Udaan Movie Review

Udaan (Hindi)

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8.0/10
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8.5/10
Release Date:
July 16, 2010

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 tries to forge his own life out of his given circumstances and pursue his dream of being a writer.

After being abandoned for eight straight years in boarding school, Rohan returns to the small industrial town of... Show More

Intuitively written and lovingly crafted, Udaan is packed with moments that will resonate with every viewer because they mirror real experiences

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IBN

It's undoubtedly a significant film about the youth, so often disparaged for the eager, restless quest of their grand dreams and wild imagination

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Rediff

Except for a couple of scenes which could have been dispensed with, there is nothing extraneous in this film : everything is as it should be

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Indian Express

You absolutely must watch Udaan. For every rupee you have wasted on big, bad Bolly noise, you must back this beautiful and brave voice

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The Telegraph

In an industry known to indulge in larger-than-life ‘flights of fantasy’, Udaan is one of those intermittent ‘coming of age’ films from Bollywood. Do not miss!

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IndiaTimes

Watch it and weep. And marvel at an extraordinary story told without veering into the maudlin. It's a tightly controlled drama without any melodrama

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India Today

Udaan is unconventional Bollywood at its biting best. The film is a moody, introspective and ekdum different look at teenage angst

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Times of India