| Basanti | |
| Director: | Neer Shah |
| Based On: | Basanti by Diamond Shumsher Rana |
| Producer: | Neer Shah |
| Starring: | Rajesh Hamal Karishma Manandhar Gauri Malla Divya Dutta |
| Cinematography: | Raju Thapa |
| Editing: | Narendra Khadka |
| Music: | Sambhujeet Baskota |
| Studio: | New Century Pictures |
| Language: | Nepali |
| Country: | Nepal |
Basanti (ne|बसन्ती, translation: Lady like a Spring) is a 2000 Nepali historical romantic film directed by Neer Shah. The cast includes Karishma Manandhar, Rajesh Hamal, Gauri Malla and Ashok Sharma. This movie is based on a novel of the same name written by one of the prominent Nepalese novelists Diamond Shumsher Rana, who fictionalized a love story on a historical plot. The film met with huge positive response from critics and audience with praise directed towards performance of the cast and direction of Shah. The film was a big commercial success at the box office. The film is considered as one of the best film ever made in Nepali cinema history and the best movie in the historical movie genre.[1] [2]
The film explains the love story of Basanti (Karishma Manandhar), a palace maid, and Gagan Singh Bhandari (Rajesh Hamal), a Nepalese general and Kaji. The film also depicts coldblooded murder of Mathabar Singh Thapa, the first titled Prime Minister of Nepal. The film ends with the tragic 1846 Kot massacre upon which Jang Bahadur Kunwar (Neeraj Thapa) rises as Prime Minister of Nepal.
The Song 'Fagu Ho Fagu Ho' is one of the most popular Holi Song in Nepal. All the songs were composed by Sambhujeet Baskota and the lyrics were penned by Neer Shah.
| 1. | "Meri Basanti Pyaari Basanti" | Swaroop Raj Acharya | Neer Shah |
| 2. | "Nithuri Hajoor" | Devika Bandana (Pradhan) | |
| 3. | "Fagu Ho Fagu Ho" | Gyanu Rana, Lochan Bhattarai | |
| 4. | "Jhankar" | ||
| 5. | "Mukh Mohini (Jhankar)" |