www.fridayweekly.com.np SUBSCRIBER COPY ISSUE 27 | RS. 20 July 29- August 4, 2010 | >fj0f !#–!(, @)^& Not getting your Fr!day on Thursday? Beg, borrow, steal, or just... CALL ������AND MORE 9801041213 ���������������������������������� EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY | EVERY THURSDAY 3 6 12 14 177 18 PAGE3 FEATURE HALFWAY PEOPLE TIME OFF CONSUME Just Asking A Bug’s Life Crazy About Tea Jan Salter Chinese Chopstix Swarovski Would you want to be Prasanna K.C. shares with Nepalis are no exception She loves her furry buddies Discover the inside story Swarovski is all about class, employed in a different job? us the moments that make for the love of this univer- and has been awarded for her as we go undercover elegance and the high-life. Our question fetched some riding a Beetle worthwhile. sal beverage. What makes a tireless work towards their at one of the favorite Come with us as ew dis- interesting answers. Here is his VW Story. great cup? cause. restaurants in town. cover their range for you. Camera a’ Rollin’ Beautiful people, directors with a vision and a nation that’s watching… — Sumnima Dewan ear readers: Help me understand this. “Phulai Phulko Bichyauna ma … Dtimi adha biujha adha nidahu” Translation to the best I can fathom: “in a bed of flowers my dear, lay half asleep and half awake.” Now how the hell do you do that! This scribe happened to come across this song being played on the radio. I don’t know which Nepali movie the song belonged to, and I’d like to keep it that way for reasons Jai Nepal Photo courtesy: regarding the retention of my sanity. turn to page 2 for more of it! ECS Media Chevrolet Helping Phatteman what’s on Concert the home- at Paleti Series V less Catch Gayak KJC is back Be a part of Phatteman at this again with this cultural month’s Paleti its concert event and series and enjoy things to do series and this help keep the magic of his time around be prepared for some underprivileged Nepali children in matured vocals as he sings his soulful surprise acts. schools. hits. page 8 this week 31 July (Saturday), 4 pm 30 July (Friday), 7 pm 30 July (Friday), 5:30 pm 2 cover Issue 27 July 29 - August 4, 2010 Fr!day Thank goodness we are wit- bring about such a transformation nessing a certain evolution in the and shares how his experience Nepali film industry. I’m talking with working with new actors and with reference to presentation, filmmakers has left him in awe of technology, creative filmmaking their talent. and of course songs. And it’s al- “Make movies that you want ways encouraging to see young to watch, and make it in such a actors of today, dedicated and way it touches people’s hearts,” motivated to give their best. is what Nabin Subba believes in “I did a crash course to learn and he stated that no story can how to drive.” Malvika Subba be completely identical because shares on her role regarding her presentation varies according to upcoming movie, ‘Goodbye Kath- the directors and actors. mandu’. For her, the movie was an “Moreover, it is never possi- unforgettable experience because ble to please everybody because it motivated her to stretch her each genre of movies has a spe- boundaries as an actor. She devoted cific target group”, he says. three months researching regard- He also shared that there ing her character, and firmly states were some who thought he could that the effort was worth it. not make a movie for the urban Malvika believes that the Projectionist at Jai Nepal Cinema, crowd. Hence he has taken up the Rajan Bhattarai. Nepali film industry has under- challenge of proving his detrac- gone gradual positive changes. tors wrong with his upcoming Directors who have studied cin- “They’re noT THE ONLY ONES WHO NEED TO movie, “Goodbye Kathamndu.” ema and who have the vision to WORK HARD TO MAKE A STAND. WE, AS AUDIENCES …And after hearing all of bring about ‘change’ are bring- ARE WITNESSING AN EVOLUTion…” them, this scribe felt good; be- ing forth movies which try to cause it’s nice to know that Ne- break the conventional style of because in her words, they por- “We have a long way to go. “We’re catering to the Nepali pal has tremendous potential Nepali film making, especially trayed ‘Nepalipan’. She wishes First and foremost we must get crowd who still has to undergo and talent to pave a better fu- with reference to the usual ‘five that young actors and seniors to the level where we can pres- change to accept offbeat cinema. ture for the film industry. songs, five fights’ formula. of the film industry would work ent our movies well, and only We are at a stage where we can- This statement by Alok Nem- Lack of budget, she believes, together because in her words, then it will be practical to focus not make the same movies we bang made me think… is a prevailing challenge and “I would want our seniors to ac- on bringing new concepts al- have been making, and also can- “An honest criticism is always henceforth set constant limita- cept us and we juniors must give together. We should not forget not try something entirely dif- taken positively but when critics tions on betterment. Also in her them the respect they deserve.” we’re still catering to an audi- ferent!” Hence, Nembang defined compare your work to Bollywood words, “The script is the heart Karma alias Mahesh Shakya’s ence that has yet to undergo this era of the Nepali film indus- movies and criticize, it makes no of the story. No matter how love for acting goes back a long change to fully accept the idea try as a “transitional phase.” sense! And most critics have no qualified an actor, if the script is way. Before venturing into cin- of offbeat cinema.” “There was a time when the idea that every movie has a dif- weak, the movie won’t work. We ema, he was a student at Gurukul Moreover, most filmmakers golden age of Nepali cinema ferent genre, and according to lack good scriptwriters.” for three years. It was during this are focused on quantity over produced beautiful stories, such the genre the stories differ… Next, I brought up the subject time he realized that drama does quality. The more movies they as ‘Saino’. However, right now one does not have to incorporate of whether movies such as ‘Sano not always have to be entertain- sell to the market, the more suc- the movies are in danger of los- fights, emotions, comedy into Sansar’ can only be related to ur- ment. Drama should also portray cessful they are is the wrong ing ‘Nepalipan’ due to too much one package for it to be a good ban life and the rural folk would pain. And movies can be mediums assumption persisting among of Hollywood and Bollywood movie…it’s different…” not enjoy it as much as the city for fun as well as sadness. He be- many, and is a major flaw of the influences,” he says. They’re not the only ones youth. Malvika disagrees. “This lieves conventional boundaries industry shares Adhikari. Nepal has talent, it is the di- who need to work hard to make is the era of Facebook. Internet have to be broken and change After tête-à-têtes with the ac- rector according to Nembang a stand. We, as audiences are is accessible in many rural areas; must be accepted to improve the tors, directors Alok Nembang and who should explore these tal- witnessing an evolution in the moreover, Bollywood movies are film industry. According to him Nabin Subba provided equally in- ents and guide them to bring movie scenario of the country. popular even in villages. Hence I since movie storylines are more teresting views on the changing out their best. Exposure to var- Hence, we must support them don’t think it is right to say we’re or less similar, presentation as- movie scenario of the country. ied cinema and creative vision by taking time to analyze their making movies only for the ur- sumes significance and deter- “With ‘Kohi Mero’ I have tried to improve performance are im- work, and giving filmmakers ban crowd.” mines the success or failure of a to build a bridge between the rural portant criteria for good direc- chance to improve. If their work One of the major problems movie. Somebody who is moti- and urban audience. I know ‘Sano tors. And a director must always has to be criticized, it should be Namrata believes is taking the au- vated to give his best and loves Sansar’ was a movie which the make movies he believes in. criticized on fair grounds. What dience for granted. She thinks that to try his hands on new concepts, urban youth could identify more Nabin Subba, on the other hand audiences need to understand is the audience is evolving. They Karma recently finished a Newari with. Hence, my second movie does not believe in following the that an average Nepali film is don’t want movies which have the movie, “Patachara”, and the much has a more conventional touch - demands of the market. He thrives made on a shoe-string budget of same boring storyline and that awaited ‘Goodbye Kathamndu’ the hero rescuing the damsel from on challenges. He firmly states that NRs. 4.5 million, a far cry from has been passed down from gen- is scheduled to release next year.