Introduction

Chalk and Duster is an Indian movie and was released in 2016. This movie reveals about the
Indian private education system, the film was directed by Jayant Gilatar, written by Ranjeev
Verma and Neetu Verma, and produced by Amin Surani. The leading characters of this movie
are Juhi Chawla, Shabana Azmi, and Zarina.

Description of the Character: New principal (Divya Dutta)

CHALK N DUSTER is an emotional journey of two teachers Vidya & Jyoti, serving at a
Mumbai - based High School. Their passion and love for teaching, bonds them in a special
relationship with their students. Their gratification is good grades, moral values they strive to
impart to students. However, in an evil turn of events, a wicked lady, (Divya Dutta) gets
appointed as the School Principal, who earlier worked in the capacity of a Supervisor. She is
extremely cunning by nature.
Divya Dutta now goes on a rampage in school, given the authority and power. In a bid to make
the school of international standard, she starts creating situations so that the old and experienced
teachers would get frustrated enough to leave their jobs and she could then appoint new teachers
who would dance to her tunes.
To begin with, the new school principal has the teacher’s chair removed from every classroom
and asks teachers to pay for their daily cup of tea! She even throws out the little son of a teacher
because she can’t afford his fees. Accusing Vidya teacher of not being good enough, she
dismisses her, citing parents’ complaint as the reason. Vidya teacher, who is one of the best in
the school, suffers a heart attack on reading the termination letter and has to be hospitalized. The
news reaches the media; a television channel reporter (Richa Chadha) exposes the school and it’s
principal. While the entire teaching staff is with Vidya, it is only Jyoti teacher who stands up for
her colleague as the others are fearful of losing their jobs.
Description from theoretical perspective

According to Freud’s Theory: Id Ideal: “how we ideally like to be.”

When there was concert in the school and principal asked her to tell other teacher to come little
late but she did not inform them, because she already told them to come early now she does not
want to be wrong. For her she is perfect and she does not want to lose her image so what is says
and does is perfect. She ordered to remove teacher’s chair from the class room and gave them
termination letter for asking any question or arguing. Therefore she sees everything as she wants.

According to Trait’s theory

Organized:
She is well organized personality and does everything is a proper manners.. She wants her school
to be number one who means to open the school's doors to kids of the rich and organized a
meeting with some rich parents and shared her future plan with them.
Disciplined:
She wants everything tip and top and does like things in disorder. That’s why when students
were preparing themselves for the concert she got so annoyed to see work of some of the
teachers.

Conclusion
Such movies are really important to impart a psychology in the minds of all of us that how
important are teachers in our life and the whole society. Despite of bitter circumstances,
hardships and difficulties, they are determined to deliver their best selflessly and this makes them
to deserve respect. And if there is a cunning person in all institutions that cannot progress
without the support of others she should respect others for the betterment.

Sumaira Arshad
B.Ed hons 2019