The film is now set to be screened at the Nepal Bharat Library, Nepal Airlines Building, New Road Gate, on February 25. To be part of the 11th edition of Cinemandu, a regular celebration of film and cinema organised by the Embassy of India and the BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation, Mokshya stars actors Kosis Chhetri and Benisha Hamal in the lead roles. Chhetri portrays a musically gifted college student and Hamal his lady love. Bikram Singh, Dipesh Bhandari, Manish Godar, Basant Bhatta, Sapana Shrestha and Bishal Dhungana star in the other major roles in this semi-musical that is said to be based on a true story, incidentally, that of the director himself.

Mokshya’s screening at the Nepal Bharat Library will begin at 3:30 pm. As always, entry is free and on a first come first serve basis. Also, as is customary at all Cinemandu events, the cast and crew associated with the film will be present at the screening. Monday’s event will be an opportunity for audiences to interact with Prabin Shrestha and his leads, and ask whatever questions they might have pertaining to the film, it’s story, production and execution, among other things.

The film derives its name from the band its protagonist Kosis has formed with his three friends. Since the movie is about the changes that take place in the group’s life once they get their big break in music, the audience can expect much upheaval and confusion coming their way.

Mokshya has drawn praise for its treatment of the turmoil that its central character learns to deal with in the process of growing up. The film’s cinematography—major scenes have been shot in and around Basantapur, Dhulikhel, Kakani and Durbar Marg—has also garnered appreciation. And songs such as Aadaichhu Ma and Oh Oh, Khulla Aakashma have been hits with the audience. Mokshya’s hook though, the one thing that got young people from the country’s urban centres headed to theatres to watch it, has been its portrayal of the youth in Nepal’s few cities. The soon-to-come screening at the Nepal Bharat Library will, among other things, test how cinema enthusiasts—not all of whom are taken by the dazzle of the silver screen—will react to the movie.