Paral Ko Aago

Paral Ko Aago (Nepali: परालको आगो, English: A Blaze in the Straw) is a 1978 Nepali black-and-white film directed by Pratap Subba and produced by Cineroma.^[1]

Paral Ko Aago
Movie poster
Directed by	Pratap Subba
Story by	Guru Prasad Mainali
Produced by	Cineroma
Starring	Tanka Sharma, Prem Chhetri, I.K. Singh, Menuka Pradhan, Basundhara Bhusal,
Cinematography	Sunil Chakravarty
Edited by	Gangadhar Naskar
Release date	1978 (1978)
Running time	79 minutes
Country	Nepal
Language	Nepali

It is based on a story of the same name by the yatharthabadh (realist) Nepali writer Guru Prasad Mainali and produced by Devkota Films.^[2] The story concerns a couple, Chame and Gauthali.

Plot

A man beats his wife after getting drunk and she runs away. The man starts looking for her and finally gets her. The film ends with the title Paral ko aago.

Cast and crew

Director	Pratap Subba
Story	Guru Prasad Mainali
Screenplay	Pratap Subba
Dialogue	Pratap Subba
Cinematographer	Sunil Chakravarty
Editor	Gangadhar Naskar
Lyricist	Man Bahadur Mukhiya, Indra Thapaliya
Music Director	Shanti Thatal
Playback Singer	Shankar Gurung, Dawa Gyalmo, Deepa Jha, Aruna Lama, Pema Lama
Choreographer	Dev Dutta Thatal
Background Score	Alaknath Dey
Starting	Tanka Sharma, Prem Chhetri, I.K. Singh, Menuka Pradhan, Basundhara Bhusal,

Production

The film was shot in areas around Kalimpong and Darjeeling, India in 1976.^[3] Released in 1978, the black-and-white movie proved to be a great success due to its story and melodious music.^[4]

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Chaubandi Ko Toonama"	Aruna Lama, Dawa Gyalmo, Shankar Gurung	3:16
2.	"Dherai Chubul Nagara Baini"	Dawa Gyalmo, Aruna Lama	2:17
3.	"Udi Jau Bhane Mo Panchi Hoina"	Aruna Lama	4:31
4.	"Suna Maya"	Aruna Lama, Deepa Gahatraj	4:29

The lyrics of the songs were written Manbahadur Mukhiya and Indra Thapaliya and the songs were sung by Aruna Lama, Dawa Gyalmo, Pema Lama, Shankar Gurung and Deepa Gahatraj.

Dance

Biswa Hingmang was the lead male dancer in the song "Chowbandi ko Tunama". It was his first appearance in Nepali film. The dance was choreographed by Deodutt Thatal, a renowned dance director of Nepali cinema. In the dance group, the lead female dancers were Shanti Chhetri, Purnima Khargdha, Shanta Gurung and Sobha Chhetri. The dance was shot near Rangeet Khola at Singhla, Darjeeling.