Director: Ghanashayam Lamichhane
Cast: Bishnu Gautam, Gita Adhikari, Gajit Bista, Anu Shah, Prakash Ghimire, Shambhu Thapa, Bidhya Karki

‘Dhauli’ is a story of a dalit woman named Dhauli who is away from her husband. The movie is about the twist of fate that follows after Dhauli falls in love with the Brahmin man she works for and makes physical relation with him. Nepali movie Dhauli features Gita Adhikari in lead role as Dhauli and Bisnu Gautam as Kanchho. Movie also features Gagit Bista and Anu Shah.

Dalit women of Nepal are subject to harsh conditions in one of the world’s poorest countries. They suffer additionally as members of the rural poor; and the low status of women combined with the social exclusion of Dalits magnify the effect of their poverty. For each girl and woman, this means a life of discrimination, suffering and often violence – with little or no access to justice, education, or livelihoods.

I was really excited about the trailer of the movie, and some of the early conversation between ‘Dhauli’ and ‘Kanchho’ were quite witty too. But the movie could not deliver what was expected. The first half of the movie was good, with some witty conversations, and presentation looked fantastic. But with the entry of Gajit Bista in second half, movie gets monotonous and boring. Screenplay looked broken and dialogues were not influential after second half. They couldn’t bring enough life to the characters. The movie could have been much more heartwarming.

Story:

Dhauli is a dalit woman, who works in Badha baa’s house. She has a son named Bir or Bire. Her husband has not returned home from foreign country. Kancho, brother of Badha baa is a Brahmin. Kancho falls in love with Dhauli. He seduces her to have physical relation with him and promises to take care of her. But when Badha Baa’s wife knows about this, she takes steps to get rid of her. Dhauli who was pregnant leaves Badha Baa’s house alone. When Bire cannot find her mother in the morning, he left too.

After 20 years, Bire becomes an established business man. Anu, who is daughter of Badha baa, unknowingly falls in love with Bir.

Official Trailer: