Balidaan (1997 film)

Balidaan
DVD cover of Balidaan
DVD cover of Balidaan
Directed byTulsi Ghimire
Written byModanath Prasrit
Produced byShyam Sapkota
StarringHari Bansha Acharya
Anjali Lama
Madan Krishna Shrestha
Shanti Maskey
Keshav Bhattarai
Laxmi Giri
Neer Shah
Production
company
Cinema Nepal
Distributed byPashupati Records
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali

Balidaan (Sacrifice) is a 1997 Nepali historical drama film, directed by Tulsi Ghimire, and written by Modanath Prasrit. It was produced by Shyam Sapkota under the banner of Cinema Nepal. Widely regarded as one of the greatest movie of all time in the history of Nepalese Cinema, The film is set in Panchayat-era Nepal, and depicts a fictionalised version of the contemporary democracy movement. It features Hari Bansha Acharya in the lead role, alongside Anjali Lama, Madan Krishna Shrestha, Shanti Maskey, Keshav Bhattarai, Laxmi Giri and Neer Shah. The film was a critical and commercial success during the time of its release.