The novel Midnight's Children is written by Salman Rushdie and directed by Deepa Mehta. The drama or Movie version of the MidNight’s Children tells the story of two individuals who born at the stroke of the midnight, when India achieved its Independence from British. One is born in rich family, second in poor family. What the line just above some line states, accordingly the rich one will live in utter poverty and the poor will grow up in rich family. There is a story of three generations and the narrative technique is very long. The plot of the drama is centres around these two characters are Saleem and Shiva. The story is their childhood to man, but in the course of that time it covers nearly more than 30 years. which includes some historical time in Indian as well as Bangladesh’s history, Indian history like the independence movement, two civil war with Pakistan, arising of the Bangladesh as new nation, Emergency during Indira Gandhi was Prime minister of India. In a sense we can see as record of history and Indian culture too. Character of Parvati presents magic realism. Through her magic skills, she changes the situation and saves Saleem’s life.
“The Fundamental Reluctant” is movie released in 2014, directed by Mira Nair, it is not less than any Hollywood movie, its script is written by Salman Rushdie and Mohsin Hamid, Mohsin is well known English writer in Pakistan who’s achieved readers of the world. This movie is all about political controversy and 9/11 attack, idea of East and West, American dream of Changez. Professor of Pakistan University Changez and Bobby Lincoln played a vital role in the movie. Changez Khan, the hero of the novel, in frame narration story move forward, as Changez who at present live in Pakistan, tells his life story to an American journalist who is also secret agent of CIA. The story starts with the abduction of American professor working in the University of the Lahore, and the journalist suspect Changez behind all this. When Changez lives in America, he has to suffer a lot. he is very happy to get a job in an American company but then he realizes that whatever order is given by his boss is to be completed by him. He feels that Arica is also not faithful with him. She publishes some of his photos stating that “I had one Pakistani”. American police caught Changez doubting upon him as there were controversies regarding Muslims and Al Qaeda. They all felt that bearded person is a terrorist and so Changez is ordered by his boss to remove his beard. He then leaves America and comes back to Pakistan. There he narrates his story to a journalist. As the journalist belongs to the West, he is also conditioned by his mind and starts spying on Changez. Three people, Changez, his boss and a African man are going somewhere and police asks to show them their passports and prove their identity. When they come to know that Changez is Pakistani, they take him and check his body. This shows that how a Pakistani man has to suffer in other country.Changez feels that hypocrisy, ignorance is there in America and so his dream breaks. He has to prove his identity everywhere in America.
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