MaHa Australia Tour, MaHaYatra 2014 to start on January 18

The MaHa duo, Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya and other artists are going to perform in various cities of Australia under a tour titled MaHaYatra 2014.

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The artists comprising of MaHa, Kiran KC, Basundhara Bhusal, Narendra Kansarkar, Shiva Hari Poudel, Kunti Moktan and Mohit Bamsha Acharya (Haribansha’s son) will also be in the MaHaYatra tour.

The artists are scheduled to reach Australia on January 16. The tour will start from the Australian city Perth on January 18 and will conclude in Sydney on February 2. The events will be conducted in the major cities like Perth, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Alidade, and Sydney.

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Soongava bagged a jury award in Italy Film Festival

A movie on the story of lesbian lover, "Soongava: Dance of the Orchids" has been a critically acclaimed movie appreciated by a lot of viewers. In a recent screening in Italy, the movie bagged a jury award in Italy Film Festival. The movie also created a buzz in in Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay film festival.

‘Soongava: Dance of the Orchids’ was selected to represent Nepal in Best Foreign Film category of Oscar Awards. Directed by Subarna Thapa, the movie features Deeya Maskey, Nisha Adhikari, Saugat Malla, Basundhara Bhusal in main roles. The movie is made on the tragic love story of social problems for the same-sex relationships in Nepal.

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Soongava selected to participate in Oscars Awards

Nepali movie made on the love story of lesbian couple, ‘Soongava : dance of the orchids’ was selected to represent Nepal in the world’s most prestigious film awards, Oscars Awards. The movie will compete in the Best Foreign Movies category.

In the race to participate in the 86th Academy Awards ‘Soongava’, ‘Sanguro’, ‘Shirish ko Phool’ and ‘Badhshala’ were selected in the first step. A committee led by Bimal Poudel and having Laxminath Sharma, Pradeep Upadhaya, Raju Bikram Thapa and Lokendra Parajuli as members has selected ‘Soongava’ to go to the Awards.

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Nepali Movie – Himmat 2

Nepali Movie – Himmat 2
StarringBiraj Bhatt, Yuna Upreti, Basundhara Bhusal, Dinesh DC, Shri Krishna Luitel, Sushil Pokharel, Vijaya Deuja, Vijaya Giri etc.
Screenplay / dialogue – Bikash Acharya
DirectorDeepak Shrestha

‘Himmat 2’ is the sequel movie of super hit movie ‘Himmat‘. The first part of the movie featured Rekha Thapa in leading role. But, in the second part Rekha is replaced by Yuna Upreti.

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Sanchita Luitel’s daughter’s pasni, father Nikhil didn’t show up

Actor Nikhil Upreti, the father of Sahisha Upreti didn’t show up in a ceremony held on the 5th month of her birth (pasni) in Kathmandu. A ceremony was held by the mother, actress Sanchita Luitel to celebrate the Pasni of Sahisha  with noted personalities of Nepali movie industry.

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Bimal Poudel replaced by Jaya Kishan Basnet in hunger strike

One of the participants of the indefinite hunger strike, Bimal Poudel, has to withdraw himself from the protest after his 69-year-old father died in Chitwan. His father was suffering from problems in his kidney.

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'Sirish Ko Phool', a movie tribute to Parijat

One of the best creation of Parijat (Bishnu Kumari Waiba), ‘Sirish Ko Phool’ is made into a movie and was premiered in Jaya Nepal on September 2, 2012. It took almost four years to complete the movie directed by a Japanese director, Toshiki Itoh. Itoh had previously directed another Nepali movie ‘Kathputali’.

The book ‘Sirish ko Ful’ (The Blue Mimosa) is also adapted in the literature curriculum of some colleges in some English-speaking countries, including that Maryland University, USA. The book is a story of a run-away soldier during the World War II, Suyogbir.

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movie features actors like Ganesh Lama, Sharmila Gurung and Saujanya Subba in main roles. The movie also features Basundhara Bhusal, Gopal Bhutani, Santosh Lama, Shyam Rai, Indira Gole, Ganesh Munal and Laxmi Bhusal.

Nepali Movie – Guru Chela (1997)

For New Century Pictures and National Studio Nir Shah presents:
Nepali Movie – Guru Chela (1997)
Starring – Shree Krishna Shrestha, Pooja Chand, Raja Ram Poudel, Narayan Tripathi, Jitu Nepal, Basundhara Bhusal, Rabi Shah, Anju Ranjit etc.
Story/Dialogue/Script/lyrics – Surendra Rana,
Director – Shyam Rai

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Nepali Movie – Aamako Aashirwad

Nepali film – Aamako Aashirwaad
Casting: Rajesh Hamal, Basundhara Bhusal, Dilip Rayamajhi, Niruta Singh, Sanchita Luitel ‘Shah’, Hemanta Budathoki etc.
Story/Direction Deepak Shrestha

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Nepali movie – Kanyadaan

Nepali Movie – Kanyadaan
StarringBhuwan KC, Gauri Malla, Rabi Shah, Subhadra Adhikari, Gopal Raj Mainali, Basundhara Bhusal, Laxmi Giri, Muralidhar etc.
DirectorPrakash Thapa

This is the original ‘Kanyadaan’. There is another Nepali movie by the same name – Kanyadaan (2011), released in 2011.

This is a film about child marriage in Nepal presented by Samjhana Films.
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