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Udaan - Notepad
Udaan
quick review:
Udaan is not justAnurag Kashyap or Vikram Motwane 's life story. Udaan is the story of generations and generations conditioned into thinking that the suffocating expectations their parents endowed on them should be passed on as heritage, if not genetic code to their children. As if, entire lives were ancestral property or an old-old wristwatch - a super-conditional gift that comes with free emotional baggage.
This page has additional observations, other than the ones noted in the main review.
Plot Summary
17-year old, rebel and notorious, Rohan Singh (Rajat Barmecha) faces his highly disciplined and extremely disconnected father after eight years. His battle for his passion and aspirations is one long run.
What Worked
- Background music and sound design
- Some of the keen observations and their translation into words whether it was everyday language or poetry.
- B. Singh's (Ronit Roy) vulnerability exposed
- B. Singh's inability to express or communicate.
- The fact that the details of the bar-fight story wasn't given importance. The focus was on the bonding.
What did not
Note: This section simply lists the things that I did not like in this movie. This is not the overall impression about this movie. Please read the full review here
- Rohan's hospital fan club
- Where does the aunt vanish off in the second half?
Nitty-Gritty
This section lists things that I think are not important to the overall impact of the movie. In most cases, it could be explained away by something like, "we noticed the glitch after the scene was shot and there were schedule/budget issues and thus we could not re-shoot it". I like giving the makers the benefit of doubt, but I am amused nevertheless. Hopefully, they will tickle you too.
- Rohan's t-shirts had really cute graffiti
Udaan - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Banner: UTV Spotboy Motions Pvt Ltd
- Producer: Sanjay Singh, Anurag Kashyap
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, Ronnie Screwwala - Director: Vikramaditya Motwane
- Lead Cast: Ronit Roy, Rajat Barmecha, Aayan Boradia, Ram Kapoor
- Supporting Cast: Manjot Singh, Anand Tiwari, Suman Mastkar, Raja Hudda, Varun Khettry, Shaunak Sengupta, Akshay Sachdev
- Story: Vikramaditya Motwane, Anurag Kashyap
- Cinematography: Mahendra J Shetty
- Editor: Dipika Kalra
- Music Director: Amit Trivedi
- Lyrics: Amitabh Bhattacharya
- Running time: 140 minutes
- Reviewer: meetu
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Family, Philosophy, Relationships, Social
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External Reviews
42 reviewers have given Udaan an average rating of 4.6/5.0. 37 yays, 2 nays, 3 so-so. See all external reviews »
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Comments (9)
Meetu, I had actually logged in to ping you for the preview of this apparently interesting movie. I was eagerly waiting for your preview since I saw the trailer :-) I hope this movie ends the long wait for a good quality Hindi movie.
@Swapnil there you go! and **fingers crossed**
Heartening run starting with the warm-up that Red Alert was...isn't it? I simply loved Udaan.
I do have a slightly different viewpoint on B.Singh's character. I feel that enough hints were dropped about the reasons behind his bitterness. ***MILD SPOILER ALERT***The dinner table conversation between father and son at J.Singh's place, the tattoo on his upper arm, the setting in which Rohan packs his bags towards the end, the couple of scenes where the parent in him comes out.***END OF SPOILER*** I feel all that was good enough for a cursory backstory and an explanation of the character.
Great review, meetu. Hope the movie would be equally great.
So, will it be okay now to officially declare that the wait for a good (Bollywood) movie has finally come to an end for you?
And btw, I'm still awaiting a response from you for The Stoneman Murders. Let me know if that's possible.
I am yet to watch this movie..hope to watch it this Sunday..excellent reviews for this movie..!!:)
wow this is amazing movie its reviews and all story is very good
One of the best movies of the year! Beautiful story, killer cinematography and wonderful acting and to top it all, one of the best OSTs of the year. No doubt you gave 5/5 to the lyricist. Glad to have seen this on the big screen. I hope it wins some awards, which will encourage more directors to make such movies.
The story is simple. It's real. It's relatable. It borrows a bit from everyone's life. And that's what makes it likeable. There are moments that make you cry, moments that make you laugh, moments that make you nod in agreement and moments that amaze you outright.
Udaan does remind you of Taare Zameen Par but is watchable, nevertheless, for its different treatment. Thumbs down only to the duration. Could've been far shorter.
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