Swagatam

Swagatam (Telugu: స్వాగతం), also spelled Swagatham, is a 2008 Telugu film. Shot in New York, Rajahmundry and Hampi, it features a romantic triangle. Directed by Dasaradh, the film casts Jagapati Babu as the male romantic lead playing opposite Anushka Shetty and Bhumika Chawla. Several weeks after the big-budget film's release, The Times of India declared the movie a box office "let down".

Plot

Shailu (Anushka Shettyl) is a harried, ill-tempered businesswoman living in the United States, trying to care for her mother and young nephew and manage her bills. KK (Jagapati Babu), who with his young daughter opens a shop across the street from hers, helps her find a new perspective on her life. Shailu falls in love with KK, but when she declares her feelings for him learns that he already has a wife, Vidya (Bhumika Chawla). In flashback, the film relates the romance of KK and Vidya. In the past, KK was himself an abrasive businessman when he sought a mate at Jalaja Rao Marriage Bureau. Instead, he winds up courting and marrying Vidya, an employee. KK's dilemma is simplified by the fact that one of the women in his life is dying from chronic leukemia.

Similarities with Kal Ho Na Ho

The film has got quite some similarities with the Hindi Movie, Kal Ho Na Ho. starring Shah Rukh Khan & Preity Zinta. A hard working, depressed girl settled in New York, supporting her mother and a child independently. A business that's not doing well. Hero coming to her rescue. A life devouring disease, etc.; There are some scenes which are exactly the same too.