Udaan (transl. Flight) is an Indian soap opera that premiered on Colors TV on 18 August 2014, replacing Madhubala.[2] Produced by Mahesh Bhatt, it was originally planned as a film which was eventually shelved.[3]Udaan is the one of the longest running television show of Colors TV[4] The story revolves around Chakor, a victim of bonded child labour who fights for her village's freedom and aspires to break-free.[5] It starred Spandan Chaturvedi as Child Chakor until it took a generation leap in February 2016 & actress Meera Deosthale was roped in to play the role of adult Chakor.[1][6][7]
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Udaan | |
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Genre | Drama |
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Opening theme | "Ye Honslo Ki Udaan Hai" by Kailash Kher |
Country of origin | India |
Original language | Hindi |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 1,352 |
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Executive producers | Gurudev Bhalla Dhaval Bhalla |
Producer | Mahesh Bhatt |
Camera setup | Multi camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company | Gurudev Bhalla Productions |
Distributor | Viacom 18 |
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Original network | Colors TV[1] |
Picture format | 576i SDTV 1080i HDTV |
Original release | 18 August 2014 (2014-08-18) – 28 June 2019 (2019-06-28) |
Kamal Narayan, a wealthy landlord in Azadganj village, uses the villagers as bonded labourers. Couple Bhuvan Singh and Kasturi face financial difficulty; as collateral for a loan, they has to let Kamal use their unborn child as a servant. Then, Kasturi gives birth to a girl and names her as Chakor.
Chakor, now a bonded labourer, is an aspiring marathon runner and has a younger sister, Imli. She befriends Kamal's nephew, Vivaan and campaigns for the villagers' rights. Unaware, she also has a twin sister, Chunni, who was secretly raised in Mumbai. Kamal kills Chunni, motivating Chakor to seek revenge. She escapes with her marathon coach to pursue her dreams and vows to return to the village in 10 years. Vengeful for the betrayal, Kamal gets Chakor's grandmother buried alive.
Chakor returns after becoming a famous marathon runner. Imli hates her for leaving them all behind. Chakor learns about her grandmother's death and gets Kamal and his son, Suraj arrested. Vivaan and Chakor fall in love while Imli falls for Suraj.
However, Suraj comes back as he promised to be a government witness against his father's deeds. Later, Kamal tries to kill him for his betrayal but he escapes with the help of Chakor,Imli & Vivaan. Likewise, Suraj also tries to kill Kamal in the jail and presumably succeeds. Suraj, whose marriage is arranged to Tina Raichand also impregnates Imli. A double ceremony is planned for both Suraj and Vivaan. Imli explains this to Chakor who conspires to switch places in the ceremony. However, Suraj learns about this and shows his cruelty by switching them, marrying Imli to Vivaan while he marries Chakor. In an unfortunate event Imli suffers a miscarriage. Love blossoms between Vivaan and Imli. Later, Kamal Narayan comes back and forces Suraj to be a bonded labourer to avenge his betrayal. In the process to set him free, Chakor and Suraj also realize their love for each other but a misunderstanding takes place and they get divorced. Later,the misunderstanding resolves and The couple gets married privately in a camp without anyone's knowledge. They also consummate their marriage in the same night.
Imli turns evil and gives Vivaan a sleeping pill,putting him into coma. She also conspires with Kamal to have Chakor killed; she succeeds and Chakor is presumed dead. She however survives and realises that she's pregnant with Suraj's child. Another misunderstanding takes place when Imli makes Suraj believe that Chakor married to someone else and she is pregnant but the father of the child is not him. Suraj is heartbroken learning that but this too gets solved during the Karwachauth night when Chakor reveals to him that she is only his wife and he is the actual father of her unborn child. She then, reunites with Suraj. They return to Azadganj and remarry in front of the villagers. They forgive Imli for her sins. Kamal kidnaps Chakor and she miscarries. In return, she kills Kamal to avenge the death of her unborn child and his prior sins. She is jailed for 5 years. Meanwhile, Imli hits Suraj with an iron rod, causing him to lose his memory.
Chakor is released and shocked to learn Imli's truth. She's hurt when Suraj fails to recognise her as he has lost his memory. Chakor motivates villagers to fight back against Imli and Ranvijay's cruelty. One day when Ranvijay tries to kill Chakor, Suraj regains his memories and saves Chakor. They reunite and the couple shares some romantic moments together. Eventually, Chakor becomes pregnant with Suraj's child and gives him the good news. They both come up with a plan and expose Imli and Ranvijay. Imli tries to injure Chakor but Suraj saves her at the right moment and tells her that he regained his memories and Chakor is his wife and she's pregnant with his unborn child. Imli has an accident and is presumed dead.
Chakor and Suraj have a baby daughter, Saanvi. They are leading a happy life being the parents of a newborn daughter. Imli returns and tries to create rift in their relationship. Chakor suspects that Imli is alive.
Vivaan also comes back leaving both Suraj and Chakor shocked as they thought he died 7 years ago. Vivaan also believes that Imli is alive igniting Chakor's doubt about the same. Eventually, They both try to find her which makes Suraj insecure as he thinks Chakor is getting closer to her childhood friend again remembering their past. Imli also creates such circumstances to make him believe that. Chakor tries hard to make Suraj understand that there's nothing like that as she only loves him and no one else. Eventually,They find Imli and locks her in a room. The misunderstanding resolves between the couple. Vivaan tries to kill her multiple times but stopped by Suraj and Chakor. Gun dealer Yashwant tries to kill Suraj; when Vivaan gets in the way, Chakor accidentally shoots him to death. Imli swears revenge and kidnaps Saanvi and fakes her death. Suraj blames Chakor for their daughter getting abducted and severs ties with her. They both leave the village: Suraj moves to New York while Chakor moves to a different town. Meanwhile,Imli, makes Saanvi a bonded labourer.
Both Chakor and Suraj return to village for work and form a bond with Saanvi, who's now known as Anjor, unaware of the fact that she's their daughter. Imli finally tells them the truth and an apologetic Suraj reconciles with Chakor and Saanvi. Suraj is assumably killed in a bomb-blast, a result of a political fallout. Chakor,rather than telling the truth to Saanvi and family pays Suraj's look-alike, Raghav Khanna to take his place. Imli turns good and dies while saving Chakor from a villain. Chakor gets jailed for 10 years under false charges and Saanvi is adopted by a rich couple.
Chakor traces her daughter and tries to get close to her. The rich couple tries to separate them and kills Raghav, causing Saanvi to leave them. Saanvi marries Sameer and they move to Sitapur. Sameer is brutally killed by Ranvijay, who had helped Imli in earlier. Chakor and Saanvi unite to get revenge and Ranvijay is burnt alive. Finally, Chakor comes back to Azadganj as Saanvi decides to stay in Sitapur.
It replaced the long-running series Madhubala: Ek Ishq Ek Junoon.[10] The show was produced by Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and was based on his unreleased movie of the same name.[11][3]
Udaan was the fourth longest-running Indian television series of Colors TV after Balika Vadhu, Sasural Simar Ka and Uttaran.[12] With more than 1300 episodes, it was one of the longest running Indian television series.[13]
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No | Air date | Shows | ||
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1 | February 19, 2016 | Ishq Ka Rang Safed | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka |
2 | March 10, 2016 | Ishq Ka Rang Safed | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka |
3 | March 17, 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Balika Vadhu |
4 | March 29, 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Udaan |
5 | April 8, 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Udaan |
6 | April 21, 2016 | Ishq Ka Rang Safed | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka |
7 | May 12, 2016 | Sasural Simar Ka | Udaan | Swaragini |
8 | May 20, 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Udaan |
9 | May 26, 2016 | Thapki Pyar Ki | Sasural Simar Ka | Balika Vadhu |
10 | March 5, 2018 | Laado 2 | Dil Se Dil Tak | Savitri Devi College & Hospital |
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