What’s With Film Industry | Anil Shah, Manisha Koirala, Nischal, Najir, Surakshya, Min, Sambala

In this powerful episode, Nepal's film icons—Manisha Koirala, Nischal Basnet, Najir Hussain, Surakshya Panta, Min Bahadur Bham, and Nisha Adhikari—come together for a candid discussion. They explore money, movies, and the state of both Nepali and global cinema, sharing personal stories from their journeys in the industry. This conversation offers a compelling look at the challenges and future of filmmaking in Nepal.
0:00-2:25 The best Parts Only
2:26-2:41 Only Scooter in the world with in built Google Map @AtherEnergyElectric
2:41-6:00 What's With Guests Introduction
6:00-8:20 What's With Manisha Koirala's Journey
8:20-14:35 What's With Nischal Basnet Journey
14:35-20:18 Surakshya's Journey From Engineer to an Actor
20:18-28:16 What's With Min Bham and His Journey as a Director
29:16-35:54 What's With Nisha Adhikari
36:05-49:24 Najir's Journey From Magician to an Actor
49:45- 49:52- Joke that no one laughed on
50:29- 50:34 Cool animation
50:50- 52:35 What makes a great movie
53:04- 59:24 Movie Scenario by Niscal
1:01:08- 1:01:24 Nepal is the world's 3rd richest country in terms of Flim-making?
1:03:26- 1:07:19 4 crore movie budget- where does expenses go?
1:07:19- 1:08:23 The budget to make a movie today is 3x 2019
1:08:25- 1:08:31 Only 3-4% movies are profitable says Nischal
1:08:32- 1:13:09 Bollywood industry is profitable?
1:13:10- 1:14:26 Surakshya adds value and agrees on Manisha
1:15:05- Anil Shah says Banks can't take risk to loan movie makers due to Government
1:16:11 Bernardo Bertolucci required a guarantee of 10cr+ only to bring equipment in Nepal.
1:16:52 Dr. strange sets made Nepalese sets outside Nepal.
1:17:23 Policies and plans of foreign countries for their movie industry.
1:19:26 Manisha Koirala encourages creatives to continue their work despite their struggles.
1:20:15 Surakchya Panta's panel discussion with members of tourism ministry.
1:21:22 About the censorship in the film industry.
1:23:21 Nischal talks about the treatment of foreign filmmakers in Nepal.
1:24:09 Tax and charges for filmmaking and companies.
1:25:45 $300M project in Nepal and how they're planning for it.
1:27:29 Min talks about making an Everest set in New Zealand.
1:29:27 Min reveals the basic expenses of making a good movie in Nepal and Internationally.
1:33:13 Nazir talks about what how foreign directors work.
1:34:25 Nisha's To Be Continued story.......
1:35:02 What things can be done different to encourage the film industry, and how other countries are doing it.
1:38:05 Interactions of actors and directors with the government.
1:40:47 The struggle of Subarna Thapa; and his film that was selected in the oscars.
1:41:50 Surakchya wishes more support could be provided to actors, and is open for discussion.
1:43:01 People in the movie industry are not seen in positive light.
1:44:20 Story of when Min's movie SAMBHALA was selected for the Berlin film festival.
1:45:21 Taiwan's film commission promoting a movie from Nepal.
1:47:12 Cillian Murphy and similar stars, and their hospitality.
1:47:33 Hong Kong, Norway and France celebrated for a Nepalese movie.
1:48:17 Hong Kong compared Min to Wong Kar Wai.
1:48:49 Norwegian film commission provided Min $10k for travel expenses as thank you gift.
1:50:16 Surakchya on the "Development style of Nepal".
1:50:47 Anil on Nepal's core competency and what we can do best.

1:52:13 Anil sir suggests that the film industry should be tax free.
1:52:50 Individual's mindset is the most important factor.
1:53:41 Brands and companies should support the film industry
since the government doesn’t.
1:55:15 Min Bahadur Bham reveals his flight to the Berlin film festival was funded by the
Taiwanese government.
1:55:44 Private sectors should support film industries and actors as well.
1:56:10 Nisha Adhikari highlights the importance of ownership.
1:57:12 Manisha Koirala points out that Nepal lacks leaders who are genuinely
concerned about the film industry in Nepal .
1:58:29 Min Bahadur Bham's celebration was once hosted at Manisha Koirala's
home.
1:59:35 Min Bahadur Bham says that his struggles inspire him to keep making films
and continue working.
2:01:13 Actors discuss how they select movies to work on.
2:07:22 The lack of movie variety is due to some teams
repeatedly choosing the same person.
2:08:54 Both cinemas and OTT platforms are important
and have a future.
2:09:54 Min Bahadur Bham says that the experience of cinema and theater is
unmatched by anything else.
2:10:41 Anil expresses gratitude for everyone’s hard work, praising how their movies
captivate, amuse, and inspire.
2:12:05 Outro

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[WhatsWith.]

Hello everyone, thank you so much for watching our show. We apologize for the delay in uploading this episode. What industry should we cover next? Please let us know down below. Stay tuned for the next episode!! (This time it will be quick).❤

[TR]

The way Nasir’s eyes light up when he talks about his humble beginnings. He is So pure and that’s very refreshing. He is so sweet!

[pratikshrestha]

Manisha Koirala is legend of Indian movies and not restricted to Nepal's pride. The kind of role she took in 90s were too good. Parinda, Bombay, 1947, Dil Se. Its sad that not a single filmmaker in Nepal could write a character that justify her acting talent.

[ElishibaLama]

After watching shambhala and coming to watch this panel show, i really love min sir humbleness . I really wish nepali upcoming leaders would hear and see this show and improve a lot in kollywood industry.

[Arun-fb]

Min bahadur Bim, u r great. After watching this podcast, I got to know u have taken a cinema on another level.
Thank u. 🎉

[Entertainment-tpbt]

Mr. Min, You are the hope for the Nepali Cinema.

[asaurav_]

I used to be a great advocate of Nepali cinema and it's product as a whole but investing enough time and money as an audience is not worth it when the product it self is by par the minimum of what is expected. I wait for cinemas like "Aaina Jhyal ko Putali" and "Halkara" but also want enough commercial movies to keep us entertain. With limited actors we have in the industry the cast is saturated with same people playing same roles in every movies. For example, enough of Dayahang and Miruna, enough of Sishir Bagdel playing the harsh voice villain, enough of Bijay Baral giving the forced comedic gag, enough of Buddi tamang and his hait. You see veteran actors in Bollywood with different looks and crafts everytime experimenting with the writting they have. When you force same group of actors to do same again and again, this is no longer a different product. Focus on your writing first, we will happily hug any thing you give with honesty.

[sanjanneupane]

Lots of roundtable discussions happened around cinemas all over the world. These types of roundtables are completely missing in Nepali industry . Finally got to witness it in form of podcast . As an cinephile, I was always eager to learn about economics of Nepali film industry and it's great to hear this from some prolific filmmaker of the country. Anil Keshari Shah is good host and what I liked about him most is his listening skills . A good speaker is always a great listener. At one point of time, he was not talking for 30 mins (25% of total time ) and he was letting conversation flow in natural path . That's a quality every podcast host should have . All the personality were incredible but Min was an outstand personality for today . And one thing that I would like to suggest to host is take enough time from guest because we could clearly see Manisha was in hurry and checking phones and wanted to end conversations quickly. Podcast is something which takes more time than conventional interview. So it will be good to arrange guest in their enough time . Just a personal observation. I might be wrong about Manisha being in hurry 😊

[BHARATKARKI-ty]

सबै भन्दा राम्रो कुरा नाजीर को लाग्यो आफ्नो कुरा सरल र सहि तरीका ले हँसिलो पारा ले राखे को मन परयो

[NepaliVlogs]

Nazir has unique ability to make the story great through his explanation.

[ShankytheG]

Manisha koirala represent Nepal in international level ❤

[solotravellers]

Manisha is the only person whom I can proudly call a celebrity. Because of her billions of People know about Nepal, she endorses Nepal through her art, if you really make proud of your country your should come out of your community, it's easy to be famous within the Community but difficult outside of your community,
I salute to Manisha and the Fashion designer PRABAL GURUNG, they are a gem of Nepal, and they make Nepal proud

[bikashshrestha]

1:44:20
Wow, so proud, what a story, everyone must hear this ❤

[elridgewiz]

best episode till now i really didn't know who Mr. Min is but after listening this conversation kudos to his hardwork and expertise in flim making and representing Nepal globally. ramailo lagyo ♥

[Hiranya_kashyap]

This one is dopest one. Best guest selection so far. Shoutout everyone ❤❤❤❤

[shanta]

At long last, "Finally uploaded !

The long-awaited video featuring Najir Hussen is here. His humility and down-to-earth nature shine through as he shares his thoughts and opinions.
Truly inspiring!❤️🕊️

[milanosunuwar]

This is one of finest programs with an intellectual and such deep truth. I amazed now our television is getting progressed.

[Rosyissue]

Here for Manisha mam! Lots of love to you mam ❤

[Sagar-ndup]

Damn! Didn't know Min Bahadur Bham had this much knowledge and exposure to film-makers around the world.

[yugilashakya]

aja few business leaders like Anil sir are awakened enough to encourage Nepali film industry like this, hopefully national leaders will be awakened soon too!!