Ustaad (ఉస్తాద్)

Son...

What's Laddoo watching so keenly?

I want to fly like that.

From here?

That high?!

How will you do it?

Look how happily it is flying.

There.

Look at that.

If it weren't for him,

or the kite string,

it wouldn't fly so happily.

Without the kite string, the kite would go aloof.

Now tell me.

Where's your kite string to help you fly?

Let me just show you.

No, dad. I'm scared. Let's get down.

I'm scared, dad!

Are you out of your mind?

Don't you know he feels dizzy at heights?

You should've just bought him a new toy.

You know how he is with toys. 5 minutes with them and he's bored!

So what? -Stop!

Getting him toys isn't enough.

We should give him movements.

It's not movements.

It's moments.

Country boy!

Whatever, Teacher.

Come, let's fly.

There you go. The minute he gets something new,

everything else pales in comparison.

“The skies are callingâ€

“My dreams are afloatâ€

“This is the moment my dreams of yesterday have come trueâ€

“The hopes in me have taken flightâ€

“They have scaled the clouds like lightningâ€

“On the edge of happiness that words can’t defineâ€

“I take a step forward by breaking the boundariesâ€

“Make your willpower your fuelâ€

“Touch the skies on this endless journeyâ€

“Make your willpower your fuelâ€

“Show people what you’re capable ofâ€

“Isn’t this what success looks like?"

“Let courage be your guiding light and diminish the darkness called fearâ€

“Let your stubbornness become your breath and push you furtherâ€

“Shine through like a glimmer of light and stand the test of timeâ€

“There is no stopping as hopes never dieâ€

“Never succumb to failureâ€

“This journey reveals my true inner self to meâ€

“Make your willpower your fuelâ€

“Touch the skies on this endless journeyâ€

“Make your willpower your fuelâ€

“Show people what you’re capable ofâ€

“Isn’t this what success looks likeâ€

Hello, First Officer.

Hey... -Finally!

Yes. -Mm-hmm.

Flying together? -Yeah, yeah.

You weren't on the flight schedule today.

It was Pradeep who was supposed to fly.

How did this happen? -Yeah, last minute pull out.

He's gone sick and I'm fit to fly.

Oh, fit to handle Captain Joseph D'Souza, huh?

But just imagine.

Captain Joseph D'Souza's retirement flight.

Water Salute at the Bangalore Airport.

And you're the co-pilot!

You found the gold pot at the end of the rainbow, Surya.

Gold pot, huh?

You don't know how mean he was during training.

Hello. I'm the senior here. I know him better than you do.

Well, I have a tip for you. I know him better.

Pick a topic and keep talking without giving him a chance to think.

Just engage him.

If you take a breather, he'll make you suffocate.

What do I talk about?

Do I focus on flying or finding a topic of interest?

No, listen. What do I talk about for 2 hours?

Sorry, sir.

What's the point of apologizing now?

You are...

Araku. Van driver.

I'm not into that anymore. I've sold my stuff.

Hey!

It's you, brother!

You came to Araku on that bike to meet your girl.

So you remember.

You look completely different.

I know, right. I'm sharp like that.

Oh, my goodness!

So you became a pilot, huh?

You were a rough kid.

Where are you flying?

I'm on the 7'o clock Udaan flight to Bangalore.

Flying to my extended family.

I'll be flying you. -Holy moly! Talk about my luck!

I'm loving this.

Back then, I gave you and your bike a ride.

Now you're flying me.

Did the bike start after getting home?

'When someone bumped into me randomly and reminded of my past,'

'my thoughts stopped at only one thing.'

It was an epic journey.

'What I'm about to do and what I'm thinking about...

...have no connection at all.'

'Thinking about it even after all these years...'

'made me realize that it's really important to me.'

There are 2 safety exits. One to your left and one to your right.

The same behind you. One to your left and one to your right.

Chiku, don't trouble mom, okay? -Okay.

Listen to her. -Okay, grandpa.

Thatha (grandpa) will be flying back in 3 hours and...

I'll get you the gift, okay? -Dad, chill!

Finish off your ceremony first and come home, okay?

Let's celebrate!

First take your pills.

Yeah. That's okay.

Give the phone back to her. -Chiku!

Yeah, mom?

Chiku, thatha is ready to fly now.

But this flight won't take off without the Chikuwala kissy!

Okay, sweetheart. See you soon, okay? Bye.

My granddaughter.

She has watched Narnia recently.

Now she wants to enter that magical wardrobe.

Have you seen Narnia?

No, sir.

Where are you from?

Hyderabad, sir.

AP Aviation Academy. -Hmm.

There's a magical wardrobe in the film.

Once you enter it, you can travel anywhere.

She's been after me for that wardrobe.

It's her birthday today.

I'm thinking I'll... give it to her anyway, special case.

You should do it, sir.

She'll have a lot of memories growing with that wardrobe.

She'll cherish that childhood memory.

Captain, here's the 'Souls on Board' list. -Hmm. Yeah.

At the academy,

the simulator also gives you the same feeling of flying.

Why didn't you stay back there?

What are you doing here?

No flying. No risk.

You know, no shit.

Nothing, you know. You're good there.

My bike is my simulator, sir.

My bike has given me the feeling of a simulator.

It has brought me all the way here.

Like that wardrobe for Chiku.

You were under me, right? Training.

Supervising hours. -Yes, sir.

Easy.

Easy does it. Easy! God!

Bloody hell! Easy, man!

Sorry, sir.

Clean weather, hard landing and sorry?

Is this how your treat your girlfriend as well, huh?

Like, hard.

I'm sure where you need to be hard, you'll be all soft.

Do you have a girlfriend?

Eyes on the runway!

Hard landing! Thud!

Fu*k! Goddammit!

I should be worried, bugger. How did you make it here?

With your shit landing skills and all.

And talking nonsense like a fu*king child.

Give me the weather sheet.

Tell me the status.

Cloudy weather. 1000 TSRA and... Sir!

What are you reading for, like a fu*king student? Come on!

We're flying. You can't be reading-flying, reading-flying.

What the hell, man! Seriously!

I mean, you teary bugger! What's wrong with you? Come on!

Use your fu*king brains now and tell me now!

How do we go about this?

Sir.

Yeah, thank you.

The status... Are you going to say something?

Can we get on with the show?

Doesn't he plan on retiring peacefully?

Surya is going to have a tough flight today. I'm sure!

It's better if we load extra fuel, sir.

Weather is bad in Bangalore.

In case we have to go around...

Or maybe you can just shut up and mind your business?

Don't question my... experience.

Hyderabad tower, this is Udaan 413.

We're fully ready with 180 POB through Security.

Requesting pushback and start.

First...

You go back to the academy and perfect your landing.

I'll work on it, sir.

It's too late for that, boy.

You should've tried that on your simulator.

Or your fu*king bike maybe.

'Keep talking without giving him a chance to think.'

'Just engage him.'

Will you get Chiku that Narnia wardrobe?