Basanti

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Karishma Manandhar as Basanti/ Meethu, Gagan Singh’s love interest
• Rajesh Hamal as Kaji Gagan Singh Bhandari
• Gauri Malla as Queen Rajya Lakshmi Devi
• Neeraj Thapa as Kaji Jung Bahadur Kunwar Rana
• B.S. Rana as King Rajendra Bikram Shah
• Ashok Sharma as Silange
• Kiran K.C. as Ghyabrin
• Rajaram Paudel as Khadananda Baje
• Pawan Mainali as Dambar Bahadur Bista
• Divya Dutta as Malati
• Subhadra Adhikari as Mishri Aama

Storyline:

The film explains the love story of Basanti (Karishma Manandhar), a palace maid, and Gagan Singh Bhandari (Rajesh Hamal), a Nepalese general and Kaji. The film also depicts coldblooded murder of Mathabar Singh Thapa, the first titled Prime Minister of Nepal. The film ends with the tragic 1846 Kot massacre upon which Jang Bahadur Kunwar (Neeraj Thapa) rises as Prime Minister of Nepal.

About Movie:

Basanti (Nepali: बसन्ती) is a Nepali historical romantic film directed by Neer Shah. The film features a prominent cast including Karishma Manandhar, Rajesh Hamal, Gauri Malla, and Ashok Sharma. It is based on the novel of the same name written by Diamond Shumsher Rana, which fictionalizes a love story set against a historical backdrop.