A NASA scientist comes home to find the woman who raised him, and stays long enough to see what the village actually needs. Ashutosh Gowariker directs. It was not the biggest earner of its year. It is the Shah Rukh Khan performance people now put beside DDLJ.
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A NASA scientist comes home to rural India to fetch the nanny who raised him, and stays long enough to see the electricity the village does not have. Ashutosh Gowariker directed. Shah Rukh Khan plays Mohan. Gayatri Joshi plays Gita. It opened in 2004. It was not the hit of its year. It is the Shah Rukh Khan film people now recommend when they are tired of the romantic ones.