Kathmandu. At the World Film Festival in Cannes, the Nepali story film ‘Gauthali’ has won the award for ‘West Foreign Cinema’. The Nepali movie ‘Gauthali’ has won the award in this monthly and yearly award held in France. This film festival, which is organized in Cannes, France, is also known as ‘World Film Festival in Cannes’ Revember the Future.
After receiving the award, the director of ‘Gauthali’, Dr. Kapil Rizal, said that ‘Gauthali’ is not just a movie but a beautiful journey connected with feelings, dreams and love for Nepali cinema. He says that by imbibing the spirit, love and legacy of the song film ‘Gawthali’ produced by his father Dr. Bhola Rizal twenty five years ago, he has made a small effort to convey it to the new generation in a new way.
The producer of the movie, Suman Giri, has made a proud history of Nepali cinema and said that this is a victory for Nepali cinema, a victory for Nepali soil. It has been claimed that this movie, which has celebrated 100 days of release, has become the second highest grossing movie in the Nepali cinema industry with a business of over 260 million. Arun Chhetri and Simran Khadka are playing the lead roles in Gauthali.