Structuralism and Literary Criticism structuralism emphasizes how flims convey meaning through use of codes and conventions. Film often convey message through the sequence of shots. In film, we are able to move between iconic, symbolic and indexical levels which allows us to process meaning on a much deeper level. Ishaqzaade presented the passionate love story of two different religion and rebellious individuals. The Chauhans and the Qureshis are two political families whose rivalry and matual hatred for one another goes back generations. Parma is a good for nothing local enforcer, grandson of the patriarch Chauvinist and Zoya his beloved, who is an only daughter in a traditional muslim family. But their families never allows they to love each other or to marry.