Why has the film not been released in commercial cinema halls?
KIMFF has showcased the film in nine different places of Nepal.In case of commercial cinema halls; they are not designed to show short films, only films of three hours length. Besides to commercially release the film you need to pay eighteen thousand rupees and censor it. We are not in support of censorship and it isn’t economically viable too. In the film, three actors acted without pay voluntarily and one camera we used was from my workplace (BBC World Service Trust). Your film is based on a social issue. Has it ever been accused of selling poverty and empowerment related issues like the recent hit ‘Slumdog Millionaire’? Firstly, I don’t think Slumdog Millionaire was trying to sell poverty. It frames questions to a poor character and displays the unlikeliest of the situation. In fact it gives a hard blow to the attitude of rich people. It shows how no one believes a poor mans story. It’s more about the rich than the poor. People have questioned elements in my film but I have not face
