The story of Utthaan relates to the generation of today's youth who want to reach the top by any means but they do not have any direction.They are engrossed in reaching to the top and getting the maximum facilities with maximum monetary benefit in the shortest time.The glitter of money and the glamour of the chair is all that counts to enter the elite society.To achieve this,they use any means at the cost of their principles and self respect.

This story depicts characters who employ these methods.The story is set in today's world destroyed by the corruption.Politics of today has become such a corrupt business that the people enter it to achieve power ,money and influence.

The story brings out the darker shade of media which plays an important role in this corrupt system. The media plays an important part to elevate somebody or destroy
somebody. The youth of today therefore enter the media in order to achieve their unlimited selfish ambition. They forget their honesty, origin and indulge in hypocrisy. The result is that they are instrumental in destroying the values and principles of the country.

The story raises some burning issues ,how the youth can contribute to the upliftment of the country but actually they are destroying the country because of their selfish ideology. Judging the present situation, what will be the situation tomorrow?

The hero of the story Prashant Bharti is a media man from Mumbai who wants to expose corrupt politicians. He is graduate from Lucknow University who won the post of president of student union twice and his aim is to get the top for which he becomes friendly with Kiran Talreja,a beautiful hi-fy model whom he met at the Lakme Fashion Show who also wants to reach the top by hook or crook.The hero realize that Kiran is the right person to help him achieve ambition,for that reason he encourages and introduces her to his social circle and his superiors who are helping him.

The story exposes how both of them have abandoned all the principles to achieve their ambitions and in this process they have become enemies of each other and want to kill each other !!