Udaan was perfect except ‘that’ scene

As expected Udaan was a perfect experience! In the world of escapist bollywood masala films, Udaan has set the perfect example of healthy entertainment. When filmmaker remains truthful to characters and the context of the film, a magical film like Udaan is born. After watching the film when I came out of theatre I was thoroughly elated, but later, just one scene from the film kept on pestering me. I thought either the scene was loosely scripted or I failed to understand it.

The scene is in later half of the movie. Bhairavsingh, Rohan’s father is all prepared to meet the officials of bank or some important organization who have come to visit his plant. The way he is dressed up and the way he talks to them its very clear that his fate is dependent on the meeting. After the initial interaction Bhairavsingh requests officials to actually visit the plant.
As he is about to usher them to the plant, he gets a call from Arjun’s (Rohan’s step brother) school. A lady on phone informs Bhaiavsingh that his child has committed some kind of blunder again and he should pick up his child from the school immidiately. Bhaivsingh tries to explain ‘the lady on phone’ about his ongoing meeting. ‘The lady on phone’ insists the urgency to take Arjun right away from the school and Bhaiavsingh instantly succumbs to the pressure and agrees that he will reach the school within half an hour. Accordingly he makes up a reason that his son has taken ill and tells officials he needs to go urgently. He tells officials that plant manager would show them the plant but officials somehow change their mind and give him a lose promise that they would visit his plant some other time.

I think, the above mentioned scene is not quite convincing as it hurts the basic essence of Bharavsingh’s character.

If Bhairavsingh can be so authoritative with his children and overall life and when the meeting is the most crucial one in the context of ‘recession’, how come he succumbs so easily to a call from the school? He could have easily sent his manager to the school to pick up his son or he could have made some alternate arrangement so to address both the issues.

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If Bhairavsingh is so sensitive towards his children that he is unable to stay even for a while till officials see the plant or if he so caring about his children that he just wants instantly to rush the school, is he really worth leaving at the end ?

I think the scene in the film is quite important as lot of drama unfolds later on the basis of this scene.