Darpan Chhaya

Darpan Chaya
Promotional Poster
Directed byTulsi Ghimire
Written byTulsi Ghimire
Produced byShrawan Ghimire
StarringNiruta Singh
Dilip Rayamajhi
Uttam Pradhan
Tulsi Ghimire
Music byRanjit Gazmer
Release date
  • 1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) (Nepal)
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali
Box officeरु 1.75 crore[1]

Darpan Chhaya (Nepali: दर्पण छायाँ, romanized: The Illusory Mirror) is a 2001 Nepalese romantic drama film, written and directed by Tulsi Ghimire. The film is produced by Shrawan Ghimire under the banner of Siddhanta Films. The film features an ensemble cast including Dilip Rayamajhi, Uttam Pradhan, and Niruta Singh in the lead roles, alongside Laxmi Giri, Tika Pahari, and Jeetu Nepal. The film's plot concerns a love triangle between two best friends where one of them is blind, fall in love with the same girl and the whole film follows their journey of friendship, love and sacrifice.[2]

The film received extremely positive reviews and response from critics and audience especially for its music, screenplay and performances of the three main leads, The film was a historic success, broke all previous records at the box office and went on to become the highest-grossing Nepali film of all time, breaking the 16-year-old record of Kusume Rumal until its record was broken by Hami Tin Bhai in 2004.[1][3] The film is considered a cult classic and one of the greatest movies ever made in Nepali Cinema. The film songs, especially the song "Lahana Le Jurayo Ki", are still a top choice of Nepalese functions and celebrations.[4]

  1. ^ a b "8 best classic Nepali movies to watch in your free time". Online Khabar. 22 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 June 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  2. ^ Limbu, Ramyata (19 January 2001). "No business like show business". Nepali Times. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ Papadelias, Angelique (5 May 2016). Faith In Our Freedom. Lulu Press, Inc. ISBN 9781365095474.
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