Ghampani

Ghampani
घामपानी
Directed byDipendra Lama
Written byDipendra Lama
Produced byOm Gurung, Om Chand Rauniyar, Arjun Karki, Shailendra D Karki and Bishow Gauchan
StarringDayahang Rai
Keki Adhikari
Ankeet Khadka
Prakash Ghimire
Pushkar Gurung
CinematographyShailendra D Karki
Edited byNimesh Shrestha
Music bySongs:

Background Scores:

Production
companies
Cinema Arts, Highlights Nepal, Torch Light Productions and Aslesha Entertainment
Distributed byKafia Films (Kathmandu valley), Shree Byankatesh Entertainment (Out of Kathmandu valley)
Release date
  • 14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) (Nepal)
Running time
1h 50m
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
Budget10 million Rupees
Box office25 million Rupees

Ghampani (Nepali: घामपानी, lit. 'Sunshower') is a 2017 Nepali language drama film written and directed by film critic Dipendra Lama. It stars Dayahang Rai and Keki Adhikari in leading roles. The film has two songs composed by Kali Prasad Baskota and Chandra Kumar Dong.[1][2][3] Ghampani recorded as a hit at the box office, collecting 12 million rupees in the first three days after its release.[4]

Plot

Two childhood friends Furba Tamang (Dayahang) and Tara Sharma (Keki) have affection for each other. Furba stays in village as a teacher, while Tara goes to Kathmandu to get higher education. During Tara's annual vacation to village, they flourish their intimate relationship further more. Tara's father Pitambar and Furba's father Maila are very good friends and neighbors. Pitambar, former president of the village development committee gradually discovers his daughter's affair with Furba. Then he decides to tie his daughter's knot with Kamal Adhikari, a police assistant sub-inspector. In return, Tara and Furba choose a path of revolt. They draw a plan to make their love a success and to treat Kamal with a sweet revenge.

Cast

  • Dayahang Rai[5] as Furba Tamang
  • Keki Adhikari[6] as Tara Sharma
  • Ankeet Khadka
  • Silsa Jirel
  • Prakash Ghimire as Tara's Father
  • Pushkar Gurung
  • Buddhi Tamang
  • Kabita Ale
  • Aruna Karki
  • Amogh Pokharel
  • Keshav Rai
  • Saroj Aryal
  • Prem Barsha Khadka
  • Ganesh Munal
  • Laxmi Bardewa
  • Mani Ram Pokharel
  • Ujjawal Sharma Bhandari
  • Samrant Thapa

Soundtrack

No.TitleMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Panchhi"Kali Prasad BaskotaKali Prasad Baskota3:47
2."Apa Lai Mero"Chandra Kumar DongSanjeeb Waiba, Ful Kumar Bamjan,Jitu Lopchan4:27
Total length:7:74
  • 'Panchhi' is a modern song composed by popular musician Kali Prasad Baskota, describes about the freedom of two lovers.
  • 'Apa lai Mero' is a Tamang Traditional Song sung by Sanjeev Waiba, Phul Kumar Bamjan and Jitu Lopchan. It explains the value of cultural harmony.

Awards

Ghampani was nominated for the Best debut director (Dipendra Lama), Best script (Dipendra Lama) and Best supporting actor (Ankeet Khadka) in the 5th INAS (International Nepalese Artist Society) film award held in Kathmandu on 13 October 2017. It won Best script award and Best film jury award.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ Aryal, Timothy (13 April 2017). "Ghampani: An appeal for cultural harmony". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Ghampani collects Rs 12 m in 3 days". My Republica. 17 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Ghampani premieres in the Capital". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  4. ^ Mahat, Sunny (6 September 2021). "Ghampani: A not-to-miss social drama". The Annapurna Express. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ Dhungana, Smriti (13 April 2017). "Nepali movie Ghampani to hit screens from Friday". My Republica. Archived from the original on 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  6. ^ Dhungana, Smriti (16 March 2017). "Trailer of 'Ghampani' released". My Republica. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
  7. ^ "'इनास अवार्ड'मा विपिन र श्रृजना उत्कृष्ट, 'जात्रा' उत्कृष्ट फिल्म(फोटो फिचरसहित)". Online Khabar (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Entertaining Ghampani". The Himalayan Times. 15 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.