MOVIE REVIEW

LAKHSYA
Assignment for
MBA (Exe) & MBA(HCA) Ist Year
PAPER: 8101 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
Prof. Kavita Singh

H007
Rajeev Goyal
MBA HCA Ex 20-22
 Year of release: Lead actors: Director:

• 2004 • Hrithik Roshan • Farhan Akhtar

• Preity Zinta
• Amitabh Bachchan
• Boman Irani
• Om Puri

Reasons for selection of the movie:

Transformation of an aimless young man, who had the abilities but not the
aptitude.
Effect of personal emotional setbacks, which challenge him to prove himself.
The role of Army as an organization in this transformation into a capable leader
and achiever is also shown.
Summary of main theme and issues being highlighted in the movie

Karan Shergill (Hrithik Roshan) comes from a wealthy family and leads a very carefree
life. His father wants him to do something in life but Karan is in no hurry and hangs out
with his friends and spends time with his girl-friend Romila Dutta (Romi). Romila, on
the other hand, is very focused
Karan applies to the Indian Military Academy (IMA) along with his friends and gets
selected. Though he joins to antagonize his father, he finds it difficult to cope with strict
rules and frequent punishments and he escapes from the academy. When Romi comes
to know about this, she breaks up with him. Karan then decides to return to IMA. He
finishes his training, and receives commission in the Indian army.
He is posted in Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir. The movie then shows Karan going into an
operation to repel Pakistan army that covertly entered India, occupied mountain peaks
and attacking Indian army.
Critical Analysis of the movie

Before joining the army:

An aimless, non-serious wealthy boy
No clarity on what he wants in life, no Lakshya
Challenge by father, that he is incapable, makes him join th army training
Reality Hits: After joining the strict training, reality of a disciplined life hits
him hard and he runs away.
Another setback: Gets an emotional setback when his girlfriend leaves him,
citing his inability to complete anything in life
With this trauma, he joins back.
Now the Karan is shown to be a changed person, who works hard and
completes his training seriously
After completion of training, he calls his former girlfriend, informing of
his commissioning in the army. At this moment, there is an indication
that proving himself as a capable man in front of his girlfriend was the
main factor which pushed him to complete this training
Discuss the relevance and application of the issues being highlighted in
the movie with the perspective of the concepts and theories of
Organization Behaviour

Hiring people who have the right skills and abilities:

The lead actor has been shown to be capable and is selected through a
competitive exam for the Army

Providing extensive training for skills, knowledge, and initiative

He is provided with an intensive training in the Indian Millitary
Academy to inculcate responsibility and discipline. He is also provided
with theoretical and practical knowledge and skills for warfare.
Values of the organization
Karan is told about the values of the army, wherein the country is
always foremost and benefit of self is always the last
Sharing information about organizational performance
After Karan joins his unit, his commanding officer tells him that that the
unit has completed all the tasks which were given to it and the same is
expected of Karan also
Making the employee feel valued
He is introduced by the commanding officer to all the battle awards
won by the unit, and that Karan is now a part of this tradition and he
has blessings of millions of Indians.