Nepali movie ‘Jhola’ is a movie made on a popular book by
the same name by literary figure, Krishna Dharabasi. The plot set on the Nepali
society of the time about a century ago. The movie directed by Yadav Kumar
Bhattarai features Garima Pant, Desh Bhakta Khanal, Deepak Chhetri, Laxmi
Giri, Pralhad Khatiwada etc. in main roles. The movie made on the banner of
Media for Culture Pvt. Ltd. was made after an extensive research on the topic
for about 7 years. Based on the novel, late Deepak Alok had written the script
of the movie – keeping the core of the book intact. The movie can be
categorized as a historical art movie.
The movie presents the height of violence against women in
ancient Nepal – Sati tradition. In ‘Jhola’ an young woman (Garima Pant) is
married to a man 40 years senior to her. When her husband dies, Garima is
burned alive with the dead body of her husband. She escaped the fire and hides
in a cave. You can watch the movie to know what happens to Garima and how her
underage son helps her.
Source-xnepali.net
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