Starring: Raj Ballav Koirala as Krishna Baje, Keki Adhikari as Helen (Krishna’s First Wife), Nita Dhungana as Second Wife, Subadhra Adhikari as Bagmati
Directed By: Nir Shah
Written By: Gopal Prasad Rimal
Screenplay By: Nir Shah
Produced By: Arun & Sanjana Rimal (Rimal Enterprises, USA) and Usha Shah & Rudrartha Rana (Nircinema, Nepal)
Genre: Drama
Synopsis:
Masan is adapted from a famous play of the same name written by Gopal Prasad Rimal. It is based on the conceptions of 1940s Nepali society and family life. Portraying the urban environment, costume and make up of 60 years ago was technically challenging for the cast and crew. Masan is the first DSLR Nepali film to be shot using a 5D-Mark 2 camera.
Plot Outline:
Helen (Keki Adhikari) is unable to conceive a child with her husband Krishna Baje (Raj Ballav Koirala). To have a child in the household, Helen wants Krishna Baje to take a second wife (Nita Dhungana). After the second wife arrives, there is a conflict between the two wives. The second wife conceives Krishna Baje’s son, but there is a conflict between Krishna’s wives regarding who gets to act as the child’s mother.
Movie Information from – Nepali Chalchitra (Nepali Movie Database)
