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Maitighar
Directed byB.S. Thapa
Produced bySumononjali Films
Music byJaidev
Release date
  • 16 December 1966 (1966-12-16)
CountryNepal
LanguageNepali

'Maitighar' (Nepali: माइतिघर) (meaning birth home of a girl) is a classic 1966 Nepali film directed by B.S. Thapa.[1] It was the third Nepali film produced and the first under a private banner.

Plot

The main story about the movie is love for homeland.

Cast

  • Mala Sinha
  • Chidambar Prasad Lohani
  • Yadav Kharel
  • Tika Bhushan Dahal
  • Yam Bahadur Khadka
  • Sunita Regmi
  • Yadu Kumari
  • Pratibha Sam
  • Jana Darshan Sam
  • Gopi Krishna
  • K.B. Lamichhane
  • Keshab Rana
  • B.S. Thapa
  • Sunil Dutt in a special appearance
  • Rajendra Nath in a special appearance

Production

Maitighar was the first film to be produced under a private banner in Nepal. It had many Indians contributing towards the making of the film - actors, musicians and technicians. The place where the film shooting took place in Kathmandu, Nepal has been named Maitighar after the movie.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was scored by Jaidev, a veteran music maestro. Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and Geeta Dutt did the playback singing, along with Nepali singers Prem Dhoj Pradhan, C.P. Lohani and Aruna Lama. Lata Mangeshkar sang a Nepali song that was penned by the late King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal.

Track Artists Length
Chha Salaam Kasari Bolam C.P. Lohani
Hansi Kheli Yehi Dhuloma Manna Dey
Hera Dharti Dagmagai Manna Dey
Hey Suna Aaja Ma Timiharu C.P. Lohani
Jai Jai Janani Nepal Manna Dey
Jun Mato Ma Mero Lata Mangeshkar
Kala Kurtaile C.P. Lohani, Aruna Lama
Keko Khanu Keko Launu Aruna Lama, Geeta Dutt
Ma Pyar Bechidinchu Asha Bhosle
Namana Laaj Yestari Prem Dhoj Pradhan Usha Mangeshkar
Salloma Bhanu Sallo Ho Aruna Lama, Geeta Dutt
Sanu Maya Mero Maya Lai Aruna Lama, Geeta Dutt
Tinai Sahar Nepalima C.P. Lohani
Unbhoma Jharne Banko Bato C.P. Lohani, Aruna Lama
Yo Ho Mero Pran Bhanda Pyaro Maitighar Asha Bhosle

References

  1. ^ "Maitighar (1966)". Filmnepal.net. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Nepali Beats (Maitighar)". Nepali Beats. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

See also