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Udaan meaning (Flight) was a popular Hindi TV serial that aired on the Indian Television channel Doordarshan, from 1989 - 91 The serial was written and directed by Kavita Chaudhary who was also the main lead of the serial It also starred Shekhar Kapur in an important role.
The show was based on the struggle of a woman aspiring to be an IPS officer. It was probably the first Indian television show on women empowerment. The serial is inspired by true story of IPS Kanchan Choudhary Bhattacharya (Former Director General of Police) who after several hardships went to become the first female Director General of Police.She is elder sister of Kavita Chaudhary, director of show. The direction and performance of Kavita Chaudhary were applauded and loved by the media and the public.
It was so refreshing to see a lady IPS (Indian Police Service) officer in Kavita Chaudhary's role that was not only humble, but also wanted to perform her work in letter and spirit by going to the public and placing the public's needs ahead of everything else, in the true spirit of a public servant. Also, as happens in the US and other countries, Kavita portrayed her role of as a friend and guardian of the public who the public should want to go to for help, not a policewoman that everyone should fear. In fact in several episodes of this serial, Kalyani Singh IPS chastens her constables and other police officers for speaking with the public in a rude manner. This was very refreshing.
When the serial ran in the late 80s and early 90s, there were several suggestions by the public and the media that all police officers including IPS officers could benefit from viewing this serial and learning from it. The other point to be noted is that at the time this serial aired, it was not commonplace for women to seek to join the elite government services in India such as the IAS (Indian Administrative Service), IPS (Indian Police Service) or the IFS (Indian Foreign Service). But this has since changed. As of 2010, the number of women joining the elite Indian government services, especially the IAS, has increased drastically compared to the 1980s and the 1990s. The entire "Udaan" TV series (30 episodes) have now been released in India in DVD/VCD format by Reliance (as of 2011), and are available to be purchased by the public.
Udaan (; lit. "Flight") is a 2010 Hindi language Indian coming of age- drama film produced by Sanjay Singh, Anurag Kashyap and Ronnie Screwvala; and directed by Vikramaditya Motwane. It is roughly based on the real life of Anurag Kashyap. The film was officially selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard (A Certain Glance) category at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. The film was not immediately successful at the box office when released, but is regarded as a cult classic in Indian cinema.
Udaan can refer to:
- Udaan (1997 film), Hindi film
- Udaan (2010 film), Hindi film
- Udaan (TV series), DD National TV show
- Udaan (2014 TV series), Colors TV show
- Udaan Trust, Indian non-governmental organisation
- Udaan Campaign, A Central Board of Secondary Education programme to support 1000 disadvantaged girls per year for preparation of admission test for the premier engineering colleges in India
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Udann (English: Flight, Fly) (also known as Udann Sapnon Ki) is an Indian television drama show, which premiered on 18 August 2014, and airs on the Colors TV channel, Monday through Friday. The show is produced by Bollywood filmmaker, Mahesh Bhatt and is based on his unreleased movie of the same name. It stars child artist, Spandan Chaturvedi in a lead role. The first promo of the show was released on 10 July 2014.
The series is being dubbed into Tamil as Poovizhi Vasalile on Raj TV and being telecasted from Monday To Saturday at 8.00pm giving tough competition to Deivamagal, a Sun TV serial. It is also dubbed into Sinhala as Dhoni on Hiru TV and telecasts from Monday to Friday at 6.30pm. It is also re-telecasted as Sathi Aga Dhoni on Saturday and Sunday at 5.30pm.
Udaan is a social message program to highlight the issue of bonded labour in Indian villages.