Nepali Cinema and much needed classiness.

So its been couple of weeks since I have come across this really weird and cheap looking promotional banner of a Nepali movie in every possible movie theatres in Kathmandu which has made me loathe the Nepalese cinema even more and more. Obviously you would like to know what’s in that banner that has made me feel this way. Let me tell you, the banner basically has all these pictures of actors and actress, but one particular picture (which I assume the promoters think is going to attract people) is the picture of the lead roles kissing! Now, If you are think that I am blowing this out of proportion then let me tell you what I think is not appropriate about that whole advertisement theme. I think it is really cheap way of advertising and then the banner looks more like an advertisement of a porno movie rather than a genuine movie targeted for family audiences. If you see the banner yourself, you would totally agree that it looks very embarrassing. Every time I look at that banner I can’t even manage to read the name of that movie because all I can see is that kissing picture and I go like, “ Gross.”

            Managed to find this clip of that promotional banner so you could witness it for youself people.

What happened to creativity and originality? So, many people tell,”Nepali Bhayera Nepali flim ko barema faltu kura bhanne! Katti na kuirini bhai khaki”. But tell me why exactly should I like Nepali movies when there is nothing interesting in it to keep me entertained or at least interested? I agree that I have no idea how much effort it takes to make a movie. But as an audience all I care about is the movie that’s going to keep me entertained. But every time I think about Nepalese movies all I can picture myself looking at are bunch of people who can barely act and fashion that is way outdated/absurd/vulgar and the quality of the cinematography, gee I better not go into that. So, people whoever have decided to promote their movies with those cheesy movie banners with such vulgar pictures need to understand that it is definitely not going to help them attract any sane audiences except for few perverts.

And its not like there has been not a single decent Nepalese movies that has been made so far. There were numbers of movies which were not only entertaining but influencing/inspiring. Be it commercial movie/documentary there were these excellent Nepalese movies which people still remember and love to watch. There are actors and actresses who can really act.

Class, that is what we are lacking in our cinema and I wish people understand this soon and not torture us anymore.