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Rajamati (1995)

Rajamati poster
Original title
राजामति
Directed by
Neer Shah
Genre
musical film
Country
Nepal
Runtime
2h 11m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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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