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Jiwan Luitel burnt an effigy of earthquake, a psychological treatment of fear

As a symbolic protest, burning an effigy of political leaders have been quite popular in Nepal. But, for the first time, I have felt the true use of such an practice. Actor Jiwan Luitel has burned an effigy of earthquake prepared by the women’s group in Shivanagar, Kalanki.

jiwan luitel burn earthquake

Although it seems like a superstition, it was used as the psychological treatment of the women and children of the area. The organizer, Women Development Committee, has found that the children and women were so afraid of earthquake that some were afraid of entering houses. The symbolic burning of the image of earthquake has brought relief on the people.

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Nepali Movie – Jungalee Babu

Nepali Movie – Jungalee Babu
StarringSunil Thapa, Hiuwala Gautam, Rejina Upreti, Santosh KC, Rajkumar Thapa, Laxmi Pokharel etc.
DirectorYadav Silwal

A presentation of Aama Devi Films by Ramesh Kumar Pandey ‘Simple’, Nepali movie ‘Jungalee Babu’ is a movie of life of a guy in a forest. Dinesh Sunam has composed the background music, lyrics by Guru Bhatiya, music by Narayan Subedi, choreography by Govinda Prabhat, story by Ramesh Kumar Pandey, action of Roshan Shrestha, cinematography of Ratna Karki, animation of Achyut Gajurel, editing of Prajwalit Parajuli, and produced by Devi Ram Pandey.

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Nepali film artists build temporary residences

With the help of earthquake victims, a small team of Nepali artists have constructed a number of temporary cylindrical residences. The artist team had constructed 5 residences on the first day and 15 residences on the second day. The artists have formed a team of We For All and the residences are being constructed under Project Roof.

So far, plastic tents and plastic sheets were being distributed to the earthquake victims for temporary residence. As monsoon approaches, such residences wont be sufficient to withstand the rain. The voluenter artists of the second day were Nandita KC, Keki Adhikari, Suresh Darpan Pokharel, Benisha Hamal and dress designer April Shrestha.

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Nepali Movie – Bus No. 136

Nepali Movie – Bus No. 136
StarringShree Krishna Shrestha, Melina Manandhar etc.
Director – Keshav Rayamajhi

The comedy movie ‘Bus No. 136’ was released on the Valentine Day of 2011. A presentation of Bhupendra Lingden was premiered in Qatar and Malaysia before being released in Nepal. The leading actor, Shree Krishna Luitel is a popular comedy singer.

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Another major earthquake strikes Nepal after two weeks of deadly earthquake

A 7.4 Reciter scale magnitude earthquake has struck Eastern Nepal after two weeks of 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The epicenter of the earthquake is near the town of Namche Bazar, a place near Mt. Everest.

Video at the parliament at the time of earthquake :

The latest tremor was felt as far as Indian capital New Delhi and Bangaladesh capital, Dhaka. The tremors felt in Kathmandu were strong, adding devastation to the badly damaged state caused by the April 25 earthquake.

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Charity show of Highway to Dhampus to be held in the USA for earthquake relief of Nepal

A charity show of upcoming Hollywood movie of Raj Ballav Koirala, ‘Highway to Dhampus’ is going to be held on Wednesday and Thursday in the USA. The movie show is scheduled to be held at 7:00 PM on May 13 and May 14, 2015 at Jordan Commons Megaplex, Sandy, UT.

Earlier, the movie production team had told that they would be donating the promotion budget to the earthquake relief effort.

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12 years old, award winning, Beiman Kaal actress died in earthquake 2015

In a report received late, an award winning theater actress, Karina Khatri had died in the April 25, 2015 earthquake. The 12-years-old actress had participated in the 6th National Children Theater Festival organized by Shailee Theater and won the Shailee Best Actor award.

Photo – Karina Khatri (center)

Karina had acted in the play titled ‘Beimani Kaal’ meaning Ruthless Death in English. The ruthless death actually took her away only after a couple of months of the festival that ran from February 9 to February 15, 2015. Award winning director Navaraj Khadka had directed the play presented by Charumati English School.

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Nepali Movie – Aasha

Nepali Movie – Aasha
Starring – Dipdarshan Rana, Luniva Tuladhar, Gita Adhikari, Tanka Chaulagain, Binod Manandhar etc.
Director – Dipendra Bantawa, Kishor Karki

The Nepali movie ‘Aasha’ is based on the stock market in Nepal. The movie is made on the highs and lows of the stock market is produced by Rabindra Bhattarai. The editor is Bharat Regmi and cinematography of Pramod Karki. The story is written by Rabindra Bhattarai, script by Padam Karki and background score by Rajan Ishan.

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Nepal Earthquake, Bollywood Celebrities Concerned

A number of Bollywood celebrities have expressed their concern towards the devastating earthquake in Nepal. Here are the sayings of of the celebrities from our neighboring country:

Right after the earthquake, Bollywood megha-star Amitabh Bachchan told that he was saddened by the disaster. He wrote in Twitter, "Seeing devastating pictures and news of the earthquake in Nepal ! Prayers that all is well and all are safe." He later added:

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Movies goers warned, some theaters found risky to reopen

The organization of movie theaters had decided to open the theaters this Friday. They had claimed that they had performed the required engineering aspects of the theaters before making the decision. But, the government had objected their decision and started performing their own damage assessment. On May 8, we were informed that Cine de Chef was the only theater damaged by earthquake. But, the government damage assessment team has found more theaters unsuitable for occupancy.

According to a report in Onlinekhabr, the government engineering team has declared 3 theaters under Guna Cinemas too risky to operate by posting red stickers on the theaters.

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Suman Singh spent Ra. 500k in earthquake relief effort in Nuwakot

Actor Suman Singh has spent about Rs. 500,000 to purchase earthquake relief materials to distribute in Nuwakot. He went to Nuwakot with blanket, tents, water, salt and medical checkup team to help the earthquake victims in the area.

Choreographer Dinesh Adhikari and Suman’s family had reached Kharanitar VDC of Nuwakot to distribute the earthquake relief materials. On his choice of the place to distribute the materials, Suman Singh told that not relief materials hadn’t reached the place before. In two wards of the village some 300 villagers had benefitted by the generosity of the actor.

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Earthquake, Hostel Returns release delayed by 3 months

The movie scheduled to release on Baisakh 25 (May 8), ‘Hostel Returns’ has been pushed 3 months after the devastating earthquake. The sequel of hit movie ‘Hostel’ (watch ‘Hostel’ here) is one of the highly awaited movie. The movie is made on the story of an engineering college hostel.

According to the producer Sunil Rawal, the moviel will release on Bhadra 4 (August 21). The movie directed by Suraj Bhusal features new actors including Sashi Shrestha, Sushil Shrestha, Swostima Khadaka, Abhaya Baral and Najir Hussein.

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Artists remember earthquake victim on the 13th day

On the 13th day of earthquake, the Nepali film artists gathered in Pragya Pratisthan to remember almost eight thousand dead in the biggest earthquake in 80 years. In the event film artists, music artists and theater artists were present to light candles.

According to Nepal Police, as of May 7, the earthquake had killed 7767 people and left 15,911 people injured. Many more are still missing.

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Nepali film artists to light candles to remember Nepal earthquake victims

On the 13th day of the devastating Earthquake of April 25, 2015, Nepali film artists are planning to light candles to remember the victims. In an invitation sent by actress Deepa Shree Niraula, the participants are asked to wear simple (white) dress in the remembrance meet.

In Hindu tradition, 13th day of the death is considered the day to wrap up the mourning of a death. On the day, the dead is remembered and the belongings of the dead are handed over to a chosen person.

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Movie theaters to open this Friday

The multiplex theaters in Kathmandu are going to start their regular business starting this Friday. Apart from one damaged theater, Cine de Chef, all other multiplex theaters are opening on May 8, 2015.

The compound walls of QFX theater had fallen but the theater itself is undamaged. The CTC Mall building, where Cine de Chef is located, has been completely damaged by earthquake. Other theaters are reported to be in good condition to continue operation.

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