
Swati
1986, Hindi. Directed by Kranthi Kumar.
Sharda, a nurse and single mother, raises her daughter Swati as an independent, articulate young woman. Swati is a strong advocate of women's rights in a society where there is significant male domination. Swati deals with eve teasers firmly, sometimes with considerable force. When a married friend of hers gets raped in the presence of her husband, she acts as a counsellor and helps them adjust to the reality of a society that blames the victim and not the rapists. Swati takes on a huge transformation when she meets a political activist and falls in love with him. She embarks on a project of matchmaking for her mother and engineers a wedding with a widower who has a grown-up daughter.
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
- Rated
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Swati is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Ultraplaybox in India.
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Cast & crew
- Kranthi KumarDirector
- Meenakshi SheshadriSwati
- Shashi KapoorDr. Rajendra Prasad
- Sharmila TagoreSharda
- Akbar KhanRam Mohan "Comrade"
- Madhuri DixitAnandi
- Vinod MehraSatya Prakash
- SarikaDancer / Singer
- Raja BundelaKamdev Prasad Chironjilal Rokadia 'Kapil Dev'
- ArjunManohar Joshi
- Shubha KhoteMrs. Saroj Bhatnagar
- Dinesh HingooSatyanarayan Chaubey
Details
- Released
- 2 May 1986
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Kranthi Kumar
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Swati runs 156 minutes (2h 36m).
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Swati is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Ultraplaybox in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Swati?
Swati (1986) was directed by Kranthi Kumar and stars Meenakshi Sheshadri, Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore.