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Here I am going to share my review upon three movies ,which task was given by Dilipsir,so here it's link; https://dilipbarad.blogspot.com/2015/09/postcolonial-studies-film-screening.html?m=1
1) The Black Prince :-
The Black Prince is a 2017 international historical drama film directed by Kavi Raz and featuring the acting debut of Satinder Sartaaj. It tells the story of Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire and the Punjab area, and his relationship with Queen Victoria.The story revolves around the young prince as he attempts both to regain his throne and reconcile himself with the two cultures of his Indian birth and British education.
At the age of 15, Duleep Singh is sent to England where he meets Queen Victoria. A relationship between the two develops.
Here in movie we find issues like ; Skin colour, Difference or classism among Black people and white people,post colonialism, political power,About queen Victoria and his power.
Duleep Singh is eventually able to reestablish contact with his mother and as a result begins to reconnect with the culture of his birth. Duleep attempts to return to India to reclaim his kingdom, but is continually thwarted by British colonial politics.Edward never became king - he died before his father, Edward III - he is remembered as a great medieval military hero, with notable victories against the French in the Hundred Years War.In the movie prince Duleepsingh play roll as a protagonist. Movie reflected good side of British government though providing so many things for prince but Prince always prefers conman life. Mother of the princes also hate British government and people.
2) . Midnight's children :-
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. It deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sivay.Here Salman build a strong background of movie. He reffered many city,state and County and also war between country. We can see three region like Hindu ,Muslim and Christian in movie.He also deal with the political situation as well as economic situation of Nation.We find crisis in nation. Here in movie the class issue is also described on big level. Behaviour of upper class and lower class and also the relation of the Master and servant we find.Here is a minor character named Marry who played a very vital role in this.she changed destiny or full life of not only two boys,but also their families.This is a story about those children who born in midnight and Indira Gandhi was PM of india and ruling over india.The protagonist and narrator of the story is Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment when India became an independent country. He was born with telepathic powers, as well as an enormous and constantly dripping nose with an extremely sensitive sense of smell.
• On the day at midnight when the children are born,Mary write a destiny of rich and poor.she changes Shivay (Who is son of Saleem and Jamila ,belong to upper class family) with Saleem ( who is a son of Methods and Vanita,belong to poor and lower class ).Mary has done this all because Joe told him.Joe is also Christian and lover of Mary.Here Joe also played a vital role .In movie he represents the community,Marxism.He want to do revolution.
• Here Salman Rushdie satirise on community through the character of Joe.
Meanwhile ,Rushdie captures the cold war between America and Russia (Russia send sputnik in space).Then poster of mother India ,it represents post-modernism.One question raises was the question of Identity- blood group is coming.Rushdie also doing satire on democrary.Here a crisis when Indira Gandhi declared EMERGENCY in India.So,Salman Rushdie collected all thread and tie a strong and hard knot.
• As unfortunately Saleem gets all facilities and benefits and good life and Shivay who have to be in place of Saleem ,he faces alot of problems and struggles alot.The children who born at the same time at midnight,all came with some different magical power.Saleem can call and talk with all midnight children with his nose.
One more issue or big thing of that time is that ,one side there was growing of science (Nuclear) and other side Black magic.peole believed in black or magical power . Science has grown on its hight still there are people who bind with religion and Magic kind of things.In movie it shows that all people are in search of this magical children,and killing them because they are bad because they are intellectual and not good for nation or Indira Gandhi maybe.So.at the end of movie there was a last frame Adam ,Saleem ,Mary and pictureji make one family,New india.It deliberately shows the concept of New India.
3) . Reluctant Fundamentalist :-
• TheReluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 political thriller drama film based on the 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, directed by Mira Nair, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in lead. ... The film had a limited release in the United States, India, and in Europe and North America.
• Normally the story was about a young man named Changez and his whole life,he has a dream to live or work in America and he loves America and also goes there and lives there and then suddenly happened something and he hate America and lives America. So,the story start with Kidnapping of an American proffesor,who teaching in Lahore University and Bobby taking interview of Changez who also teaching in same University.This interview is taking in one cafe and then there was a flashback and Changez is telling his story of America .
Here we find some points like ; Racism,Attack , Nationality, story of love with westerner,business ,Fundamentalism ,etc.In this movie another character kate who is Girlfriend of Changez but behind she is cheater or she doing wrong behind the Changez. That is the suspense of this movie.One exceptional scene dramatises a crucial encounter between Changez and the head of a doomed publishing house, played, brilliantly, by Turkish theatre legend Haluk Bilginer.Here we find discussion or quarrel between chnagez and his Father who is a poet he was always arguing with Changez about his job and living in America .They are not set with eachother.we can see conflict between both also can see corrupted world through the movie.Changez who lived in America and get a good job and get promotion and got higher stage.still at one point he realised that this all people are using me ,they have no value of us, whatever we have done but we are like beggar or we have to be followers of them.If we denied of them about any thing,they will behaved like we have done any sin,they forces us to do what they want.So.In Lahore University Changez is teaching this fact of our life and aware all students with it.
Thank you.........
Here I am going to share my review upon three movies ,which task was given by Dilipsir,so here it's link; https://dilipbarad.blogspot.com/2015/09/postcolonial-studies-film-screening.html?m=1
1) The Black Prince :-
The Black Prince is a 2017 international historical drama film directed by Kavi Raz and featuring the acting debut of Satinder Sartaaj. It tells the story of Duleep Singh, the last Maharajah of the Sikh Empire and the Punjab area, and his relationship with Queen Victoria.The story revolves around the young prince as he attempts both to regain his throne and reconcile himself with the two cultures of his Indian birth and British education.
At the age of 15, Duleep Singh is sent to England where he meets Queen Victoria. A relationship between the two develops.
Here in movie we find issues like ; Skin colour, Difference or classism among Black people and white people,post colonialism, political power,About queen Victoria and his power.
Duleep Singh is eventually able to reestablish contact with his mother and as a result begins to reconnect with the culture of his birth. Duleep attempts to return to India to reclaim his kingdom, but is continually thwarted by British colonial politics.Edward never became king - he died before his father, Edward III - he is remembered as a great medieval military hero, with notable victories against the French in the Hundred Years War.In the movie prince Duleepsingh play roll as a protagonist. Movie reflected good side of British government though providing so many things for prince but Prince always prefers conman life. Mother of the princes also hate British government and people.
2) . Midnight's children :-
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by British Indian author Salman Rushdie. It deals with India's transition from British colonialism to independence and the partition of British India. It is considered an example of postcolonial, postmodern, and magical realist literature. The story is told by its chief protagonist, Saleem Sivay.Here Salman build a strong background of movie. He reffered many city,state and County and also war between country. We can see three region like Hindu ,Muslim and Christian in movie.He also deal with the political situation as well as economic situation of Nation.We find crisis in nation. Here in movie the class issue is also described on big level. Behaviour of upper class and lower class and also the relation of the Master and servant we find.Here is a minor character named Marry who played a very vital role in this.she changed destiny or full life of not only two boys,but also their families.This is a story about those children who born in midnight and Indira Gandhi was PM of india and ruling over india.The protagonist and narrator of the story is Saleem Sinai, born at the exact moment when India became an independent country. He was born with telepathic powers, as well as an enormous and constantly dripping nose with an extremely sensitive sense of smell.
• On the day at midnight when the children are born,Mary write a destiny of rich and poor.she changes Shivay (Who is son of Saleem and Jamila ,belong to upper class family) with Saleem ( who is a son of Methods and Vanita,belong to poor and lower class ).Mary has done this all because Joe told him.Joe is also Christian and lover of Mary.Here Joe also played a vital role .In movie he represents the community,Marxism.He want to do revolution.
• Here Salman Rushdie satirise on community through the character of Joe.
Meanwhile ,Rushdie captures the cold war between America and Russia (Russia send sputnik in space).Then poster of mother India ,it represents post-modernism.One question raises was the question of Identity- blood group is coming.Rushdie also doing satire on democrary.Here a crisis when Indira Gandhi declared EMERGENCY in India.So,Salman Rushdie collected all thread and tie a strong and hard knot.
• As unfortunately Saleem gets all facilities and benefits and good life and Shivay who have to be in place of Saleem ,he faces alot of problems and struggles alot.The children who born at the same time at midnight,all came with some different magical power.Saleem can call and talk with all midnight children with his nose.
One more issue or big thing of that time is that ,one side there was growing of science (Nuclear) and other side Black magic.peole believed in black or magical power . Science has grown on its hight still there are people who bind with religion and Magic kind of things.In movie it shows that all people are in search of this magical children,and killing them because they are bad because they are intellectual and not good for nation or Indira Gandhi maybe.So.at the end of movie there was a last frame Adam ,Saleem ,Mary and pictureji make one family,New india.It deliberately shows the concept of New India.
3) . Reluctant Fundamentalist :-
• TheReluctant Fundamentalist is a 2012 political thriller drama film based on the 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, directed by Mira Nair, starring Riz Ahmed and Kate Hudson in lead. ... The film had a limited release in the United States, India, and in Europe and North America.
• Normally the story was about a young man named Changez and his whole life,he has a dream to live or work in America and he loves America and also goes there and lives there and then suddenly happened something and he hate America and lives America. So,the story start with Kidnapping of an American proffesor,who teaching in Lahore University and Bobby taking interview of Changez who also teaching in same University.This interview is taking in one cafe and then there was a flashback and Changez is telling his story of America .
Here we find some points like ; Racism,Attack , Nationality, story of love with westerner,business ,Fundamentalism ,etc.In this movie another character kate who is Girlfriend of Changez but behind she is cheater or she doing wrong behind the Changez. That is the suspense of this movie.One exceptional scene dramatises a crucial encounter between Changez and the head of a doomed publishing house, played, brilliantly, by Turkish theatre legend Haluk Bilginer.Here we find discussion or quarrel between chnagez and his Father who is a poet he was always arguing with Changez about his job and living in America .They are not set with eachother.we can see conflict between both also can see corrupted world through the movie.Changez who lived in America and get a good job and get promotion and got higher stage.still at one point he realised that this all people are using me ,they have no value of us, whatever we have done but we are like beggar or we have to be followers of them.If we denied of them about any thing,they will behaved like we have done any sin,they forces us to do what they want.So.In Lahore University Changez is teaching this fact of our life and aware all students with it.
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