''Paral Ko Aago'' ( ne, परालको आगो) is a 1978 Nepali black-and-white film directed by Pratap Subba and produced by Cineroma. It is based on a story of the same name by the Nepali writer

Guru Prasad Mainali Guru Prasad Mainali ( ne, गुरुप्रसाद मैनाली; 7 September 1900 – 8 June 1971) was a Nepalese short story writer and civil servant. Mainali is considered one of the best short story writers of Nepali literature. H ...

Plot

A man beats his wife after getting drunk. So the wife runs away. Then the man starts seeks her and finally gets her at last. Then the film ends with the title Paral ko aago.

Cast and crew

* Tanka Sharma *

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* I.K. Singh * Menuka Pradhan

Production

The film was shot in areas around

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and

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in 1976. Released in 1978, the black-and-white movie proved to be a great success due to its story and melodious music.

Soundtrack

The lyrics of the songs were written Manbahadur Mukhiya and Indra Thapaliya and the songs were sung by

Aruna Lama Aruna Lama (9 September 19454 February 1998) was an Indian-born Nepali language singer from Darjeeling. She is popularly known as 'Nightingale of the Hills'. She sang hundreds of Nepali songs, including some for Nepali film, and left an indelib ...

, Dawa Gyalmo, Pema Lama, Shankar Gurung and Deepa Gahatraj.

Dance

Biswa Hingmang was the lead male dancer in the song “Chowbandi ko Tunama”. It was his first appearance in Nepali film. The dance was choreographed by Deodutt Thatal, a renowned dance director of Nepali cinema. In the dance group, the lead female dancers were Shanti Chhetri, Purnima Khargdha, Shanta Gurung and Sobha Chhetri. The dance was shot near Rangeet Khola at Singhla, Darjeeling.

References

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External links

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Nepalese drama films Nepali-language films 1978 films Films based on Nepalese novels Nepalese black-and-white films