Cinematic Appropriation and Redressing Pakistani Muslim Identity on a Global platform through Pakistani Film Rahm (2016)

Abstract

This study investigates how redressing Pakistani Muslims' global identity through cinematic appropriation. The representation of Pakistani Muslims in Ahmed Jamal's 2016 rendition of Measure for Measure(1603), Rahm, is examined. The movie subverts cultural assumptions of the west by highlighting Islamic-based history and native landmarks. In order to provide context for Shakespeare's play, the research looks into the historical-geographical relationship between Rahm's setting and early modern Mughal architecture. Along with a request for a deeper investigation of gender dynamics and their connections to Measure for Measure, Pakistani Muslim culture is also studied, with a focus on women's empowerment in particular. The study emphasises how cinematic appropriation fights against unfavourable worldwide perceptions of Pakistan's Muslim identity by drawing on Tajfel and Turner's "Social Identity Theory of Intergroup Behaviour" (1998). Rahm captures Islamic ideas of mercy, justice, gender respect, and multiculturalism via the usage of Persian and Urdu, transcending time and location, and portrays ancient buildings and women's attire in a Pakistani environment. This essay addresses media representations of Muslims through the use of cinematic appropriation, dispelling prejudices and misconceptions. Rahm provides a novel viewpoint on Pakistani Muslim identity, which contributes to a more complex and sympathetic vision of the world.