Hamza, Hassan and Teo, Miaw Lee (2020) DEPICTION OF POST COLONIALISM IN SOUTH ASIAN CINEMA: A SEMIOTICAL ANALYSIS OF BOLLYWOOD’S FILM PINJAR. International Journal of Applied and Creative Arts, 3 (1). pp. 43-53.
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Abstract
The concept of Post -colonialism has been broadly used, not only in South Asian society but around the globe to study the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized ones. Like many European and African countries, British ruled the Indian Sub-continent for centuries. The filmPinjaris based on a novel. It portrays the diversity ofcultures, creeds, religions and traditions reflecting the era before and during the partition of Indian sub-continent. It enlightens many literary aspects and critical angles. This study revolves around this film, focusing on post-colonialism especially the partition era of 1947. Pierce’s Model of Semiotics, as a major framework has been adopted to draw all post-colonial aspects from the film Pinjar.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Film Studies, Indian Sub-continent, Post -colonialism, Semiotics, South Asian Cinema |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Applied and Creative Arts |
| Depositing User: | Tuah |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Apr 2021 03:11 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Apr 2021 03:11 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35035 |
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