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Sindoor

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How it feels

A Nepali family drama from 1979 deals with traditional social values and personal conflicts. It follows characters navigating love, duty, and societal expectations in a changing world.

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What happens

Sindoor (Nepali: सिन्दूर) is a landmark 1979 Nepali social drama film directed by Prakash Thapa and produced by the Royal Nepal Film Corporation. Renowned as Nepal's second color feature film, it is celebrated as the first movie in the history of Nepalese cinema to complete a "silver jubilee" by running for 52 consecutive weeks in theaters. The film's story was written by the prominent Nepalese novelist Daulat Bikram Bista. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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