Postcolonial Films: A film review on The black Prince by Kavi Raz

 

"From Dark to Light"
[Without his mother in Dark, with his mother in Light as his mother is the key to history]

These frames highlights, how Duleep Singh is removed from his mother and when raised under John Login, how at the age of 15 sent to England and is involved with Queen Victoria. He as a king and the palace. Where he has a hope to go to India(as displayed in last gif image).

The Black Prince is an international historical drama, set on 1849, screened in 2017, directed by Kavi Raz.

Duleep Singh a Sikh, who is the last king of Punjab area after his father, Maharajah Ranjit Singh. He was throned at five but as Punjab annexed with British India, the son was removed from his mother and put under the guardianship of British Surgeon, Dr. John Login.

At age of 'fifteen' he is sent to England, where relationship between Queen Victoria and Duleep Singh develops.

Eventually Duleep Singh is able to reestablish contact with his mother and as a result begins to reconnect with his culture of birth. Though trying to reclaim his kingdom in India, but continually thwarted by British Colonials.

Reunion with his mother 

Where Duleep's mother is emphasizing on the throne to be claimed as it is for him and how one can sacrifice one's right and develop a temparament to see someone snatching away his own property.

It only happens when one has become seer and in the name of religion abandoned everything. Such things doesn't matter in their lives.

Works Cited

"Postcolonial Films: The Black Prince", published in 2017, directed by Kavi Raz.