Assignment

Post Structural Analysis of Movie

“Ki & Ka”
BY
Abhimanyu Chaturvedi
(2016A7PS0671G)

The structure of the society currently is such that men are portrayed as breadwinners while

women are expected to manage the household and raise children. This is a classic case of

binary opposition where men are stereotyped to be superior in terms of their career

progress and must earn enough to support the family. The title of the movie, “Ki and Ka”

is based upon the role of “Ki” as in female and “Ka” as the male in the family. In the

movie, Arjun Kapoor decides to be a house husband while supporting the ambitious

Kareena Kapoor in her dream of making a career as a marketing manager, much to the

disdain of the society(who give him taunts like “Arre! Biwi ka khaega kya?!” (will you eat

from your wife’s earnings?!)). This decision of his can be considered as the deconstruction

of traditional structure, breaking societal norms. In an interview with Arjun Kapoor’s

character in the film, he is asked the question of whether they can consider him “to be the

woman in the relationship”, thus exposing the patriarchal mindset of the society. Arjun

Kapoor does not give in to the pressure by society, which later results in his unique story

going viral across the nation. He is accepted by society, thus giving an example of

Derrida’s claim of hierarchal reversal. In conclusion, the movie deconstructs the

patriarchal norms of the society and reconstructs it as an unbiased one, thus giving us an

essence of post-structuralism.
References:

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2fxtycjf_I