Kusume Rumal

Kusume Rumal
Kusume Rumal
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Nepali	कुसुमे रुमाल
Directed by	Tulsi Ghimire
Written by	Tulsi Ghimire
Produced by	Sumitra Paudel (Sayapatri Films)
Starring	Udit Narayan ; Neer Shah ; Tripti Nadakar ; Bhuwan K.C.
Cinematography	Binod Pradhan
Edited by	Tulsi Ghimire
Music by	Ranjit Gazmer
Release date	1985;
Running time	125 m
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali

Kusume Rumal (Nepali: कुसुमे रुमाल; transl. Silk Handkerchief) is a 1985 Nepali romantic film written and directed by Tulsi Ghimire. It was produced by Sumitra Paudel under the banner of Sayapatri Films.^[1] The film featured Bhuwan K.C, Tripti Nadakar, Udit Narayan and Neer Shah in lead roles.^[2] This was the first film in which singer Udit Narayan acted.^[3] It is one of the most loved films in Nepal and was the first Nepali film to celebrate silver jubilee.^[4]

The film received critical acclaim for its story, portrayal of class discrimination, performance of the cast, especially Bhuwan K.C., and the chartbuster music. The movie was a big commercial success and went on to become the highest grossing Nepali film of all time, a record it held for 16 years until it was broken by another Tulsi Ghimire film, Darpan Chaya. The film's songs, composed by Ranjit Gazmer, were all huge hits and are remembered till today. The film's music album is considered one of the best music albums ever made. In 2009, the son of the producer of this film directed Kusume Rumal 2, which was the story of the second generation of the original cast. Both Tripti Nadakar and Neer Shah acted in minor roles as an ode to the original film.

Storyline

The film is a triangular love story about Amar (Udit Narayan) and Suniti (Tripti Nadakar) who are collegemates and lovers. When she returns to her hometown, she spends some time with Arjun (Bhuwan K.C.) who works at her house; without her knowledge; he falls for her. The rest of the story is about the conclusion of this love story when another classmate of Suniti's college forcibly tries to marry her.

Cast

Udit Narayan as Amar
Tripti Nadakar as Suniti
Bhuwan K.C. as Arjun
Neer Shah
Biswa Hingmang as Jetay

Box office

Kusume Rumal was a huge box office success becoming the highest-grossing movie of the time until another Tulsi Ghimire film Darpan Chaya broke its record in 2001. The movie was the first Nepali movie to spend 25 weeks in the box office top ten list and the first actual blockbuster.

Soundtrack

All music is composed by Ranjit Gazmer

References

^ Kharel, Parshuram (2002). Sight, Sound & Pulse. Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute. p. 98. OCLC 53205844. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.
^ "नेपाली चलचित्रको स्वर्णिम कोसेली : कुसुमे रुमाल" [Golden gift of Nepali cinema: Kusume Rumal]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
^ "Indian Idol 10: Udit Narayan reveals he was paid Rs.1500 to act as a lead hero". Mid-Day. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ मोक्तान, रीना (29 April 2020). "रजत जयन्ती मनाएको त्यो पहिलो फिल्म" [That first film to celebrate its silver jubilee]. Kantipur (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

External links

Kusume Rumal at IMDb

[1] Kharel, Parshuram (2002). Sight, Sound & Pulse. Kathmandu: Nepal Press Institute. p. 98. OCLC 53205844. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023.

[2] "नेपाली चलचित्रको स्वर्णिम कोसेली : कुसुमे रुमाल" [Golden gift of Nepali cinema: Kusume Rumal]. Online Khabar (in Nepali). 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[3] "Indian Idol 10: Udit Narayan reveals he was paid Rs.1500 to act as a lead hero". Mid-Day. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[4] मोक्तान, रीना (29 April 2020). "रजत जयन्ती मनाएको त्यो पहिलो फिल्म" [That first film to celebrate its silver jubilee]. Kantipur (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.