This blog is a part of my class room activity of postcolonial studies film. So I sharing my ideas.
'" The Reluctant Fundamentalist " it is a political thriller drama and film based on the 2007 novel, the reluctant fundamentalist by mohsin Hamid, directed by Mira Nair.
In this movie in a young Pakistani man is changezkhan is chasing corporate success on wall street. Changez Khan 's dream was that he was successful in achieving success in a big business company in the United States .and to support their family from their own remuneration .
He completed his dreams but he did not remove the world from his own family, his home and his felling for religion. He gave importance to both success and his tradition. He sees every thing from a professional liaison. The story is recounted in flash back in Lahore, to an American journalist on the trail of a kidnapped professor.
In this film we clearly see that relation between east and west .we find power and capitalism there and postcolonial aspect. We May say that changez has many identity.
Well changez also said that about himself that he belongs to both of country'country's. He like us U.S.A nation.
Changez has great belief in American economy and capitalism. He is a professional business dealer of the American company. But suddenly after 9/11 all things are changed for him that how America look toward him, that this moment 9/11 attacked on Afghanistan on the world tread center in America reflect the reality. Changez suspected as a terrorist because of his religious Islam. Changez had a great effect on the life of changez from this attack on America .
Changez 's American woman friend also began to misbehave with him. After the attack friends of changez and his colleague's also now saw him in terms of fear and suspicion as he was a Muslim to be terrorists.
There are many such issues that represent discrimination with changez.
1. Investigation is taken in a nude position at the airport of changez.
2. American understand that people who have a battle and beard are also terrorists that is why when changez raises a beard it comes from suspicion.
3. An American person punches changez 's car and misbehaving with him .
4. American journalists who was also a friend of changez also believes changez as a terrorists, UN believes in him.
So we find that postcoloniallism aspect here when changez was suffer for his name ,look ,identity & his religious Muslim are disrespected by American.
Well movie in showing that racism, post colonialism, business skill & mindset and American dreams with very well presented to the changez character.
Changez is think that every Muslim is not terrorists but because of discrimination with him he is compelled to become a terrorists.
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