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Chhabiraj Films registered. Is it the end of Rekha Films?

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Rekha Thapa‘s husband Chhabiraj Ojha has recently registered a movie production banner under his own name – Chhabiraj Films. In the past he used to produce movies under Rekha Films banner, named after his wife Rekha Thapa. At the time when rumors on problem in relationship between the couple is in the height, registration of the new name has fueled the speculation.

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Chhabiraj is panning to produce a new movie soon under the new bann
er. He has selected director Sabir Shrestha as the director of the movie.  In response to the inquiry about the need of a new company, Chhabiraj told that he wanted to mend relationship with the people who were in odds with the Rekha Films banner. He also told that Rekha will also work under Chhabiraj Films.

In latest media reports, Rekha has bought a house in Jorpati, Kathmandu by spending Rs. 7.5 million. She has also bought an apartment in Jagadamba Apartment in Mitrapark. It is told that Rekha didn’t consult with Chhabi about both purchases.

In a latest report, Rekha Thapa is planning to debut as a director soon.

Chhabi is known to be a successful producer who used to produce movies under Namaste Nepal, registered in partnership with director Naresh Paudel.  When his relationship with Naresh Paudel turned sour, he registered Rekha Films. Under Rekha Films he produced 6 movies. 

Scenes of 'The Last Kiss' scissored – still not suitable for younger audience

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The censor board of Nepal was not happy with the content of a movie known for vulgar dialogue and excessive sex scenes. The Nepali movie, ‘The Last Kiss’, named after a 2006 Hollywood movie is told to be full of kiss scenes, bed scenes, and vulgar dialogues.

We have posted the censor certificate of the movie in our Nepali blog in which, the certificate mentions two ‘vulgar’ words to delete. It also mentions a ‘kiss scene to delete’ and a scene in which ‘a tent is shown
shaking’ is to be deleted as well.

Even after the deletion of these scenes, the movie is still not considered to be suitable for the 16 year-olds and youngers. The movie features Puskar Jung Thapa and Shovita Simkhada in leading roles.

Nepal Bandha affecting Movie releases

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A number of movies scheduled to be released in the weeks ahead have postponed because of political uncertainty in the days ahead. At the time when the constitution is to be released (it is scheduled to be released on Jestha 14) various political parties have beefed up their demand and power shows. Frequent closure of businesses and transportation as a mean of protest, commonly named "Nepal Bandha" have affected the lives of every Nepali. Every sector including education, business, entertainment and public sector have been affected by frequent Nepal Bandha these days.  Let’s talk about the cancellation of the release of a some of most awaited and hopeful Nepali movies because of Nepal bandha.

Today, on May 5, 2012, ‘Saayad’ is being released in theaters across Nepal.  But, due to Nepal Bandha its release in theaters outside the valley was postponed. Although the release in Kathmandu valley is going on as schedule, it is a bitter start as all the theatres are closed on the first day of it’s release.

The producer of ‘Apabad,’ a movie scheduled to be released on Jestha 5 (May 18), has decided it is not the right time for the release and postponed the release date. The producer of ‘Apabad’, Susan Prajapati, has told that the release of the movie in USA and Australia will however be on the scheduled date. Release in Nepal will only be decided based on the political situation in the country.

Similarly Pradip Uday, the producer of ‘Malatiko Bhatti’ has also announced the cancellation of the release of the movie previously scheduled to release on Jestha 12 (May 25).

‘Saayad’, ‘Apabad’, and ‘Malati Ko Bhatti’ were waiting for their release for a long time and at the final stage the release is affected by ‘Nepal Bandha‘. We hope, the political turmoil won’t affect the recent revival of the Nepali movie industry.

Actress Sushma Karki to open up for 3 lakh

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Actress Sushma Karki, known for her item dance in ‘Loot‘ will be showing up much more in her upcoming movie “Bindash”. At the time when Nepali movies are leaning towards stories in adult themes, the upcoming movie is told to be made in the similar theme. In the movie, the actress has agreed to do “whatever the story demands”. The cost of such an agreement was however not cheap for the producers. Sushma had asked for 4 lakh and 20 thousand. But, after negotiation, she agreed to do the role in Rs. 3 lakh 5 hundred fifty-one.

The director of the movie Raju Giri told that Sushma was the exact fit for the story. Giri added that the movie will feature intimate tongue kisses, bed scenes, nude scenes and other hot scenes. Sushma will also speak vulgar words in the movie.

Sushma told that she liked the script very much. The movie will go on floor on Jestha 1. The film team will finish the shooting in 35 days.

Apart from Sushma Karki, the movie will also feature Ashok Fuyal and Sushant Karki in lead roles. The movie is made on the story written by Bhojraj Devkota, music by Arjun Pokharel, and camera by Rajendra Sapkota.

After Chapali Height, Arjun Kumar to produce 'Fateko Jutta'

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In an event to celebrate the success of his second movie "Chapali Height" on May 7 its producer, Arjun Kumar, announced his third venture.

In the event, Arjun Kumar told that he was glad and excited on the success of his second movie. He tried his hand in movie production with his first movie "The Yug Dekhi Yug Samma." Hid debut movie was was a big disappointed but, he could recover all the loss made by his first venture from his second experimental movie "Chapali Height".

On the event, we inquired A
rjun Kumar about his upcoming project. He told that his up-coming movie titled "Fateko Jutta" will also be a small budget movie, targeted to youths in cities. He told that the movie will be made on comedy theme and he expects it to be every entertaining movie. Although planned to go on floor on Bhadra, neither director nor the star casts have been finalized.

In both of his past movies, Arjun Kumar had worked with director Dipendra K Khanal. He however wasn’t sure if Dipendra will direct more of his movies. At the time, when credit of the success of ‘Chapali Height’ is given to sex and vulgar scenes in the movie, Arjun Kumar has told that his next movie will be pure and clean movie without and vulgar contents or adult-only scenes. The targeted of the movie is less than 20 lakhs.

Shristi Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal 2012

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Shristi Shrestha hailing from Chitwan has won the Miss Nepal 2012 crown. She is also known as a British Nepali model. In the event, Nagma Shrestha was declared the first runner-up and Nepal’s representative to Miss Earth.  The second runner-up was Subekshya Khadka. Following photo, taken from the television, shows Shristi smiling after being crowned the Miss Nepal. Miss Nepal 2011, Malina Joshi crowned the new Miss Nepal in the event held in Annapurna Hotel in Kathmandu.

UPDATE: Some more photos are added below:

 

Other title holders include:

  • Miss Photogenic – Akesha Bista
  • Miss Beautiful Smile – Nagma Shrestha
  • Miss Confident – Shristi Shrestha
  • Miss Talent – Akesha Bista
  • Miss Public Choice – Neelam Chand

List of all contestants was posted earlier today.

Congratulation Shristi and other winners of various other titles!

Should 'Jannat 2' be banned in Nepal?

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No, we don’t think so!

Nepali film critics and Film Development Board of Nepal think that a Bollywood movie "Jannat2" be banned in Nepal. The movie shows a scene about illegal weapons being supplied from Pakistan to India through Nepal. The censor board however hasn’t found anything fishy on the scene and has permitted the movie to be shown in Nepal.

In the modern time, some critics think censoring a movie in itself is a questionable practice. Censoring or banning a movie only on the fact that Nepal is shown to be a  transit point of some weapon doesn’t qualify as an issue to
be given of much importance. We all know the lack of proper security in our transit point. Hiding the truth doesn’t solve problem.

We have a few questions to the people who think the movie should be banned:

  • Does banning a movie based on one of it’s scene based on a fiction plot give a good message?
  • Shouldn’t the government learn from such movies and try to stop such practices, if any?
  • Do everything shown in a movie is true ? If it can be untrue, why debate on it?

Miss Nepal 2012

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18th Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2012 is being held in Kathmandu on Sunday, Baisakh 24 in an open theater of Annapurna Hotel. The contest is being held among 16 beauties from different parts of country including four from Kathmandu, two from Lalitpur, two from Chitwan and one each from Kirtipur, Mahendranagar, Dharan, Jhapa, Butwal, Birgunj, and Pokhara. Contestants of this year’s Miss Nepal are (list credit – xNepali Fashion):

Contestant 1 – Sonam Singh
Contestant 2 – Nirmita Subedi
Contestant 3 – Shristi Shrestha
Contestant 4 – Nagma Shrestha
Contestant 5 – Subekshya Khadka
Contestant 6 – Bandana Tandukar
Contestant 7 – Heena Shrestha
Contestant 8 – Prasansa Rana
Contestant 9 – Neelam Chand
Contestant 10 – Dilasha G.C.
Contestant 11 – Rashmita Maharjan
Contestant 12 – Anjali Pradhanang
Contestant 13 – Pronika Sharma
Contestant 14 – Akasha Bista
Contestant 15 – Sabita Manandhar
Contestant 16 – Alisha Kunwar
Contestant 17 – Indira Rai

The contestant 11 Rashmita Maharjan had withdrawn from the Miss Nepal contest in the last minute because of health problem. Rashmita had fractured her hand  when she fell down her home. The 21-year old model, Rashmita, was the winner of Image Mega Model Season 2.

Miss Nepal contest is held every year amongst unmarried Nepali beauties aged between 19 and 25 years. The contestants should be at least +2 passed and should be at least 5feet 4 inch tall. We will update this page with the winner of the Miss Nepal 2012 crown later today.

The Pashupati Paints Miss Nepal 2012 event will be live broadcasted 8:30 PM onwards tonight on Nepal Television.

'Chaukhat' Actress Ranju Jha declared a martyr

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The actress Ranju Jha who was killed on a bomb blast at Ramananda Chowk of Janakpur on Monday is declared a martyr by the government. After the declaration, Ranju’s family receives Rs. 1 million. 35 year-old Ranju’s husband works in Delhi and was the mother of two sons.

The struggling actress has shown a great potential in Nepali acting. She was lead actress in the award winning short film ‘Chaukhat’ by Deepak Rauniyar. Ranju had also acted in some television films and short movies. She was featured in a tele-serial ‘Aama-2’ by Madan Krishna Shrestha and Ha
ri Bansha Acharya, and other tele-serials like "Shristi" and "Kala-azar". A well known actor, director, Nir Shah, was so impressed by Ranju’s talent that he wrote an article in Kantipur daily remembering her.

In total, four people, including Ranju, were killed and more than 18 others were injured when a bomb was blasted at the venue of a sit-in protest by the Mithila State Struggle Committee at Ramananda Chowk in Janakpur on Monday morning.

Actress Yuna Uprety married in the US

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Actress Yuna Uprety has got married to Bikash Adhikari in Texas, US on Sunday, April 29, 2012. The marriage ceremony was held in a temple in Texas. The groom, Adhikari, is told to be a student in the US and is originally from Teku, Kathmandu. According to a report, he is also related to actress Jal Shah.

Yuna reached the US to participate in a cultural program and she had been staying there for the last few months. Yuna started her acting career through a role in the movie “Parkhi Base”.

xnepali.net team would like to congratulate Yuna-Bikash couple and wish them a very happy married life.

'Naina Resham' and 'Bhaihalchha Ni' releasing on April 27

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This week, two Nepali movies are releasing. A movie made by the director MS Agraj, "Bhai Halchha Ni" is releasing all over Nepal and director RBK Sharad’s "Naina Resham" are going to be released in Kathmandu theaters.

Bhaihalchha Ni is a new release by Colours Movies and Entertainment. The movie featuring Suman Singh, Garima Pant, Sonia KC, Bishal Pokharel,
Sunil Thapa etc. in leading roles featured Govind Acharya’s music.

"Naina Resham" was previously screened in theaters out of Kathamndu and features Nisha Adhikari and Biraj Bhatt in leading role. This was the debut movie of Nisha Adhikari. The movie features music of Basanta Sapkota and was produced by Ajit Jung Rayamajhi.

Nirak Poudel marries Anisha Thapa

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Nirak Poudel, the son of the owner of Gopi Krishna Movies, Uddav Poudel, has got married to Anisha Thapa.

Previously Nirak was rumored to have an affair with actress Nisha Adhikari. The end of the affair with Nisha was public when Nirak posted a photo of then unknown Anisha in his Facebook profile in January. 

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Keki Adhikari selected Brand Ambassador of Miss Nepal US 2012

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Nepali actress Keki Adhikari is selected the brand ambassador of the second edition of Miss Nepal USA, to be held in the USA. As a brand ambassador, Keki will help in the promotion of the event.

Nepali actor, living in USA, Saroj Khanal is also selected as the cultural coordinator of the event.

Miss Nepal USA 2012 is going to be held in Washington DC on August 11. The application for the c
ontest is open for the beauties of Nepali origin, living in the USA. The application deadline is May 15th, 2012.

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'The Peach Keeps on Blooming' nominated in Detectivefest

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Nepali feature film, ‘Yesari nai Aaru Fulchha’ by Kollywood Films Pvt. Ltd. Nepal is nominated in the XIV International Festival of Detective Films (Detectivefest) in the ‘Feature film on detective and law-enforcement themes’ genre. The movie is one of the 74 movies selected in the genre.

The title of the movie translated to ‘The Peach Keeps on Blooming’ in English, is directed by Subhash Gajurel. Director Gajurel had previously directed movies like ‘Basai;, ‘Ko Hola Mero Mayalu’, and ‘Naya Nepal’.

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'So Simple' to feature Shiva Regmi daughter Bhawana

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After Keki Adhikari (director Badri Adhikari’s daughter) another director daughter, Bhawana Regmi (director Shiva Regmi’s daughter) is debuting as a lead actress in a movie under her father’s direction.

Inaugurated on April 20 in Lalitpur, the movie, ‘So Simple’ will also feature the brother of script writer Pradeep Bhardwoj, Pramod Bhardwoj in leading role. In addition to Bhawana and Pramod, the movie will also feature the producer Keshav Bhattarai, Arjun Shreshta, Sushil Pokharel, Binod
Bhattarai, Rashmi Bhatta, Nirmal Sharma etc. in main roles.