Paral Ko Aago

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{{Infobox film

| name = Paral Ko Aago

| image = Paral Ko Aago Poster.jpeg

| caption = Movie poster

| director = Pratap Subba

| producer = Cineroma

| starring = Tanka Sharma, Prem Chhetri, I.K. Singh, Menuka Pradhan, Basundhara Bhusal,

| story = Guru Prasad Mainali

| editing = Gangadhar Naskar

| cinematography = Sunil Chakravarty

| released = {{Film date|1978}}

| runtime = 79 minutes

| country = Nepal

| language = Nepali

}}

Paral Ko Aago ({{langx|ne| परालको आगो|italic=yes}}, {{langx|en|A Blaze in the Straw|italic=yes}}) is a 1978 Nepali black-and-white film directed by Pratap Subba and produced by Cineroma.{{cite web|url=http://filmsofnepal.com/paral-ko-aago-1978/ |title=Nepali Film – Paral Ko Aago (1978) | date = 29 August 2009 |publisher=filmsofnepal.com |accessdate=24 April 2015}}

It is based on a story of the same name by the yatharthabadh (realist) Nepali writer Guru Prasad Mainali and produced by Devkota Films.{{cite news | url=https://kathmandupost.com/movie-review/2023/03/24/snapshot-of-the-times | title=Snapshot of the times | newspaper=The Kathmandu Post | first=Urza | last=Acharya | date=24 March 2023 | language=en | accessdate=2 March 2024 }} The story concerns a couple, Chame and Gauthali.

Plot

A man beats his wife after getting drunk and she runs away. The man starts looking for her and finally gets her. The film ends with the title Paral ko aago.

Cast and crew

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!Director

|Pratap Subba

Story

|Guru Prasad Mainali

Screenplay

|Pratap Subba

Dialogue

|Pratap Subba

Cinematographer

|Sunil Chakravarty

Editor

|Gangadhar Naskar

Lyricist

|Man Bahadur Mukhiya, Indra Thapaliya

Music Director

|Shanti Thatal

Playback Singer

|Shankar Gurung, Dawa Gyalmo, Deepa Jha, Aruna Lama, Pema Lama

Choreographer

|Dev Dutta Thatal

Background Score

|Alaknath Dey

Starting

|Tanka Sharma, Prem Chhetri, I.K. Singh, Menuka Pradhan, Basundhara Bhusal,

Production

The film was shot in areas around Kalimpong and Darjeeling, India in 1976.{{cite book|title=Limca Book of Records|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IP1tAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=6 March 2012|year=1999|publisher=Bisleri Beverages Ltd.}} Released in 1978, the black-and-white movie proved to be a great success due to its story and melodious music.{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|accessdate=6 March 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute|page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja/page/629 629]|isbn=9780851706696 }}

Soundtrack

{{track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| title1 = Chaubandi Ko Toonama

| length1 = 3:16

| extra1 = Aruna Lama, Dawa Gyalmo, Shankar Gurung

| title2 = Dherai Chubul Nagara Baini

| length2 = 2:17

| extra2 = Dawa Gyalmo, Aruna Lama

| title3 = Udi Jau Bhane Mo Panchi Hoina

| length3 = 4:31

| extra3 = Aruna Lama

| title4 = Suna Maya

| length4 = 4:29

| extra4 = Aruna Lama, Deepa Gahatraj

}}

The lyrics of the songs were written Manbahadur Mukhiya and Indra Thapaliya and the songs were sung by Aruna Lama, Dawa Gyalmo, Pema Lama, Shankar Gurung and Deepa Gahatraj.

Dance

Biswa Hingmang was the lead male dancer in the song "Chowbandi ko Tunama". It was his first appearance in Nepali film. The dance was choreographed by Deodutt Thatal, a renowned dance director of Nepali cinema. In the dance group, the lead female dancers were Shanti Chhetri, Purnima Khargdha, Shanta Gurung and Sobha Chhetri. The dance was shot near Rangeet Khola at Singhla, Darjeeling.

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