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to cover every aspect of his plan and the steps police took, shows how he had every base covered. He deliberately involved the media to know every step of the plan of action that the police were following, and at every location, viz-a-viz the Police Head Quarter, the airport where he wanted the police to take the four terrorists amongst others. Anupam Kher The role of Anupam Kher perfectly complemented that of Naseeruddin Shah, and he played it that way as well. The role basically revolved around a character that would understand Naseeruddin Shah’s psychology and try to mitigate his plans using all the resources at his disposal and also by planning the counter actions to be taken. When the police technical expert failed to trace the SIM details used by Naseeruddin Shah, Anupam Kher’s decision to involve a student to do the job was a master-stroke. As it turned out, he traced the location and Anupam Kher was finally able to locate and meet Naseeruddin Shah. The decision couldn’t have been easy as we normally notice in real life, that policemen have their own ego and do not normally seek help of a normal citizen. Anupam Kher did not let that ego come his way, which is one of the skills every B-school graduate is expected to learn. Management graduates are also expected to be efficient in involving the whole team and delegate responsibilities to the best possible person for that job. Anupam Kher did this with utmost precision and kept the whole team involved, still maintaining his superior hand in the whole operation and taking responsibility for the failures of the team to locate Naseeruddin Shah’s location. The role was not just confined to dealing with Naseeruddin Shah and his subordinates. He had to take care of the nuisance media was creating thanks to the planning of Naseeruddin Shah, and also of the state Home Minister. The minister, as shown in the movie, is pretty powerless and out of sorts on decision-making instances. Anupam Kher had to convince him of the various actions police were taking and also assure him that those actions are required and would not affect his ministry negatively. Conclusion The characters of Naseeruddin Shah and Anupam Kher, and the movie A Wednesday in itself, provide an opportunity for analyzing them from the perspective of management. And by doing so, a lot of theoretical concepts can be seen from a practical angle and how they can be implemented in real-life. The movie has direct marketing, sales and strategy theories being executed, and that too very effectively. In short, the movie is a very good learning base for a management graduate.
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