A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF NIKKAH DIALOGUE IN PAKISTANI DRAMA ‘KUCH ANKAHI’

Abstract

The purpose of research is to do a critical discourse analysis of dialogues exchanged between some characters 
of drama. In the Pakistani drama "KUCH ANKAHI" which is on air on ARY DIGITAL a TV station, the topic of 
discussion was nikkah clauses, their importance in woman’s life who is getting married and how they are 
overlooked and omitted by groom’s family without consent of bride’s family. The discussion took place between 
the aunt of bride, groom’s mother, molvi sahib and bride’s father. The study was based on qualitative research 
and the data is collected from a TV serial. The dialogues were chosen from episode 11.The three dimensional 
model presented by Norman Fairclough’s model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) was used as a theoretical 
framework for analysis. Particularly from a feminist viewpoint, the analysis was conducted. Three categories—
self-reliance, the concept of patriarchy, and undervaluing women—have been developed to arrive at the feminist 
ideology. The findings demonstrate that two ideologies—liberal feminist ideology and patriarchal structured 
ideologies—are the foundations of the play. According to the research, dialogues are used to practice power 
dynamics, the development of ideas, the domination of male characters, and the submission of female characters.