Udaan (2010)

Expelled from his school, a 16-year old boy returns home to his abusive and oppressive father.

Director:

Vikramaditya Motwane

Writers:

Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap,

Stars:

Rajat Barmecha, Sanjay Gandhi, Ronit Roy

11 wins & 19 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rajat Barmecha	...	Rohan Singh
Sanjay Gandhi	...	Rathod
Ronit Roy	...	Bhairav Singh
Manjot Singh	...	Maninder Singh
Ram Kapoor	...	Jimmy Singh
Raja Hudda	...	Vikram
Varun Khettry	...	Benoy
Shashi Sharma	...	Rathod's Girlfriend
Khushkeran Singh Sandhu	...	Punished Boy
Jayanta Das	...	Principal
Akantuk Sharma	...	Boy Carrying Trunk
Sahil Sahota	...	Boy Carrying Trunk
Aayan Boradia	...	Arjun Singh
Sonia Raisurana	...	Rashmi Singh
Mohammad Nizam	...	Mr. Rao (as MD Nizam)

Storyline

After being abandoned for eight straight years in boarding school, Rohan returns to the small industrial town of Jamshedpur and finds himself closeted with an authoritarian father and a younger half brother who he didn't even know existed. Forced to work in his father's steel factory and study engineering against his wishes, he strives to forge his own life out of his given circumstances and pursue his dream of being a writer.

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Plot Keywords:

authoritarian | boarding school | alcoholic father | atrocity | reference to catcher in the rye | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi English

Release Date:

16 July 2010 (India)

Also Known As:

Flight

Filming Locations:

Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$2,715 (USA) (16 July 2010)

Gross:

$7,461 (USA) (30 July 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

UTV Spotboy, Anurag Kashyap Films, Sanjay Singh Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vikramaditya Motwane wrote the script in 2003.

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Connections

References Indian Idol (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Break on Through (To the Other Side)"
written by The Doors
spoken word performance by Sumant Mastkar

User Reviews

Udaan a must watch..

Udaan is simply a heart-warming tale..very good storytelling,particularly immensely engaging in the 2nd half,gr8 acting(the child actors has been a revelation)...and above all superb music..Vikramadiya motwane in his debut film has produced a stunner. Motwane and anurag kashyap's storytelling technique,as always has been impressive. The film has its own moments,particularly the evolution of the relationship between the brothers. The songs are also well placed. The Director carefully brings out the intricacies of teen age mind..Rohit and Aayan,both the actors has been above the mark...The story too ends on a high note..and to be mentioned...Ronit roy was a treat to watch...

Above all this was is a must watch...very few films of this genre are made in Bollywood.this is certainly one of the best of them..I am giving it 10 on 10..

P.S.-Was shocked as well as pained to see the cold response of viewers in the theatre..Perhaps for this only such films are scarce in bollywood.