Sita of Hindu Mythology Ramayana or Pema of the movie Shambala, it’s always women who have to prove the chastity. Why? Frustrated and depressed with the question, I came out of the cinema hall. Why is it always women who have to prove the fidelity? This started waves of questions about the status of women throughout human history, continuing till date.
Comparable to what Sita had to face in ancient times, Pema has to go through the same fate in modern times. Despite being shot in the virgin Upper Dolpo, which kept my eyes stuck to the screen throughout the movie, unfolding the layers of the movie brought out the deeper and darker reality of the women even in the 21st century. The fear of “What will the society say” engulfed the personal feeling of Lord Rama then and still continues to affect feelings even in today’s world.
The movie is definitely a masterpiece that an artist can come up with only once in his lifetime, and Min Bahadur Bham along with his team might surely agree on this truth. Being the first Nepali and South Asian film in three decades to be selected in the Berlin Film Festival is a testimony to the truth. The wonderful panoramic shots filled with the details the plot requires continuously hook the attention of every audience when the story gradually unfolds its reality.
The realistic enactment of the artists directed in convincing mode makes each one of the audience go through the emotions the characters go through. Since the main character is on the .