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Stress Management

In the movie Sarkar, although 'Sarkar' is good at managing stress, but he still felt it when his own son, Vishnu, went against him. Also he was charged of crime which he didn't commit in the first place, so he was indeed in stress, but came out of it fast enough when he got the support of his other son, Shankar.

Decision Making

'Sarkar' was very firm on his decisions. When Rashid came to him to get permission for illegal transactions, he denied even when he hiked the commission on each transaction by 50%, which would have been very appealing to anyone else. He also had fore-sight about the problems that could happen to him due to Rashid, and so directed his men to keep an eye on him. So in this way, he was good at identifying the problem. He was also quick in his solutions but he always considered long-term effect of any decision rather than the short-term profit.

Power & Influence

'Sarkar' very well knew how to use power and and influence people. He knew how to say no to the people without making them go against him. A good example of this was the way he denied Rashid and the southie. Also he was very influencial. Everyone took his words. Even some touched his feet to show gratitude. "Nahin karunga main aur tujhe bhi nahin karne dunga" (I will not do it and I will not let you do it either) - this dialogue shows his power. So the people could not even think of killing him or even harming him in any way. That was his power. And the way people supported him even when he was arrested shows that he had a great influence on people. "Main kisi ko sochne se nahi, karne se rokta hoon" (I stop people not from thinking, but from doing) shows how influential he was.

Conflict & Negotiation

'Sarkar' mainly faced conflicts due to: -

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* Contributed by -
Neha Gupta,
PGDMHR (2007-09),
President - Media Cell,
Editor - Arena,
IMI, Delhi.
Article posted on February 21, 2009.