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‘Kanchhiko Chulbule Bani’ was released on Tuesday, gaining traction with over 15,000 views online.

The song features vocals by Manish Bishwokarma, with lyrics and composition jointly created by Prashant Koirala and Bishwokarma. The arrangement is also by Bishwokarma, accompanied by contributions from noted instrumentalists including Shanish Bishwokarma (guitar), Ayush Tuladhar (accordion/piano), Gautam Rai (flute), Pritam Rai and Nikhil Bist (dholak and tabla), and Sanjeev Subba (bass guitar). The recording, mixing, and mastering were handled by Deepak Raj Bishwokarma at Audio Lab.

The video, directed and choreographed by Safal Basnet, stars Bishwokarma alongside Bibhusha Basnet and the music team, with a special appearance by Pramisha Dulal. Cinematography is by Utsav Dahal, with editing and color grading by Suroj Adhikari, Jitu Tamang, and Dinson Shah. Sapana Lamsal served as the make-up artist, while Gyanu Ghimire of Harmony Events managed production.

The shooting of the Nepali film Kumari has officially begun. The inaugural ceremony was held on Tuesday morning at Banglamukhi Temple in Lalitpur, attended by the main cast, director, and production team.

Directed by Dinesh Raut, the filming started in the Patan area of Lalitpur, with the aim of completing it within 35 days. Abhishek Khadka and Aakriti Rajbhandari play the lead roles, alongside Ghanashyam Joshi, Sunita Shrestha, Akanksha Karki, Madhu Khadka, Sanam Shrestha, Saku Shah, Saroj Lamichhane, Manisha Sharma, and Bhupi Luhar.

The film is being produced by Mahendra Adhikari under the banner of Binish Entertainment, in collaboration with Picture Frame, with the script written by Bikash Subedi. Earlier, the film had been announced through a poster and cast reveal program featuring a live performance by singer Kehar Singh Limbu and his band Kehar and The Lunga. Limbu also makes his playback singing debut with the film’s song Kata Chhau, which has already gained attention.

The music is composed by Kehar Singh Limbu, Suman Tamang, and Prashant Sibakoti, with lyrics by Sagar Lamichhane Magar, Suman Tamang, and Yuvaraj Kafle.

Director Raut, known for romantic films such as I Am Sorry, November Rain, and Classic, as well as socially themed projects like Parva, Mahabhhoj, Prasad, Prakash, and Pujar Sarki, returns to the romance genre with Kumari.

The film’s cinematography is led by Susan Prajapati, with Kedar Bhusal as executive producer, Ashika Sharma as production designer, and Dinesh Bahadur Rawat as chief assistant director. Riya Adhikari has written an on-screen poem for the film. Other contributors include Royal Bhimsen (Trident Concept) for poster and publicity design, Supreme Parajuli for color grading, Uttam Neupane for sound design, and Kiran Thapa for choreography.

Singer Arjun Sapkota has released a new song titled ‘K Janmiye Khai?’ The song, launched on Thursday evening to mark the Teej festival, is a lighthearted track performed in Sapkota’s solo vocals. He has also acted and danced in the music video alongside Shibu Pandey, Kabita Neupane, Dipa Simkhada, Juna Bishwakarma, Dipa Shahi, and Rekisha Khatri.

It has gained over 230k views to date.

The lyrics were penned by Sapkota and Hari Giri Bimarshi, with music composed by Sapkota himself and arranged by HBN Kismat. The video was directed by Mausam Himali, shot by Dinesh Parajuli and team, and edited by Milan Bishwakarma.

This is Sapkota’s first official release in nine months, following his previous song ‘Dukha Satmala’.

The principal shooting of the Nepali movie Parivartan has been completed in 56 days, according to producer Deepak Siwakoti. Except for two songs—a patriotic number and a folk song—filming of all other scenes concluded on Monday. The movie has been filmed in various locations across Jhapa district, including Buddhashanti Rural Municipality, Kachankawal Rural Municipality, Bhadrapur Municipality, Arjundhara Municipality, Kankai Municipality, Birtamod, and Mechinagar Municipality, as well as in the eastern city of Biratnagar.

Directed by Bijay Kerung, the film features actor Sushil Shrestha and actress Anjana Baraili in lead roles. The cast also includes Gautam Tiwari Suryavanshi, Buddhi Tamang, Karishma Manandhar, Asha Paudel, Subash Meche, Pukar Bhattarai, Hemant Budhathoki, Ayesha Karki, Sagar Kharel, Raju Kharel, Krishna Koirala, Subash Kharel, Kalpana Khatiwada, Shankar Shrestha, Rohan Century, and Yamnath Kharel, among others.

Produced under the banner of Divyasi Films Pvt Ltd, Parivartan is said to center around themes of border security, corruption, and the struggles of underprivileged and marginalized communities in Nepal.

Producer Siwakoti has also written the story, while the screenplay and dialogues have been penned by Shivam Adhikari. Other members of the production team include Arun Regmi (Production Head), Shiva Dhakal (Director of Photography), Bande Prasad (Editor), Shri Shrestha (Action Director), Sajan Bastakoti (Assistant Producer), Navaraj Sharma (Chief Assistant Director), Bishwo Jung Shahi and Nishan Subba (Assistant Directors), and Royal Bhimsen and Trident Concept (Poster and Promotional Design).