Pareni Maya Jalaima (film)
| Pareni Maya Jalaima | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sunil Thapa |
| Starring | Jharana Bajracharya |
| Cinematography | Gavin Liew |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | Nepal |
| Language | Nepali |
Pareni Maya Jalaima, or Pare Ni Maya Jalaima (Nepalese alternative transliteration) or Undone by Love (English-language title), is a 2004 movie filmed 80% in Hong Kong with the remaining footage shot in Nepal. It won the Best Story award at the Nepalese Film Awards in 2004.[citation needed] It was one of the biggest-budgeted movies in Nepalese film history, with a production cost of about 10 million rupees. Due to poor marketing and political instability in Nepal at the time of its release, however, it was unsuccessful at the box office and it is believed that the movie did not recoup half of its production costs. It was also a rare Nepali film in that it was shot on 35-millimeter film.
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Man Bahadur is an ex-Gurkha soldier living in Hong Kong with his family. He has a son named Himal (Dilip Raimajhi), a nephew Suraj (Uttam Pradhan)—whom he has looked after since childhood—and his wife (Mithila Sharma). Himal and Suraj are the same age, and are close. However, there is a great difference in their personalitites. Himal’s thinking is westernized; he likes hip-hop music and has friends of poor character. Himal uses drugs occasionally, and is dating a girl named Jenny from the Philippines. He spends most of his time in discos, rather than with his family or at work. On the other hand, Suraj has a good work ethic and (unlike Himal) likes Nepalese music, food and culture. Man Bahadur and his wife are concerned about Himal’s behaviour; while he fears their son has escaped their influence, she has not lost hope yet. She thinks if Himal marries a Nepalese girl, everything will be alright.
One day in a disco, Himal gets drunk and (not knowing what he is doing) kisses a girl against her will. A fight breaks out between Himal and the girl’s boyfriend, and Himal is badly beaten up. Man Bahadur's worst fears are concerned; his wife is still optimistic, though, and insists on finding a Nepalese girl for him. Man Bahadur resists at first, but eventually agrees to write his childhood friend Bal Bahadur(Sunil Thapa) for his daughter Kiran’s (Jharana Bajracharya) hand in marriage for Himal. Man proposes that Bal send his daughter to Hong Kong as a tourist; during her stay in Hong Kong if Himal and Kiran like each other, only then will their parents announce the marriage. Bal is delighted, thinking Himal is the perfect groom for his daughter and hoping she can escape the hardship in Nepal. After consulting his wife Bal sends Kiran to Hong Kong, telling Kiran that it is their gift for her college vacation.
Kiran arrives in Hong Kong, and meets Himal and Suraj; during her stay with the family she gets to know them, and finds herself gradually falling in love with Suraj. Himal, on the other hand, is happy with his girlfriend Jenny, drinking and using drugs. Due to absenteeism he is fired from his job, refuses to get another and runs through his savings; this drives Jenny to leave him. Himal incurs a serious head injury in a fight with Jenny's new boyfriend and his friends; in the hospital after surgery, he realizes the error of his ways and vows to turn over a new leaf. Out of gratitude to Man Bahadur and his family, Kiran visits Himal in the hospital; he finds her attractive, not knowing she is already in love with Suraj.
Man Bahadur and his wife see that Himal and Kiran like each other; thinking Kiran is responsible for Himal's rehabilitation they announce their engagement at a party, stunning Suraj and Kiran. Kiran leaves the party; Suraj follows her, and after a long talk convinces Kiran to marry Himal to keep the family together. At the airport for the flight to Nepal for the wedding Himal learns everything about Suraj and Kiran, and is ashamed to be the villain in Suraj and Kiran’s romance. He thanks Kiran, wishes all the best to her and Suraj and leaves them together.
