''Kusume Rumal'' ( ne, कुसुमे रुमाल; ) is a 1985 Nepali

romantic film Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

written and directed by

Tulsi Ghimire Tulsi Ghimire is an Indian film director, screenwriter, film editor, cameraman, actor and lyricist known for his works in Nepali films. Regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Nepali cinema, he is known for his romantic and masala film th ...

. It was produced by Sumitra Paudel under the banner of Sayapatri Films. The film featured Bhuwan K.C,

Tripti Nadakar Tripti Nadakar ( ne, तृप्ती नदाकर; born January 2, 1959) is an Indian actress who worked in Cinema of Nepal, Nepali cinema. She has performed in more than a dozen Nepali films. Her hit movies were ''Samjhana'', ''Kusume Ru ...

Udit Narayan Udit is an Indian masculine given name that may refer to: *Udit Narayan, Bollywood playback singer *Udit Narayan (politician) (born 1960), Fijian politician of Indian descent *Udit Narayan Singh (1770–1835), Indian monarch *Udit Patel (born 1984 ...

and

Neer Shah Neer Bikram Shah, also known as Nir Shah, is a senior People of Nepal, Nepalese film actor, director, producer, poet, songwriter, and businessman. He is considered one of the leading actors in Cinema of Nepal, Nepali cinema history and an actor ...

in lead roles. This was the first film in which singer Udit Narayan acted. It is one of the most loved films in Nepal and was the first Nepali film to celebrate silver jubilee. The film received critical acclaim for its story, portrayal of class discrimination, performance of the cast, especially Bhuwan K.C., and the chartbuster music. The movie was a big commercial success and went on to become the highest grossing Nepali film of all time, a record it held for 16 years until it was broken by another Tulsi Ghimire film,

Darpan Chaya Darpan Chaya (Nepali language, Nepali: दर्पण छायाँ, English: The Illusory Mirror) is a 2001 Nepalese Romance film, romantic drama film, written and directed by Tulsi Ghimire. The film is produced by Shrawan Ghimire under the ...

. The film's songs with music by Ranjit Gazmer were all huge hits and are remembered till today. The film's music album is considered one of the best music albums ever made. In 2009, the son of the producer of this film directed ''

Kusume Rumal 2 ''Kusume Rumal 2'' ( ne, कुसुमे रुमाल २, translation: ''Pink Handkerchief 2'') is a 2009 Nepali romantic film directed by Nirak Poudel, son of veteran Nepali Producer Uddab Poudel. This is not technically a sequel to the 19 ...

'', which was the story of the second generation of the original cast. Both Tripti Nadakar and Neer Shah acted in minor roles as an ode to the original film.

Storyline

The film is a triangular love story about Amar (Udit Narayan) and Suniti (Tripti Nadakar) who are collegemates and lovers. When she returns to her hometown, she spends some time with Arjun (Bhuwan K.C.) who works at her house; without her knowledge; he falls for her. The rest of the story is about the conclusion of this love story when another classmate of Suniti's college forcibly tries to marry her.

Cast

as Amar *

as Suniti * Bhuwan K.C. as Arjun *

* Biswa Hingmang as Jetay

Box office

''Kusume Rumal'' was a huge box office success becoming the highest-grossing movie of the time until another Tulsi Ghimire film ''

'' broke its record in 2001. The movie was the first Nepali movie to spend 25 weeks in the box office top ten list and the first actual blockbuster.

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1985 films Nepalese romantic drama films Nepali-language films 1985 romantic drama films Films shot in Kathmandu {{Nepal-film-stub Films directed by Tulsi Ghimire Films scored by Ranjit Gazmer