Rajamati (1995)

Original title

राजामति

Directed by

Neer Shah

Genre

musical film

Country

Nepal

Runtime

2h 11m

Elsewhere

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How it feels

This is a Nepali musical about a Newar woman named Rajamati who faces a string of failed relationships. Her story comes from an old folk ballad from Kathmandu.

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What happens

Rājamati (Newar: राजमति) is a 1995 Nepali film made in Nepal Bhasa. The first Nepal Bhasa movie is Silu, released in 1987. Rajamati is about a luckless Newar girl named Rajamati from Kathmandu who gets involved in a series of failed relationships. The story is based on a 200-year-old ballad popular in Newar society. Rajamati was born at Taha Nani in Itum Baha, a historical and sacred neighborhood in central Kathmandu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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