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Man ko bandh (1973)

Man ko bandh poster
Original title
मनको बांध
Directed by
Prakash Thapa
Genre
drama
Country
Nepal
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This is about a family or community in Nepal facing emotional and social struggles. It follows characters dealing with personal conflicts in a traditional setting.

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What happens

Mann Ko Bandh (Nepali: मनको बाँध) is a 1973 Nepali-language drama film directed by Prakash Thapa. It holds a significant place in the history of Nepalese cinema as the very first feature film produced by the Royal Nepal Film Corporation, a government body established in 1971 to promote native filmmaking. The film premiered in late 1973 (2030 B.S. in the Bikram Sambat calendar) in Kathmandu and saw its widespread commercial release on February 18, 1974. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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