Indian actors take over Nepal screens

As Nepal ushered its New Year on Wednesday, a long list of eminent Indian film heroines from Nargis to Rani Mukherjee began lighting up the screen at Nepal Tourism Board’s auditorium in Kathmandu, reports Utpal Parashar.

Updated on: Apr 16, 2010, 24:21:48 IST

Hindustan Times | By Utpal Parashar, Kathmandu

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As Nepal ushered its New Year on Wednesday, a long list of eminent Indian film heroines from Nargis to Rani Mukherjee began lighting up the screen at Nepal Tourism Board’s auditorium in Kathmandu.

Part of a film festival highlighting the roles of Indian film heroines over five decades, eleven path-breaking films with women as central characters will be screened over five days to movie buffs in Nepal.

The festival began on Wednesday with Sharmila Tagore essaying the role of an incarnation of Goddess Kali in Satyajit Ray’s Devi. It was followed by Nargis’s epochal role of a matriarch trying to control her destiny in Mehmood’s Mother India. On Thursday, Meena Kumari, Madhubi Mukherjee and Rakhee enthralled all in Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam, Charulata and Paroma.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Utpal Parashar
A seasoned senior journalist, I have nearly three decades of experience across print, digital, and online platforms, covering political transitions, insurgencies, environmental issues, and development stories in India and Nepal. I am skilled in breaking news, leading editorial teams and launch of newspaper editions. I am adept at leveraging digital trends and social media to expand global reach, with a strong ethical foundation and a reputation for impactful journalism. An alumnus of Asian College of Journalism, I joined Hindustan Times in New Delhi as a trainee reporter in May 1997. Over the years, I have been posted in Dehradun, Kathmandu (Nepal) and Guwahati. Currently, as Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times, I lead a team reporting on India’s northeastern states. My work involves in-depth analysis, and engaging multimedia storytelling across formats, including text, photo, video, and interactive content. I am skilled in producing timely, shareable content, leveraging digital platforms and social media to engage global audiences. Throughout my career with the Hindustan Times, I have led diverse editorial teams, designed capacity-building activities, and supported reporters in developing strong story ideas, ethical reporting practices, digital skills, and fact-checking techniques. As Senior Assistant Editor for Northeast India, I have been responsible for guiding correspondents through complex political, humanitarian, and community-level stories using multimedia formats. Earlier, as Foreign Correspondent in Nepal, I produced extensive reporting during Nepal’s democratic transition and the 2015 earthquake and its aftermath.Read More

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