Former Miss Nepal Malvika Subba comes forth and does the same but presents the whole act in her own style. The same thing is repeated by other dozen people inside the room of Indigenous Film Archive (IFA).
In another room, filmmaker Nabin Subba looks in a rush. A few others with him look equally stressed. With calendars on their hands, all of them are talking about some suitable date.
This is about the upcoming film of Nabin Subba, “Goodbye Kathmandu.” With the script of the movie almost done now, Subba and his team have started practicing further at Subba’s corporate office, IFA.
Anoop Baral is the casting director of the film, and is busy giving acting lessons to those who have been short listed to do the characters in the movie.
After the success of “Numafung” and “Dalan”, Subba had many ideas in his mind to continue his career as a filmmaker. “Goodbye Kathmandu” is one among the many, like Paper Boat and Paniko Prem Katha, which Subba says will be released after Goodbye Kathmandu.
Produced by Menchhyayem Pictures, the story of the movie is conceptualized together by Rajesh Gongaju, Som Dhakal, and Nabin Subba. The movie is also supported by Non-Residential Nepalis (NRNs) from Hong Kong, the UK, and Australia.
“We’re trying to make this movie a bit different in terms of methodology. We’re doing workshops for our characters so they get familiar with acting and which can develop a good chemistry with each other,” said Subba.
With a budget of Rs 7 million, the shooting of the movie begins next week. Most of the shooting will be done in Kathmandu Valley while some scenes will have Kavre Palanchowk. The shots and post-production works will be completed in five months. “Goodbye Kathmandu” will be released in eight months.
To be shot in super 16 format, the production team will convert it to digital through DI (Digital Enhancement) process and will be directly printed onto 35mm negative. This is an expensive procedure which will cost Indian Rs 700,000.
Breaking the stereotype way of making movie, Goodbye Kathmandu will have rock and blues numbers composed and sung by Ciney Gurung and X-Mantra.
“A lot of moviegoers have been complaining that we’ve been following typecast trends in making cinemas. Though “Goodbye Kathmandu” is nothing new in the moviemaking scenes internationally, this however will add oomph to Nepali moviemaking trends,” added Subba and highlighted that he is trying to carry Nepali movie to international platform. He further elaborated that if this movie is recognized internationally, it will help many young cineastes’ ideas to find a place to explore their creativity.
SYNOPSIS:
Goodbye Kathmandu is a film about three youngsters who come from different backgrounds. But these three don’t meet each other in the film. Their individual stories provide the narration of what they witnessed and went through during the recent political turmoil in Nepal. In 115 minutes, these three will raise different social, cultural and psychological issues that many of us are still facing to this day.
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