‘Ki & Ka’ A marriage challenged by gender roles
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Bollywood romantic drama film ‘Ki & Ka’ (Hers and His) a story of a young, married couple whose relationship challenges the gender roles placed upon women and men in Indian society is now being screened at Majestic Cineplex Colombo.Directed and produced by R. Balki the film follows a young, married couple contradicting the gender roles placed upon women and men in Indian society. It stars Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Kapoor in the main roles.
Kia (Kareena) is an ambitious career woman in New Delhi who doesn’t want marriage to come in the way of her dream. Kabir (Arjun) prefers to stay away from the stress of a working professional. The foundation stone of their relationship is laid on this arrangement.
Right at the start, we are told through a convoluted monologue that Kia doesn’t want to be a man’s `support system.’ So when she meets the sentimental Kabir, who doesn’t aspire to be like his billionaire-builder father, instead wants to be like his homemaker-mother, you’re ready for the sparks. Kia downs expensive scotch with Kabir who is three years her junior. Soon, he proposes marriage and even agrees to wear the mangalsutra– main ritual of Hindu marriage ceremony where a necklace is tied around the bride’s neck by a Hindu groom at a ceremony called Mangalya Dharanam.
