News Summary
Prepared after review.
- The foundational Nepali film ‘Roll No. 1’, focusing on the educational system and child psychology, has been screening since last Friday and has received positive audience feedback.
- The film highlights the mental pressure students endure due to the existing educational system and evaluation methods.
- Producer Binod Paudel emphasized that teachers and parents must watch this film along with their children to better understand students’ feelings.
Kathmandu. The feature film ‘Roll No. 1’ has garnered positive responses from viewers. Centered around educational themes, this film tells a poignant story about how the teaching system affects both parents and students.
According to producer Binod Paudel, students who have watched the film liked it and emphasized that every student should watch it. “The purpose we had for making this film has been fulfilled,” said Paudel. “Students who have seen it are praising it and recommending that all students watch it.”
Paudel added that since students appreciated the film, it is now the parents’ responsibility to take their children to the cinema to watch ‘Roll No. 1’.
As the film addresses how to understand students’ psychology and what should be taught, Paudel urged teachers and parents to show it to their students and children.
“This is a film that students, teachers, and parents should watch together. If students hadn’t liked it, we wouldn’t be recommending it. Come, let’s take our children to watch this film,” he said.
Focusing on child psychology, the film spotlights the mental stress caused by the current evaluation system in Nepal’s educational framework. It raises questions about the misunderstandings and pressures that generate psychological tension among children—an issue that audiences have appreciated.
The film premiered last Friday. The cast has been meeting audiences across cinema halls, with some actors visiting venues outside the capital and others in Kathmandu. Directed by John Yonjan, the film features Mukun Bhusal, Sushank Mainali, Renu Yogi, and Sirjana Adhikari in lead roles. Child artists include Nirbhik Regmi, Rinchen Lama, Sanyam Kutuwal, and Sijal Shrestha.
Produced by Binod and Janvi Paudel, the film has co-producers Chhatramaya Giri and Ramesh Chaulagai. The screenplay was written by Mahesh Dawadi, and cinematography was done by Shivram Shrestha.
