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Jhola () is a 2013
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
i film based on a story by writer Krishna Dharawasi. It is about ''
Sati Sati or SATI may refer to: Entertainment * ''Sati'' (film), a 1989 Bengali film by Aparna Sen and starring Shabana Azmi * ''Sati'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Christopher Pike *Sati (singer) (born 1976), Lithuanian singer *Sati, a character in ''Th ...
'' culture that was prevalent in the Nepalese society until the 1920s in which wife had to immolate herself upon her husband's death, typically on his funeral pyre. For her role, actress Garima Panta won Best Actress award at SAARC Film Festival held in Sri Lanka, 2014. The film was selected as the
Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...
i entry for the
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at the
87th Academy Awards The 87th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2014 and took place on February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30  ...
, but was not nominated.


Sati custom

Sati custom is an ancient practice of burning a widow on her deceased husband's funeral pyre or burning her alive in his grave. According to Hindu Scriptures, the custom of Sati was a voluntary practice in which a woman voluntarily decides to end her life with her husband after his death. But later the practice was abused and women were forced to commit Sati or were even dragged against their wish and put into the burning pyres. Historical accounts show that several Royal and common women were burnt alive through this savage practice. In BS 1977 Ashad 25 (1920 AD), Chandra Shumsher J.B.R. officially abolished the Sati system from Nepal.


Plot

Kanchi (
Garima Panta Garima Panta (गरिमा पन्त) is a Nepalese actress and model known for her versatile role in movies and television. She started her career as a teenager by appearing in television commercials. She became widely known from the mov ...
) is a young woman who was married to an old husband who is 40 years elder than Garima. At present, Kanchi's husband is ill because of his old age and finally dies. Now, as per the social rules and regulation, Kanchi had to go to Sati where she should burn herself with her husband's deceased body. But, fate is on her side and she manages to survive. She starts to live in the cave of a nearby jungle. Ghanashyam, being lonely in the absence of his loving mother, visits the jungle and finds his mother hiding in the cave. Kanchi unites with her son but they are unable to stay in the same society because the society people would kill the women even though they have survived Sati in any means. Ghanashyam makes a plan of leaving the village and getting settled in another place so that they could make a new beginning. He asks his mother to stay in the jungle and goes home to bring their belongings.Then he went to house and told his aunt everything that happened in jungle and asked her to give some food and clothes for his mother. Later, Kanchi's brother-in-law and his wife join and assist them to leave the village. As Kanchi with Ghanashyam are going to leave the village, they witness a woman, who is to be Sati but couldn't do so and runs away, being killed by the people of the funeral.


Cast

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Garima Panta Garima Panta (गरिमा पन्त) is a Nepalese actress and model known for her versatile role in movies and television. She started her career as a teenager by appearing in television commercials. She became widely known from the mov ...
as Kanchi *Sujal Nepal as Ghanashyam (Kanchi's son) *Deepak Chhetri as Kanchi's old husband *Desh Bhakta Khanal as Kanchi's brother-in-law (''Dewar'') *
Laxmi Giri Laxmi Giri (; born 19 January 1955) is a Nepalese actress whose career spans more than 35 years. She worked on stage, television and in feature films of Nepali, Newari, Maithili, Tamang and Bhojpuri languages. She appeared in more than 150 f ...
as Kanchi's sister-in-law (''Deurani'') * Krishna Dharabasi (Himself - Special Appearance)


See also

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List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film This is a list of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of a number of countries to submit their best film for the Academy Aw ...
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List of Nepalese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Nepal is among over one hundred countries that have submitted films for consideration for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Nepal made its first submission in 1999. The Foreign Language Film award is handed out annually by th ...


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* {{Nepal submission for Academy Awards 2013 films Nepalese drama films 2010s Nepali-language films Films based on Nepalese novels 2013 drama films Cultural depictions of Nepalese people