th
Year
of
Swades,
sharing
a
BTS
image
-8
of
the
30
women
that
I
auditioned
for
the
character
of
Dadi
Setu.
All
had
to
look
up
at
the
camera
and
say
one
word
-
BIJLI!
The
woman
who
said
it
with
the
most
emotion
got
the
part.
She
was
102.
#Swades
#17YearsOfSwades."
Ashutosh's
endearing
post
left
netizens
nostalgic.
One
of
the
them
wrote,
"She
was
adorable
&
made
that
take
brighter
with
her
sweetness.
Love
her
short
but
beautiful
moment
&
each
moment
which
added
a
spark
of
magic
to
one
of
the
most
real
and
touching
films
I've
ever
seen.
Thank
you,
to
@iamsrk
&
everyone
else
who
made
it
possible
#17YearsOfSwades."
Another
Twitter
complimented
Ashutosh
for
his
cult
movies
and
wrote,
"You
have
been
a
torchbearer
of
how
one
can
be
so
passionate
about
making
cult
movies
like
Swades,
Lagaan
etc...
It
had
been
my
all-time
favourite.
Since
now
people
are
used
to
watching
such
films,
when
can
we
expect
a
new
cult."
"One
of
the
best
movies
made
in
India.
I
consider
it
to
be
@iamsrk
one
of
the
best
if
not
the
best
accomplishments
as
an
actor.
Kaveri
Amma,
Gayatri,
Mewaram,
Postmaster
saheb
unforgettable
characters.
The
part
where
SRK
goes
for
recovery
for
Kaveri
amma's
money
is
the
most
hard-hitting,"
a
user
wrote
under
Gowariker's
post.
Swades
revolves
around
Mohan
Bhargava
(Shah
Rukh
Khan),
a
successful
Indian
scientist
who
returns
to
his
native
village
to
search
for
the
nanny
who
helped
raise
him
and
in
the
process,
rediscovers
his
roots.
Touted
to
be
one
of
Khan's
career
best
performances,
the
film
has
achieved
a
cult
status
over
the
years.