A presentation of Jana Cinema, ‘Jana Yuddha’ is a revolutionary movie made on the people’s war. The story of the movie is written by the director Bimal Poudel. The movie features background music by Jiwan Tandan, editing Banish Shah, action by Roshan Shrestha, script/dialogue by Bishnu Neupane, choreography by Raju Shah / Dinesh Adhikari / Raju KC, cinematography by Mahendra Thapa / Raju KC, music by Khusiram Pakhrin / Laxman Sesh / Suresh Adhikari, and produced by Hom Raj Poudel. Continue reading
Sakun Films P. Ltd’s first movie
Nepali Film – Binti Patra
Cast – Sushil Chhetri, Sanchita Shah, Suraj RD, Raju Lamichane, Jenny Kuwar etc.
Screenplay and Direction – Pramod Bhandari
This is the placeholder of movie ‘Binti Patra’. I will updated this post when the official version is available online.
Note: This article was written in 2009. There are new entries in Nepali movie industry with better talent and education, not covered by this article.
The history of Nepali movies is not that long but it has grown a lot in recent days. Movie industry is one of the most creative industry and it demands the most creative crews to work for it. But to our disappointment, only a few Nepali involved in the industry have a university degree. A sad truth is that 60% of the Nepali film artists haven’t passed 10th grade.
It is seen that educated artists have succeeded in their fields as compared to uneducated artists. When we talk about education Rajesh Hamal, with a MA degree in English literature, comes the first due to his education and acting skills. There are many who don’t like him but it is undisputed that he is a super-hit actor of Nepali film industry.
Some new actresses like Sanchita Luitel, Malvika Subba have master’s degree. Mithila Sharma, Arunima Lamsal, Sarita Lamichanne also managed to get a bachelor’s degree.
There are some educated film directors and writers who are doing good works in Nepali movie industry. Some directors with a masters degree are Deepak Rayamajhi, Daya Ram Dahal, Naresh Poudel, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Dinesh DC, and BS Thapa. Writers and technicians like Javed Shah, Dr Bhola Rijal also have masters degree. Baikuntha Maskey(Bachelor,Photography), Tapa Nath Sukla (Sound Engineer), Pradeep Kumar Upadhaya(Sound Engineer) are other educated pioneer in the Nepali film industry.
Is that all?
I think so. If you know of somebody who has university degree in Nepali film industry please write in comment. I will edit the post accordingly.
The question remains. Why don’t educated people opt for the entertainment industry? Is the age old belief, acting in movies in not a decent job, a culprit?
Comments are welcome.
List of Film personalities with Name (and, Education)
Artists
Dr Bhola Rijal (MD)
Dinesh Dc (Bsc, MBA, BA)
Daya Ram Dahal (MA)
Deepak Shrestha (Bachelor)
Deepak Rayamajhi – MA(Film Direction)
Naresh Poudel – MA (2 faculties)
Desh Bhakta Khanal – MA (Politics)
BS Thapa – BLLB,MA(Politics)
Yabaraj Lama – I.A
Navin Subba – I.A
Ujwal Ghimire – Bachelor
Keshav Bhattrai – B.Com
The government has confirmed that the rice supplied by the World Food Programme of UN to western hilly regions was the main reason behind outbreak of the diarrhea epidemic that took away as many as 300 lives so far.
UNWFP country representative Richard Ragan and WHO representative Dr. Alexander Andjaparidze in a statement had said, “This is an unscientifically proven statement that could further endanger the lives of people who may decide to skip or reduce needed food in a misguided attempt to protect themselves from this outbreak. Spreading false information that food is the source of cholera contamination will only put more lives at risk.â€
Well, you should eat rotten rice – not even fit to feed animals and live happily (hopefully!) if yo
u happen to live in remote places like Jajarkot and surroundings.
MaHa comedy – Oh Ho!
Starring – Madan Krishna Acharya, Hari Bansha Acharya
The comedy serial is made for the social awareness on leprosy disease and it’s treatment.
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Sarangi is a stringed instrument played by traditional ‘Gaine’ or ‘Gandarbha’ community of Nepal. The Indo-Aryan ethnic group mainly from central hilly region of Nepal makes a living by singing a type of folk song and narrative tales commonly known as ‘Gaine Geet’ or ‘Gandarva Geet’.
It is believed that Sarangi originated from Nepal. The simplistic design of the instrument made it easy to be manufactured and maintained locally. It is sad that search of sarangi in the internet lands us to Indian musical instrument which is quite different from the Nepali version. Encyclopedias and dictionaries like Britannica, Wikipedia (there is a page for Nepali sarangi however), Farlex, and Oxford Dictionary don’t mention Nepali Sarangi at all.
Unlike Classical Indian Sarangi, it has four strings and all of them are played. The neck and body of the instrument are made from a single piece of light wood, locally known as Khirro. The body is carved into a hollow frame with two openings. The lower opening is then covered up with dried sheep-skin. Traditionally the fine nerves from sheep’s intestine were woven to get the strings. Horse-tail hair was originally used for the bow string of the Sarangi. These days nylon strings are preferred to the sheep nerves and horse-tail hair. The instrument is placed vertically on the left knee, suspended in front of the body by means of a cord around the left shoulder, and is played with a bow.
MaHa Comedy – Raat Starring – Madan Krishna Shrestha, Hari Bansha Acharya, Narendra Kansakar, Mithila Sharma, Saranga Shrestha etc. Concept – MaHa
MaHa’s comedy Raat is made on social awareness on AIDS. Hari Bamsha is featured as a ‘Lahure’ a Nepali worker in India. The movie shows how AIDS can be transferred to unsuspected people. The tele-serial is a perfect example of how comedy can be used for social awareness. Continue reading
The Nepali movie ‘Balidaan’ is a presentation of Pashupati Records. It is the first movie of Cinema Nepal. The movie was a superhit movie featuring the comedy duo MaHa.
What would you say if Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) doesn’t know or care about the country’s geography? That is what happened in Nepal. A calendar spotted in a sinior ministry official’s office told that the Mt. Everest is located in Nepal – India border. Mt. Everest is situated in Nepal at the border of Nepal and Tibet – it sure is written below in small letters. Does that mean Tibet is in India?
It is to be noted that the calendar was manufacturered by an India based company.
India had been claiming Buddha was born in India and now they can claim Mt. Everest too. (source)
MaHa Comedy – Chiranjivi Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bamsha Achary‘s most entertaining comedy tele serial.
Chirinjivi is a comedy about an old grandfather (played by Hari Bamsha) and his offspring who want to sell his fixed assets.
The tele-serial is a very entertaining and funny comedy with underlying message to the society. Continue reading
The action movie, ‘Khalnayak’ features two action superstars of Nepali film industry Nikhil Upreti and Biraj Bhatt with actress Jharana Thapa. Continue reading
Shot in beatutiful places in Sikkim and Darjeeling
Kanchanjunga Films presents Nepali Movie Lahure Starring : Shrawan Kumar, Tripti Nadkar, Pradeep Kumar, K.B. Moktan, C.K, Tamang, Archana Singh, Laxmi Pradhan, C. Lama etc. Director – Tulsi Ghimire
