Aditya Kumar, Research Scholar, School of Media and Communication Studies (SMCS), Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Contact number: 9739006916
Abstract
The paper undertakes a critical analysis of the film Paan Singh Tomar (2012), directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, from the perspective of the five stages of grieving model proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. The model was initially designed to explain the emotional changes a person goes through during terminal illness or death; however, the model’s application and use have broadened over the years. The paper will attempt a critical discussion and show how the protagonist’s change from a national sporting star to a gangster is a metaphor of sorts for the stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance, proposed by the model. The rests of the paper will discuss the film through the theoretical framework of textual film theory and the five stages of grieving model and identify the relevance of applying film theory and psychology theory to understand the relevance and the usefulness of the film in a broader social politics perspective.
Keywords: film analysis, Kübler-Ross model, grief theory, Indian cinema, character psychology
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Grief, Identity, and Rebellion: Analysis of Film Paan Singh Tomar