Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham a movie of numbers of Genre

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham in English, which means some times happiness and some times sorrow, this popular bollywood movie, released last 2001। The story and plot of the film is not different from other hindi masala movies, but for some technical and making variation make it difference from others। This was second movie directed by Koron Zohor and bollywood blockbuster character took part in this movie, like Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Joya Bachachachan, Kajol, Rani Mukharzee, Hrittik Roshon and Karena Kapoor। It was the highest grossing Indian film overseas until 2006. It climbed up to 3rd place in the British box office within two weeks of release, and maintained its place for over 3 weeks. The film was also thought to have broken the American Box Office Top 10, but this remains uncertain due to a lack of confirmed figures from the distributors.

Generally, what we see in the bollywood movie, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham is not different from others. It's social and family traditional movie. Shahrukh Khan was adopt by Bachchan family, who is a renowned business personalities, but he was loved by the family more than their own child Hrittik. However, Shahrukh fall in love with Kajol who represent the middle class society. From than a family contradiction occurs, shahrukh married to Kajol wothout permission of family and leave for London. After end of 10 years long study in boarding younger brother Hrittik back home and found elder brother is not in the house. Therefore, this younger brother took initiative to mutual the whole contradiction. However, this is the common story of Indian subcontinent life style. However, the way the director present the whole story makes the difference.

As a sorrowful and touchy story, we see the producer invest huge money to bring the real scenario. Lights, sounds and sequence of presenting the story line up were attractive. We see in hindi masala movies directors are concuss on make up and dress up. When the story was telling in India than the directors tried to bring up the traditional arrangement of Indian subcontinent and when it was in UK than he tries to bring the real scenario of western world. The genre of Social Drama figured prominently right from the beginning of Indian cinema. Film Kabhi khushi Kabhi Gham represent this genre. Romance and eroticism have always plays a vital role in Indian movie. Here in this movie we see different sort of presenting of love. In social bond and relationship, mom and dad always play as key role and guardian of the family. The social norm and values were in the movie. Dance and song in the hindi movie always plays a vital role and set designer try to bring traditional way.

Feminism in Bangladesh: A Success Story

Feminism this term refers to comprise number of social, cultural and political movements and moral philosophies concerned with gender inequalities, and equal rights for women। History of the feminism is not that much ancient even in the perspective of world history। The social movement for gender equality was started from later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, another successful movement was started from 1960s and 1970s led former prime minister of India Indira Gandhi first ever female PM of the world. And another extends from the 1990s to the present, where women are mostly successful in their movement.

Considering feminism history of world we easily find feminism history of Bangladesh is latest. But it was lead by one of the greatest female of Bangladesh; Begum Rokeya Shakhwat Hossain started the movement before liberation war with the inspiration of his husband Shakhwat Hossain. As Bangladesh is considered as Muslim country, showing the limitation of religion male tried to bind restriction on women. They had no easy access to outer side of the house, they were discourage in education even they didn't get proper respect from family. Begum Rokeya frist took attempt to break the tradition, she was successful to understand society that female education is must for betterment of the society and wrote a number of books for women, that was first social movement of female to increase education rate of female, which was started later 50s. After period of time a number of women also started to join the movement. Sufia Kamal, Zahanra Imam was some popular name in the movement. Even in the language movement in 1952 there was huge contribution of female students, especially Eden Women College and Dhaka University female students also took part in the procession.
In Bangladesh Liberation war there was huge contribution of women they even took part in the war.

After liberation war female also started feminism to get their respect in every part of the society. Politically and socially they started a huge procession in getting gender equality. First achievement of female could be consider in 1990, when BNP lead by Begum Khaleda Zia, a popular female politician of the country won National election and Khaleda was appointed as first ever female PM of the country. During her period BNP tried to introduce a number of new laws for female, reserve seats in the Parliament to increase education rate of female, secondary and higher secondary level female education was free of cost even they got some bonus in every month too. Later on both Hasina and Khaleda tried to continue the movement. But there was huge demand from women to get equal property from father; at last this care-taker government takes some initiative to implement the law.

But still there are some limitations, still female are facing inequality in various sector of the society. who knows once upon a time the situation definitely will increase.

Review of the movie: Enemy of the state

This is one of the popular movies in the history of Hollywood। In 1998 this thriller film about a group of rogue NSA agents who murdered a congressional representative, and they try to cover up the incident by destroying evidence। Tony Scott directed movie not only showed the destructive mentality of NSA but also show how the modern technology hampering the personal life of particular person.

The movie opens, the government trying to pass a bill of legislation. The opposite political party lead by congressional representative tried to stop it. As it is the question of image of the leading political party, the government owned NSA agent took decision to kill the person. Near by a lake, two NSA agents kill; a research man recorded the whole incident in a video camera.

That video tape than become the central character of the film. NSA agent killed the research man, but fortunately, he passed it to a labor lawyer, who was not even informed about the incident. In the mean time, the lawyer just come a shopping place after completing a mafia leader. Who threaten him to back the video tape with in week other wise they will kill him. Than a new thriller, come from two part, one is government agent, another is the Mafia. Both party started to find the tape showing various thrilling fighting. Here most important fact was the lawyers even do not know that he is holding a video tape, which is the only evidence, of the killer.

New technology and media, how desperately can hamper the personal life of a particular person, viewers saw that. NSA agent set plant of tracking in every personal things of the lawyer. They started to create a climax in the family, by showing in the media that, the lawyer had another relationship with a woman, NSA agent killed that woman too. He lost his credit cards, brief case by enemy and every step he found some one following him. He was fired from his law firm causing involve with mafia and thrown out from house by his wife. In the mean time one intermediary came, with his helping hand. This person helped him to recover from tracking of NSA agent and request him to back to a reliable person, but the attempted was failed cause of inexperience. With the help of FBI at last, lawyer get relieved from court and got his family back.

Knowledge and Power: Term vary in Bangladeshi Context

Knowledge this term refers to expertise or stillness of a person, which are acquiring through experience and education। It is not necessarily that, one should educated through academic degree only, it could achieve from society and nature also. on the other word we can explain the term as awareness and familiarity gained by experience of a fact of situation.

Now let us clear the term, power. It can be define from various ways actually, if we put our concentration on Social perspective, we will find Power means ability to make choice or influence outcomes, which is also power held by a person or group of people in a society. There is a strong relation between Knowledge and power term.

Most of the traditional approach is, Power is achieved through Knowledge. I mean the person who is educated he gained power too. However, according to Michel Foucault, Knowledge and Power is same thing. Foucault thought reflect that, power is situate among a society. In addition, it is being practiced over the year and can be show on the basis and demand of situation. According to him, a knowledgeable person is always respecting from every part of the society. As mass people put their faith on that person, ultimately, what he/she states that is cordially received from every part of the society, however the information is not true. this sort of practice create an image among the society and which have been practiced over the year, as most of the people have full of belief on particular person's thought, that create a power too.

Foucault extends his thought in this way, power and knowledge is the belief that those who are in power have specialist knowledge, like physicians, producers, administrative people, or even teacher too.


However, for some obvious reasons, considering social practice of this sub continent the term Power, practicing in a different way. The person who is rich and have inherited lots of property are considering as Power person. Academic even knowledge do not play any role here. In Bangladeshi rural practice the person who has lots of wealth considered as leader of the society; some cases real knowledgeable persons are neglected.

Representation: Nation's Identity in the Global Society

'Representation' term is widely using in the society from ancient time। If we put our concentration on invention of language, we will find concrete idea on representation. To develop a communication between each other, earlier people used different sort of signs and symbols, to share his inner idea, that was first step of developing language. Later on people start to use different words or sounds, where every word represents particular meaning. In every communication process when we will say it success, when communicator and commune will understand the meaning of particular word.

If we try to define the term 'representation' in literally meaning than, representation refers to look like or to resemble something, to stand something or to present something second time. To clarify the fact, Say Zainul Abedin greatest artist of Bangladesh drew famine of Bangladesh after liberation war. The painting shows that how pathetic scenario was than, later on some other painters tried to copy the painting that means, second paintings representing first one.

In political context, we can get a clear concept of term representation. There are various political parties in a democratic country; every political party consists of their own thoughts, ideas, belief and motivation for country. That means name of particular political party refers to combination of that thoughts and beliefs. In the shorter version would be 'sign' of political party. There are two biggest political parties in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Awamilegue (AL). First one create their constitution on right politics and second one on right hand politics. Before election, every political party gives their own ambition after getting pass in the election. Based on that public vote or not, later on that elected political person represent the public of particular area in the parliament.

How a nation or country is, represent to other part of the world. Definitely, every nation has their own identity with their own culture and heritage, as well language and their belief and attitude. For Bangladeshi nation, as a part firstly we love to represent us, hospitable, hard working, self respect with each other, simply satisfies with simple things, patriot, emotion, nature loving, natural beauty, though poor but happy with simple life, there are a number of minority groups but no clash among each other. All this together represent the Bengali nation. Rich culture and heritage, pride history, ancient achievements and other facts, combined make prosper as a nation in the World context.

Myth most important component of Religion

For many obvious reasons religion plays a vital role in Bangladeshi culture and society. Term myth is one of the central components of religion. Some scholars love to explain, that any religion is mostly dominated by two components, ritual and myth. Term myth refers to ancient believe of human being which is practiced by earlier generation. Once upon a time this practicing habit takes place as, social custom. On the other hand ritual refers to religious activities of human society; it could be vary from religion to religion.


To understand the term myth, we can take a number example from Bengal culture and society. It could be latest example from my part, few days ago I visited Sitakondu, about 50 K.M distance from Chittagong city. There is hill call ‘Seta’s pahar’, Seta is one of the vital character of Hindu religion. Sitakondu is full of small hills, and at top of the most of the hills have different temple of Hindu religion. Every year about one million people gather there, in ‘Dull Purnima’ celebration. Though Goya and Kashi is known as biggest pilgrim, but it’s said that if a Hindu fails to come Sitakondu for pilgrims in Dull purnima than, pilgrim is in complete. About 300 years ago temple was built there, now it became one of the biggest religious festival of this subcontinent. Now it’s not just religious festival of Hindus, all religious people take part, and now it become part of Bangladeshi culture especially for Southern part people


There could be another example from Muslim part of the country. Second biggest Muslim religious festival occurs here in Bangladesh. the pious who are involve with spreading Islam and ask muslim to work for almighty Allah they come together every year for three days, long Islamic gathering. Now it’s very important part of our Muslim culture. In the similar way can take example of Two Eid Festival, Shob E- Barat and Qadar also playing a very important role in Bengal culture. All of this belief came from Arabic culture hundreds of years ago and enter into Bengal culture.

In Bangladesh about 85% people are Muslim and second big religion is Hindu about 11% people practice this religion. In both religions there are some persons who lead the community. In Islam, people love to follow the command from Mouluvi and Hindu people love to follow the command of Purohit. This two class people always, command people with showing some history and contribution of fellow followers to establish the religion. As well as they try to follows a bright and prospect of particular person if direction of religion is possible to follow. Some cases they try to show their super power, just to get attention from mass people. once upon a time that person become hero of the society.

Connotation represent Society; Denotation is the Root

Communication is a process, through this some one make a relationship with others. A communication consider as successful when source and receiver exactly understand the message. If we put our eyes in the process of communication, we will find some one firstly who will work as a source he/she will encode a message than will send it to media, the receiver will decode it and than will provide feedback. There could be verbal or non verbal communication.

If we go for the term ‘denotation’, it refers to the surface or literal meaning encoded to signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary. Whatever the literal meaning is, to transmit information both addresser and addressee must understand the similar code. In western world, a thumb up refers to appreciate or congratulate a particular person. On the other hand in Bengal society some areas people use the sign to disagree with some one or to show anxiousness use this sign. As meaning is different with similar sign in that case it bit tough to keep communication with two areas people.

On the other hand term ‘connotation’ is used in boarder way. Connotation arises when the denotative relationship between a signifier and it’s signified is inadequate to serve the needs of the community. For meaning of a new object may be newly used by a particular community or even it could be use in dictionary for that community.

To keep relationship with others and to create a social bond human being used different signs and codes. The upgrade version of code and sign is language, which is very important component of culture. Culture represents everything of a particular nation, like dress code, food habit, national celebration, social customs and norms, values, everything. This culture comes through successful connotation. In Bengal culture we see, people of Bangladesh are very much concuss about guests, which may not found in western part of earth. In ‘Pohela Baishakh’ Benagli New year celebration we see, total nation come together with their own heritage. Every woman wears Sharees and male use Punjabi, love to take traditional bangla food, the whole day people pass their busy time with moving to their relatives, listen popular Bangla songs. On the other hand English New Year celebration process is bit different, English people loved to celebrate the day with their own culture.

If we consider sports I mean cricket, you will see the game is same around the world, the enjoyment of supporters are not same. In Australia we see, people rush to stadium as a holyday mood; love to show replica of their own culture. But here in this sub continent celebration process is bit different, in traditional mood people come to stadium in aggressive mood.

To respect elder and be soft on kids it’s part of social structure of Bangladeshi culture. Here in Bangladesh religious value is very important factor. This component mostly dominates social culture and heritage of Bengal. What should be the dress code of female, what marriage process everything is should define by religious rules and regulation?