Craze of artistes grows in music videos

Trend of making music videos taking the silver screen artistes has, of late, increased. Since the relaxation of lockdown, production of the music videos with film stars has unexpectedly gone up. Music videos are being produced by taking the silver screen artistes with the hope of getting good viewership on YouTube and TikTok. Among the actors Paul Shah has been the favourite choice for the producers of music videos. He has been busy in the shooting of music videos almost every day. In seven days...

Dancing song of Laxmi Pooja out

The dancing song Fur Fur Putali of the movie Laxmi Pooja, which will be released on the day of Phulpati on October 23, has been made public. The song, sung by MandviTripathi and Ankit Neupane, has lyrics by Dayaram Pandey and music and arrangement by Bipin Acharya. The song features Salon Basnet, Riyasha Dahal, Jaikishan Basnet, Asmita Jureli and others. The song has been made public by Budhasubba Digital.

Young people create art, express issues of lives

On the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), Plan International Nepal has organised “Art is Power”, an event that links word art of young girls and boys to visual art created by artists in response to the word art. A total of 250 young people, including 214 girls from seven districts -- Sunsari, Sindhuli, Makwanpur, Banke, Bardiya, Jumla and Kalikot -- participated in the Virtual Art Workshop. Young people aged under 18 years were oriented to create art through different...

John and Urmila romance in ‘Dasi’

After the relaxation of lockdown, production of music video has flooded in Nepal. When no decision is made to open the film industry, many jobless filmmakers have shifted to music videos. Meanwhile, singer Thiraj Rai has been bringing one music video after another to the audience. TNSPM Media has made public the video of his song Dasi Baner Jiune on YouTube on Saturday. Director Govinda Rai has made the couple of John Pulami Magar and Urmila Gurung romance in the video.

Fundraising begins for Buki's production

A fundraising campaign has been launched to produce Buki, a movie to be made on the tourism and religious issues of Baglung district. Under the coordination of Himalayan Event Management Company, a film based on the tourism, religious and cultural aspects of Baglung is being produced for the first time. “With the aim of introducing Baglung district to the entire world, we have started a campaign to make a historical film Buki and we will succeed in making the district a popular tourist destination,”...

Kardashian donates $1 million to Armenia Fund

Kim Kardashian has donated $1 million to the Armenia Fund, amid the ongoing conflict in the country. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star and businesswoman shared the news in an Instagram video on Saturday. "I’m so honored to be part of today’s global effort to support the @armeniafund. I’ve been speaking out about the current situation in Armenia and Artsakh and having conversations with so many others to bring further awareness to the crisis that we cannot allow to advance," Kim -- whose...

Widening the horizons on Nepali Music

Rohit John Chettri is a musical persona that needs no introduction to any person with remote interest in Nepali music, the pop sensation got his first break from his debut single Bistarai Bistarai and there has been no turning back for him ever since. From being the front person for the legendary act 1974 AD (new lineup) to touring around many nations of the world, collaborating with a lot of big names of the industry and much more Chettri’s vibrant musical career gives hope to many ambitious musicians...

I'm afraid I won't be able to ensure safety to daughter: Sharma

Nowadays, incidents of rape are increasing day by day. We get to hear about the rapes of minors almost every day. Nirmala Panta, a 14-year-old girl from Kanchanpur, and Samjhana BK, a 12- year-old from Bajhang were brutally murdered after rape. A few days ago, a 16-year-old teenage girl was raped by two persons in a parked bus in Bhaktapur. Even on Wednesday, a man was arrested by police on charge of raping a minor at Bagmati corridor in Sahayoginagar in Baneshwar.

COVID-19 Pandemic : Debunking Myths, Rumours And Conspiracy Theories

Detected first in Wuhan of China via a CT scan last December, the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has now spread in almost all countries of the world. Until now, over 30 million people have been infected with it and around 1 million have succumbed to the infection. The entire world is currently fighting a battle against the invisible virus. Due to the prevention and control measures adopted by the nations, the fatalities caused by the novel coronavirus isn’t as much as caused by the...

Tanahunsur Shrouded In Mystery Of History

The ruins of ancient capital of the Sen Dynasty at Tanahunsur, located at an altitude of 4000 feet above the sea level, have their own attractions. The Sen Dynasty had ruled the Gandaki Region for more than five to seven centuries, before the unification of modern-day Nepal by the Shah kings of Gorkha. While the people of its vicinity call it Tanahunsur Hatia, it

Wanted: Investments, Talented Youths In STI

The actual revolution in the science, technology and innovation (STI) sector gained pace in the early 21st century with the concept of foreign investments. From the 1980s to 1990s, the foreign direct investment in the IT sector including telecom in both neighboring countries is proof of this fact and the impact of this phenomenon has been witnessed in the Gross Domestic Products (GDP) as well as national innovation indices of those countries from then. Though we have come across the inve

Boyhood Memory

It is difficult to be selective to find out some golden moments of life in the messy ocean of memory as it requires a combined help of mind and heart to accurately interpret personality even in the mature period of life. Yet, creative persons take such a challenge and try their best to make a canvass of their life. The genres of literature like- memoir, autobiography, and biography- all build up from features of factual accuracy/inaccuracy of life. Literary writing is an art and it is not free of...

Our Creations Vice Or Virtue?

As Humans, we go through peace, anger, humiliation, envy, jealousy, and many other feelings that we are meant to feel. We are meant to feel them to fully grasp the reason of our existence. As we grow in this notion, we live along with the fact that our world and everybody else's world just rotates along with these human feelings. And we believe that we are meant to feel them and only with the passage of such feelings are we supposed to live and grow and learn life's lessons.

Say No To Discrimination

‘Discrimination’ is not a new word among us. We not only hear this word often but also witness people suffering vigorously because of it, and yet, most of us are trained either to ignore it or practice the same. So, what exactly is discrimination? Discrimination is the prejudiced treatment performed by a person to another person regarding different categories, especially on the ground of caste, creed, race, age, or gender. Discrimination has been prevailing in our society for a long time. We...

Pradeep Khadka learning acting with Anup Baral

Pradeep Khadka, who is also known as a chocolaty hero, is a popular youth actor in the Nepali film fraternity. After the movie Prem Geet, actor Khadka emerged as a star overnight, because of which, he is able to attract a huge fan following. However, despite his latest films failing to do well at box office, his demand in the film industry is soaring. Producer and directors alike who are keen to work with Khadka have been paying handsomely to him.

Comedian Hari Bansha, wife test positive for virus

Popular comedian Haribansha Acharya and his wife Ramila Acharya tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday. Acharya informed through Facebook on Tuesday that the couple was infected with COVID-19. According to Acharya, he and his wife’s health condition is normal now. Sharing a post on his official Facebook, he informed that with the minor symptoms of coronavirus, they both gave their swab for test on Monday and the result came positive on Tuesday. Acharya has requested all the people who have...

     Uprety’s ‘Ghumdai Firdai America Ma’ published  

Nepal Academy Chancellor Ganga Prasad Uprety’s ‘Ghumdai Firdai America Ma’, a travelogue, has been launched. The Shami Literary Foundation published the 13th literary piece of Uprety. 

‘A Mero Hajur 4’ waits for shooting permission

Shooting of A Mero Hajur 4 was supposed to start from last Friday, but the government did not give permission to shoot the movie citing the COVID-19 fear. The film with actor Anamol KC and actress Suhana Thapa in lead role is waiting to complete its shooting once the government lifts the ban imposed on film shooting. Producer Sunil Kumar Thapa told The Rising Nepal, “We are in ready position and waiting for the government permission to complete the remaining shooting of our movie.”

Sequel of Darpanchhaya in the making

Darpan Chhaya was a super hit movie of 2001. The film broke all box office records of that time and became the highest earning Nepali film. It took four years to break the earning record set by this Tusli Ghimire’s film. Only Hami Tin Bhai in 2004 had broken its record. Although so many films have been produced over the years, with many of them becoming hits, Darpanchhaya is still considered to be an era-changing film. Its song “Lahanale Jurayo Ki” is still popular among the audience and...

Will audience visit halls for Laxmi Pooja?

Before allowing operation of cinema theatres and shooting of movies, teaser of the movie Laxmi Pooja has been made public by announcing its release date of October 23, targeting the upcoming Dashain festival. The teaser of the movie produced under the banner of Salon Salina Films has suspense and revenge flavour. Actors Jahanvi Basnet, Jaikishan Basnet, Salon Basnet, Riyasha Dahal, Nir Shah and others are featured in the teaser.