Basudev

This article is about the 1984 Nepali film. For other uses, see Basudev (disambiguation).

Basudev
Directed byNeer Shah
Based onKattel Sarko Chotpatak
by Dhruba Chandra Gautam
Produced byBinod Chaudhary
StarringHarihar Sharma
Shakuntala Sharma
Neer Shah
Subhadra Adhikari
Release date
  • 27 December 1984 (1984-12-27) (Nepal)
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali

Basudev is a 1984 Nepali language film, adapted from Dhruba Chandra Gautam's Kattel Sarko Chotpatak[1] by Neer Shah in his directorial debut.[2] The film starred Harihar Sharma as the eponymous character, with Shakuntala Sharma, Subhadra Adhikari, Krishna Malla, Sharmila Malla and director Shah himself in supporting roles, while Madan Krishna Shrestha and Hari Bansha Acharya were credited as guest actors.[2][3][4][5] While the film was a critical and commercial success,[6][7][8] it was criticised by some for its departure from the source material; Dhruba Chandra Gautam expressed disappointment at the film for being markedly different from the script he had written for the film.[9] Neer Shah has conceded that various artistic compromises were made for commercial reasons which he came to regret later on.[2] He is said to be actively planning a remake.[2]

The film was produced by industrialist Binod Chaudhary.[10] The film's musical score was composed by veteran musician Ranjit Gazmer.[11] It was the debut film of comedian and actor Rajaram Paudel.[12] The song Yatri from the film, adapted from the eponymous poem by Nepali poet Laxmi Prasad Devkota, was highly acclaimed upon its release and remains popular.[13]

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  11. ^ "गजमेरलाई रेडियोको सलाम". saptahik.com.np. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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