Bulbul () is a 2019 Nepalese film that
Binod Poudel directed and wrote. Abeeral Thapa, Bhim Thapa, Raju Paudel, and Purushottam Pandey produced the film under the banner of Awaken Production. The film stars
Swastima Khadka, and Mukun Bhusal in the lead roles. The story line is about a woman who drives tempo for a living in
Kathmandu
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. The film was released on 15 February 2019. It was selected as the Nepalese entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
92nd Academy Awards
The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 ...
, but it was not nominated.
Plot
A story about a woman who drives a tempo (3-wheeled micro-bus service). The film touches on topics of couples separated because one person leaves to work abroad, and life for the person who stays behind, among many other themes.
Cast
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Swastima Khadka as Ranakala
* Mukun Bhusal as Chopendra
Awards
See also
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List of Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
References
External links
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2019 films
Cultural depictions of Nepalese women
Films shot in Kathmandu
Nepalese romantic comedy films
2010s Nepali-language films
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