Two Darjeeling Films Made it to Toronto Nepali Film Festival (TNFF) Two films from Darjeeling were selected for the 9th Annual Toronto Nepali Film Festival. The two films, one short fiction and the other documentary, titled “Jhajalko” and “Finding Life in Monochrome” are directed by Wangyal Sherpa. “Jhajalko” narrates the story of a single mother […]

सुपरहिट कलाकार दयाहाङ राई-को कालेबुङमा एन्ट्री ….. राईसँग चलचित्र काम गर्न चाहनेहरूलाई सुनौलो अवसर ✍डी.के.वाइबा, कालिमन्युज, कालेबुङ, 19 मार्च २०१८: भारतको कालेबुङबाट निर्माण हुने ठूलो पर्दाको नेपाली चलचित्रमा काम गर्नका निम्ति दयाहाङ राईले नेपालकै एउटा चलचित्रको काम समेत त्यागेको हल्ला फैलिएको छ। नेपाली चलचित्रमा नयाँ आयाम दिने सुपरहिट कलाकार दयाहाङ राई भारतबाट निर्माण हुने चलचित्रको […]

Big shout out to Gorkhas daughter Ranjana Pradhan Rai from Darjeeling for being selected for “The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award”. Over the past 60 years, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award has transformed the lives of millions of young people in 140 countries and territories worldwide. This year to celebrate their anniversary they’ve made […]

Writes Nanda Kirati Dewan ‘Tez rewarded for creative efforts blended with  cinematic excellence’- Bhaskar Upadhyaya,  Producer & Director TEZ Guwahati , Monday, 2nd May 2016: An Eastern Green Pictures production, Assamese language short Film TEZ has been selected under the Short Film Corner section at the prestigious 69th Cannes International Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) which […]

Another Gorkha Filmmaker’s Short film TEZ selected FOR 69thCannes International Film Festival (Festival De Cannes) 2016 Guwahati , Monday, 2nd May 2016: An Eastern Green Pictures production, Assamese language short Film TEZ has been selected under the Short Film Corner section at the prestigious 69th Cannes International Film Festival (Festival de Cannes) which will be […]

Writes Faizal Khan May 22, 2016 When he was only one-and-half years old, Saurav Rai remembers experiencing an earthquake one day that shook everything around him. His mother, however, is sure there was no earthquake that day. The memory of something that didn’t happen has been haunting Rai ever since his childhood. Now, more than […]

“Shout Out” to Mr. Saurav Rai whose film “Gudh” is the ONLY INDIAN FILM to be Officially Selected for the Prestigious 69th Cannes Film Festival. Mr. Rai is from Mangwa village near Kalimpong and was brought up in Kathmandu in 1986. “That’s the year when the Gorkhaland agitation began,” he said. The son of a […]

Writes Vivek Chhetri Darjeeling, April 18: A 28-minute short film made by a Darjeeling youth who studied at the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute in Calcutta is set to be screened at the Cannes film festival. Saurav Rai, who is from Bara Mangwa near Darjeeling, has named his film Gudh (Nest). Till now, it is […]

After  bagging The Best Short Film Peace Award in the just concluded Gothenburg Independent Film Festival in Sweden Phurba Tshering Lama, a young filmmaker from Darjeeling, has made us all proud as his film “Ek Dhakar Jiwan” has been selected for the 20th edition of the International Short Film Festival. His film has been selected […]

DhruvaTara is a maiden film of Mughlan Films and Arvind Raj Productions from Mirik. Shot extensively in and around Mirik Valley, it tells the story of four horsemen and the lives they lead. With unemployment and illiteracy all around, these men have no other option but to work as farm labourers and porters, ferrying local […]

Ferry Tale Pictures – a local production company led by Mr. Phurba Tshering Lama has landed one of the Best female actors in India, Geetanjali Thapa, to act in his upcoming new movie ‘Macqee.” Geetanjali Thapa to act in Macqee Ms. Geetanjali Thapa is an internationally acclaimed actor and has won the National Film Award […]

“Hamro Gaurav” Binod Pradhan bags the Best Cinematography for 2 States in the 16th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) which took place in Malaysia. Binod Pradhan bags the Best Cinematography in 16th IIFA This was just another feather on his cap, Binod Pradhan has already won the following Awards: Screen Weekly Award [1994] […]

The Gorkha National Liberation Front, (GNLF), women organisation launched “Khoji Chinhariko” a short documentary film on their party supremo, Mr. Subash Ghisingh. Subash Ghisingh GNLF supremo The video was released on 6 December at Mirik during the 10th Sixth Schedule Accord Day celebration program from the hands of the former GNLF MLA from Kurseong and […]

Veteran actor and director of Nepali films industry, Bonny Pradhan, is now going to make a comeback in the Nepali film industry after a gap of more than six years with two new movies, which will be shot in America. Veteran actor & director Bonny Pradhan in Kurseong. Pradhan maybe an unknown entity these days, […]

Indian Gorkha Geetanjali Thapa’s “Liar’s Dice” has been selected as India’s entry to the Oscars in 2015. National award winning film “Liar’s Dice”, directed by Geetu Mohandas, has been selected as India’s entry to the Oscars for the Best Foreign Language Film category, the Film Federation of India has announced. Winner of two National awards […]

Former beauty pageant contestant Sagarika Chhetri from Darjeeling hill will make her acting debut with `Fun Freaked Face Booked`, and she is looking forward to the journey. Sagarika Chhetri all set to star on `Fun Freaked Face Booked` Sagarika, who participated in the 2013 Femina Miss India contest and had been awarded the Miss Glowing […]

Eminent Indian Gorkha Bollywood cinematographer Binod Pradhan has decided to make his directorial debut with film Wedding Pulao. He has already proved his skills in cinematography by winning awards for films like 1942: A Love Story, Devdas, Rang De Basanti, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and 2 States Cinematographer Binod Pradhan to debut as director with Wedding […]

The Gorkhaland Film and Television Organisation has expressed their heartfelt condolence on the demise of noted Nepali actor Krishna Shrestha. The GFTVO convener Vikram Parajuli through a press release said the untimely death of Shrestha has created a huge dent in Nepali cini world. “He has been a great contributor to Nepali film industry since […]