Basanti (2000 film)
Basanti (Nepali: बसन्ती, translation: Lady like a Spring) is a 2000 Nepali 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.
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| Directed by | Neer Shah |
| Produced by | Neer Shah |
| Starring | Rajesh Hamal Karishma Manandhar Gauri Malla Divya Dutta |
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| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
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 shows cold blooded murder of Mathabar Singh Thapa, the first titled Prime Minister of Nepal. The film ends with the tragic incident of 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 Silange
- Kiran K.C. as Ghyabrin
- Rajaram Paudel as Khadananda Baje
- Pawan Mainali as Dambar Bahadur Bista
- Divya Dutta as Malati
- Subhadra Adhikari as Mishri Aama