Exploring Homi K. Bhabha’S Hybridity In The Pakistani Movie “Khuda Kay Liye”: A Postcolonial Discourse

Abstract

This paper is conducted in order to examine the influence of multiplicity of cultures which led the characters to undergo hybridity. In this regard, the researcher has opted the concept of hybridity formulated by Homi K. Bhabha in his renowned work ‘The Location of Culture. This research revolves around a Pakistani movie Khuda Kay Liye by Shoaib Mansoor. This movie was released in 2007. This study shows that even after a long time of colonial rule of British our generations are still influenced by the western cultures and lifestyles. This provides a significant analysis of the movie where the leading characters are scrutinized by the researcher. For instance, Mansoor undergoes hybridity due to his affection for the more liberal and Western lifestyle while retaining his cultural values and norms at some instances. This hybrid identity brings tensions in his life and thus intensified global conflicts. Sarmad’s passion for music is lost between his searches for spiritual achievements and liberalism. Mary carrying a British culture along with her is captured by the extremism in Pakistan. The shifts in the lives of these characters in not in terms of geography only, rather it displaces their identities making them hybrid individuals who are neither entirely western nor eastern. The study presents a heart wrenching picture of the lives of hybrid individuals who are captured by the external forces for their beliefs either domestically or globally.  

Key Words: Hybridity, Post-Colonialism, Khuda Kay Liye, Lollywood