Basudev
1984 Nepali film by Neer Shah / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Basudev is a 1984 Nepali language film, adapted from Dhruba Chandra Gautam's Kattel Sarko Chotpatak[1] by Neer Shah in his directorial debut.[2] The film starred Harihar Sharma as the eponymous character, with Shakuntala Sharma, Subhadra Adhikari, Krishna Malla, Sharmila Malla and director Shah himself in supporting roles, while Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya were credited as guest actors.[2][3][4][5] While the film was a critical and commercial success,[6][7][8] it was criticised by some for its departure from the source material; Dhruba Chandra Gautam expressed disappointment at the film for being markedly different from the script he had written for the film.[9] Neer Shah has conceded that various artistic compromises were made for commercial reasons which he came to regret later on.[2] He is said to be actively planning a remake.[2]
Basudev | |
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Directed by | Neer Shah |
Based on | Kattel Sarko Chotpatak by Dhruba Chandra Gautam |
Produced by | Binod Chaudhary |
Starring | Harihar Sharma Shakuntala Sharma Neer Shah Subhadra Adhikari |
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Country | Nepal |
Language | Nepali |
The film was produced by industrialist Binod Chaudhary.[10] The film's musical score was composed by veteran musician Ranjit Gazmer.[11] It was the debut film of comedian and actor Rajaram Paudel.[12] The song Yatri from the film, adapted from the eponymous poem by Nepali poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota, was highly acclaimed upon its release and remains popular.[13]