KATHMANDU: Popular Bollywood Singer Sonu Nigam has been admitted to the Norvic Hospital in Kathmandu after having a problem with back pain.

“He is in normal condition”, Dr Prabin Nepal said, who is involved in Nigam’s treatment. Nigam was admitted in hospital at 2 pm today. He came Nepal for a music video shoot in Pokhara with his wife and son.

Navjot Singh Sindhu comments on Pulwama attack becomes the big load for him. He is compelled to quit the Kapail Sharma Show, the famous show in Indian Television. Now, Archana Puran Singh has replaced him and took his post.

KATHMANDU: Singer Pashupati Sharma surprised the Nepali populace with the drop of his new song ‘Lutna sakay lut’ loaded with sardonic lyrics.

From a popular singer, Sharma became an overnight controversial star after his newly-released song went viral on the Internet.

Amid speculations that the government removed the song from YouTube, singer Sharma wrote on his Facebook clarifying that he removed the song himself after his friends, fans and well-wishers “suggested” him to do so.

Nepal’s social media was flooded with comments — positive and negative, and a few quips from his haters – for the new track that he released on Thursday.

Facebook posts show that many people have been mesmerized by the song and the lyrics, though the video looks not very exciting. Social media are still flooded with interesting arguments, debates, and disputes between the supporters and opponents of the song.

Amid speculations that the government removed the song from YouTube, singer Sharma wrote on his Facebook clarifying that he removed the song himself after his friends, fans and well-wishers “suggested” him to do so.

However, it has been reported that the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) expressed serious objection on the lyrics of the song that ridiculed President Bidya Devi Bhandari for her interest to ride on an expensive and sophisticated helicopter.

Singer Sharma sarcastically mentions that Nepal, despite being heaven, has been ruled by devils while making a mockery of the failure to develop the country’s infrastructure.

Now that, judicious he seemed to be, he has vowed to re-release the song and upload it on YouTube after revising the ‘controversial’ words. “I will come up with the song at the earliest with some amendments,” he wrote on his Facebook wall.

Singer Sharma has also denied having chosen the lyrics on the basis of political bias or prejudice. “I do not have any political inclination,” he says.

The song, according to observers, has been a satire that ridicules the country’s current political and bureaucratic system. “This shows dissatisfaction towards the government and the political parties,” comments Rama Acharya, a businesswoman.

Sharma has tried to envisage the government’s failure in delivery as promised to the people. “The government and the parties made tall promises, which they failed to deliver,” the lyrics of the song says.

Interestingly, the song expresses how a government clerk erected a posh house in the capital city worth over 15 million within a few years of joining the service. The song has given the messages that everyone can ‘loot’ this country and that no one gets punished for any acts of corruption. The song gives the impression that Nepal is the only country where one indulges in amassing wealth through corruption. Sharma released the song coinciding with the government’s completion of one year tenure.

KATHMANDU: Pashupati Sharma ‘s new song “Lutna Sake Lut” was removed from the YouTube late Saturday night. The song was released on last Thursday only. In his Facebook status, singer Pashupati Sharma says that the song was removed after some of his friends expressed dissatisfaction on its lyrics. He also says that the song will be uploaded after revising its lyrics. His Facebook post further says that he has no intimacy with any political parties.

The song was loaded with irony against the entire political and bureaucratic system of Nepal. The song condemned the Prime Minister’s act. In the song, he mocked the government for delivering nothing expect making lofty speeches.

Nepal is a heaven, but the ruler (i.e. prime minister) is a devil, he expressed in the song. He also made fun of the infrastructure development of the country as to how the contractors only hold the tenders but never complete construction projects. The song is also satirical to the President, Bidya Devi Bhandari for her interest to have a sophisticated helicopter.

The song expressed how a mere government clerk within a few years of joining the service erects a posh house in the capital city worth over 15 million. The song gave the messages that everyone can loot this country and that no one gets punished for any acts of corruption. The song further said that there is no other country in the world except Nepal where one can indulge in looting at ease. The song said how the people could not feel the governments’ presence in their life. Release of the song coincided with the one year term completion of the government.

Today is February 14. The world is celebrating Valentine’s Day (Saint Valentine’s Day) with loved their ones. If you are planning to stay at home or planning to spare your time with your loved one’s, here are some selected movies that you can make your time romantic.

1. Love Actually

2. The Notebook

3. An Affair to Remember

4. When Harry Met Sally

5.  Sleepless in Seattle

Source: Agencies

Here is the list of 10 movies you must watch. The movies listed below cover a wide range of subjects. The movies definitely give you entertainments. Further, they provide you the ideas of history, culture, love, betrayed, actions and other wide subjects.
1. Roma
2. BlackKkKlansman
3. Burning
4. Monrovia, Indianna
5. Colophon (for the Arboretum Cycle)
6. Shoplifters
7. The Death of Stalin
8. Zama
9. Happy as Lazzaro
10. First Reformed

LONDON: British actor Albert Finney, who rose to fame on a post-war wave of gritty, working-class dramas and became an Oscar-nominated international star, has died at the age of 82. Finney died after a short illness, the BBC reported on Friday.
Born in Salford, Greater Manchester, in 1936, he began his career as a Shakespearean theater actor.
He made his name in 1960 with “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning,” one of a new generation of down-to-earth British films dubbed kitchen-sink dramas in which he played an angry young factory worker.
His fame spread further when he was cast as the lead in bawdy historical romp “Tom Jones” in 1963, which won four Oscars including Best Picture and brought Finney the first of his four nominations for Best Actor.
Finney, who twice refused official honors including a knighthood, also starred as Hercule Poirot in “Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and appeared in Erin Brockovich (2000) – for which he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor – and the James Bond film “Skyfall” (2012).
He also continued to grace the stage, tackling meaty Shakespearean roles including King Lear, Hamlet and Macbeth.
“His performances in plays by Shakespeare, Chekhov and other iconic playwrights throughout the 60s, 70s and 80s stand apart as some of the greatest in our 200 year history,” London’s Old Vic Theatre said on Twitter.
Finney revealed in 2011 he had been suffering from kidney cancer.
“We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Albert Finney,” the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) said on Twitter.
“…Finney will be warmly remembered for his powerful performances in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Tom Jones, Big Fish and many more.”
He was married three times, to actors Jane Wenham and Anouk Aimeé between 1957-61 and 1970-78 respectively, and travel agent Pene Delmage in 2006. He is survived by Delmage and his son Simon, from his first marriage. (Reuters)

 Nepali films have been an integral part of Nepali culture, and reflect the country’s culture, society, concerns, history, beliefs, and natural beauty. Though films influence the mass culture, they also keep changing from one era to another. In one sense, Nepali movies, which have served as records of the eras, could be characterized as the country’s storytellers since they reflect commonly held attitudes and beliefs about the Nepali culture, besides portraying contemporary trends and events.

For example, a film like Himalaya produced in 1999, was the first Nepali film to receive an Academy Award nomination for the Best Foreign Film. Directed by French director and photographer Eric Valli, this film focuses on a group of villagers, in a remote village of Dolpo in far-western Nepal, who are known to make annual treks with a caravan of yaks to trade salt for grain. Shot exclusively on the rough mountain terrains of Dolpo, this film nominated for the 72^nd annual Oscar Awards 2000, basically portrays the life of salt traders who lead yak caravans along a long and difficult trek across the Himalayas to Tibet. The film also depicts the bitter life of the mountain people and their strange rituals.

The other movie that reflects Nepali life and culture is Even When I Fall, which follows the lives of performers in a circus, who had been trafficked into Indian circuses as young children. British directors Sky Neal and Kate McLarnon worked with the circus for over six years and narrated the story through two female performers, Sheetal and Saraswoti, each with their own heart-breaking stories. According to this expose, each year, 10,000 children are abducted or sold to Indian circuses. They train and perform under harsh and abusive conditions, rarely (if ever) see their families and lose out on a proper childhood. The film was released in 2017.

Seto Surya is another movie that reflects the psychology of remote Nepali village folks when the protagonist, an anti-regime secessionist, had to undergo social, physical and political obstacles after he returns to his village for his father’s funeral. Screened at the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, the film directed by Deepak Rauniyar, has tried to show that even 10 years after the end of Nepal’s Maoist insurgency, the scars and divisions it caused have not been forgotten.

Another film that reflects the Nepali society is Red Monsoon directed by Eelum Dixit in 2014. The film there’s the promiscuous, trouble-making middle-aged neighbor, the abusive father, the comic servant, the abused daughter-in-law, the loving but over-protective father and the disgraced daughter who elopes with a man of her choice. But, things don’t quite turn out as they would in a Bollywood film.

 Katmandu, A Mirror in the Sky (2011)

Spanish director Iciar Bollain captures the life of Laia, a young teacher and social worker who, like so many real-life travelers, arrives in Kathmandu full of idealism, but soon finds out how hard it is to make a difference within a broken system. She marries a Nepali man so she can stay in the country and continue her work in the slums of Kathmandu, soon finding herself falling in love with him for real. Although a Spanish production, the film is in English and Nepali.

Who Will Be a Gurkha (2012)

Nepal’s most famous export is its Gurkha soldiers, who have been recruited into a special regiment of the British army for over 200 years. Young men are enlisted from around Nepal in a rigorous six-month selection process. Earning a place in the Gurka regiment not only brings the selected prestige, it also gives them a British salary and the chance to travel the world. Who Will Be a Gurkha, a documentary film by Nepali director Kesang Tseten, follows this stringent three-phase selection process.

The Sari Soldiers (2008)

The Sari Soldiers, directed by Julie Bridgham, follows six women who were deeply involved in Nepal’s civil war in various ways: Devi, whose daughter was kidnapped by the Royal Nepal Army; Kranti, a Maoist commander; Rajani, a Royal Nepal Army officer; Krishna, a monarchist; Mandira, a human rights lawyer; and Ram Kumari, a pro-democracy student activist. It shows that even in a country as patriarchal as Nepal, women are not mere bystanders in society.

 Highway to Dhampus (2014)

Highway to Dhampus, directed by Rick McFarland, was the first feature-length film to have been shot almost entirely in Nepal by an American crew against the beautiful backdrop of the country’s mountains. The story revolves around foreigners Elizabeth and Colt, who visit an isolated orphanage in the mountains, supposedly to do charitable work. However, their intentions are not what they first seem. The film takes this plot and goes on to reflect the lives of ordinary people living an ordinary life while answering questions about love, giving and making a difference.

 Everest (2015)

 Everest, directed by Baltasar Kormákur, is based on the book Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer, which, many claim, was far more superior. It recounts the disastrous Everest expedition that Krakauer and a group of foreign and Nepali climbers embarked on in 1996, when eight of them, including the expedition leader, was killed. The book is certainly more nuanced than the film, which was criticized for erasing the important roles of the Sherpa people, a major ethnic group in Nepal, during the expedition. Although the movie has its fair share of problems, adventure film buffs may appreciate it just for the subject.

 Sherpa (2015)

If mainstream Hollywood has been guilty of sidelining the Sherpa people who are essential to the lucrative Everest-climbing industry, Sherpa recenters them. Australian filmmaker Jennifer Peedom got the idea for the documentary after hearing about the violent confrontations between Sherpas and foreign climbers in 2013. She filmed it during the 2014 climbing season, during which an avalanche killed 16 Sherpas, and was – until the earthquakes the following year – the deadliest day on the mountain. The film focuses on Phurba Tashi, a Sherpa who had scaled Mt Everest 21 times but was under pressure from his family to retire due to the high risks involved.

(Compiled from Agencies)

KATHMANDU: Noted artist of Nepali cinema, BS Rana, passed away this morning. He was 79.
Rana breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital this morning, writer and artist Ghanashyam Khatiwada said.
Rana who resided in the United Kingdom for around 30 years had also made his acting performances in the dramas penned by world-renowned playwright William Shakespeare. Making debut in Nepali cinema in 2041 BS, he had performed in dozens of feature films including Dakchhina, Koseli, Chino, Dui Thopa Aanshu, Nepali Babu, Karodpati, Darpan Chhayan-2, Seto Bagh and Basanti.
A permanent resident of Budhanilakantha, Kathmandu, he has been living in Bhainsepati of Lalitpur of late.
He is survived by spouse and three daughters. His son had passed away some years ago.