- Source: Basanti (2000 film)
Basanti (Nepali: बसन्ती, translation: Lady like a Spring) is a 2000 Nepali historical romantic film directed by Neer Shah. The cast includes Karishma Manandhar, Rajesh Hamal, Gauri Malla and Ashok Sharma. This movie is based on a novel of the same name written by one of the prominent Nepalese novelists Diamond Shumsher Rana, who fictionalized a love story on a historical plot. The film met with huge positive response from critics and audience with praise directed towards performance of the cast and direction of Shah. The film was a big commercial success at the box office. The film is considered as one of the best film ever made in Nepali cinema history and the best movie in the historical movie genre.
Plot
The film explains the love story of Basanti (Karishma Manandhar), a palace maid, and Gagan Singh Bhandari (Rajesh Hamal), a Nepalese general and Kaji. The film also depicts coldblooded murder of Mathabar Singh Thapa, the first titled Prime Minister of Nepal. The film ends with the tragic 1846 Kot massacre upon which Jang Bahadur Kunwar (Neeraj Thapa) rises as Prime Minister of Nepal.
Cast
Karishma Manandhar as Basanti/ Meethu, Gagan Singh's love interest
Rajesh Hamal as Kaji Gagan Singh Bhandari
Gauri Malla as Queen Rajya Lakshmi Devi
Neeraj Thapa as Kaji Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana
B.S. Rana as King Rajendra Bikram Shah
Ashok Sharma as Silangey Dittha
Kiran K.C. as Ghyabring
Rajaram Paudel as Khadananda Baje
Pawan Mainali as Dambar Bahadur Bista
Subhadra Adhikari as Mishri Aama
Sabita Gurung as Janaki, Meethu's mother
Bishnu Bhakta Phuyal as Meethu's father
Neer Shah as Ustad
Madan Das Shrestha as Baajumaan
Manju Shrestha as Silangey's wife
Niruta Singh (Special appearance in song "Fagu Ho")
Song
The Song 'Fagu Ho Fagu Ho' is one of the most popular Holi Song in Nepal. All the songs were composed by Sambhujeet Baskota and the lyrics were penned by Neer Shah.
See also
Cinema of Nepal
List of Nepalese films
Seto Bagh
References
External links
Basanti at IMDb
Official Basanti Movie
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- Aamir Khan
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- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Kajol
- Daftar film India berkeuntungan tertinggi
- Malaika Arora
- Filmografi Aamir Khan
- Sholay
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Filmografi Shah Rukh Khan
- Basanti (2000 film)
- Basanti
- Sharman Joshi
- List of awards and nominations received by A. R. Rahman
- Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
- Aamir Khan filmography
- Jung Bahadur Rana
- Rang De Basanti (soundtrack)
- List of Hindi songs recorded by K. S. Chithra
- Sholay