Purano Dunga

Purano Dunga
Directed by	Ram Babu Gurung
Written by	Ram Babu Gurung
Story by	Maotse Gurung
Produced by	Raunak Bikram Kandel, Om Chand Rauniyar, Arjun Karki, Prakash Gurung, Dhan Bahadur Gurung
Starring	Dayahang Rai, Priyanka Karki, Maotse Gurung, Menuka Pradhan, Buddhi Tamang,
Edited by	Nimesh Shrestha
Music by	Kali Prasad Baskota
Production companies	Cinema Art Production,Maotse Gurung Films
Distributed by	HighlightsNepal
Release date	25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) (Nepal)
Running time	1h 42m
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali

Purano Dunga (English: Old Boat) is a 2016 Nepali slice of life film directed by Ram Babu Gurung and produced by Raunak Bikram Kandel, Prakash Gurung, Om Chand Rauniyar and Dhan Bahadur Gurung in association with Cinema Arts. The film stars Dayahang Rai, and Priyanka Karki in the lead roles as a couple, with Maotse Gurung and Menuka Pradhan in the supporting role as brother and sister in law.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Plot

Purano Dunga tells the story of two Bhujel brothers - Bhakta Bahadur, the older brother played by Maotse Gurung, makes his living by rowing his boat across Lake Begnas, while Batase, played by Dayahang Rai,idles his life away in the city. One day, Batase asks for his share of the family fortune wherein he asks for the boat. The story unfolds as Bhakta is forced to give up the boat to his brother and starts to struggle financially as the boat was his only livelihood. One day, a local villager buys a boat because Batase took away the village's only boat. This angers Bhakta and he destroys the boat, and then buys an old leaky boat from the money he had saved, but, before he can repair it, the owner of the destroyed boat calls the police and they arrive and arrest him. As they leave, his wife Manu sees her husband taken away and decides to follow him on the leaky old boat despite him telling her not to. Suddenly, the boat starts sinking and she jumps into the lake; seeing this, Bhakta jumps in as well to save her but as they reach the shore his wife dies. The film closes as Batase watches his brother Bhakta as he leaves his home with his baby on his back.^[6][7]

Cast

• Dayahang Rai as Batashe
• Priyanka Karki as Chandra
• Maotse Gurung as Bhakta Bahadur Bhujel
• Menuka Pradhan as Manamaya/ Manu
• Sudam Ck as Dohori Sau
• Purnima Gurung
• Maniram Pokhrel
• Buddhi Tamang as Bideshi

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nira"	Kali Prasad Baskota	3:09
2.	"Rumani Rang"	Anupam Sharma,Archana Sharma	3:32
3.	"Maajhi"	Kali Prasad Baskota	3:39

Awards

Awards received by Purano Dunga Team

Ceremony	Category	Recipient	Result
5th NFDC Award[8]	Best Story	Ram Babu Gurung and Upendra Subba	Won
	Best Cinematography	Shailendra D Karki	Won
	Best Music	Kali Prasad Baskota	Won
	Best Actor In Supporting Role	Maotse Gurung	Won
	Best Actress in supporting role	Menuka Pradhan	Won
Film Critics Society of Nepal (FISCON)[9]	Best Actor	Maotse Gurung	Won

References

1. "'Purano Dunga' makes aggressive start at box office". My Republica. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
2. "'Purano Dunga' movie review: Distinctly tragic and deeply resonant – OnlineKhabar". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
3. "Director Gurung back with Purano Dunga - The Himalayan Times". The Himalayan Times. 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
4. "Year 2073: Year of large collection in Nepali Movie". My Republica. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
5. "लुट-२ र पुरानो डुङ्गा अष्ट्रेलियामा पनि प्रदर्शन हुने". Online Khabar. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
6. "A boat ride you could pass". The Himalayan Times. 26 November 2016. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
7. "A different kind of hero". My Republica. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
8. "Purano Dunga, Chhakka Panja steal limelight in 5th NFDC award". My Republica. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
9. "Cine artists felicitated with critics award (Photo feature)". My Republica. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

External links

• Purano Dunga at IMDb